Scotland

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Scotland is a country in the northern part of the United Kingdom, known for its distinct cultural heritage, historic castles, rugged landscapes, and major cities such as Edinburgh and Glasgow.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constituent country of the United Kingdom
country
borderWith England
callingCode +44
capital Edinburgh
continent Europe
currency Pound sterling
demonym Scotland self-linksurface differs
surface form: Scot

Scottish
drivesOn left
executiveBody Scottish Government
famousCuisine haggis
famousFestival Edinburgh Festival Fringe
famousLoch Loch Lomond
Loch Ness
famousProduct Scotch whisky
tartan
governmentType devolved parliamentary government within a constitutional monarchy
hasDevolvedParliamentSince 1999
hasIslandGroup Inner Hebrides
surface form: Hebrides

Orkney Islands
Shetland
surface form: Shetland Islands
hasMajorUniversity University of Edinburgh
University of Glasgow
University of St Andrews
hasRegion central Scotland
surface form: Central Belt

Scottish Highlands
surface form: Highlands

Lowlands
headOfState monarch of the United Kingdom
highestMountain Ben Nevis
historicalUnion Acts of Union 1707
ISO3166-1Code GB-SCT
joinedPoliticalUnionWith Kingdom of Great Britain
judicialSystem separate legal system from England and Wales
largestCity Glasgow
legalSystem Scots law (to a limited extent)
surface form: Scots law
legislature Scottish Parliament
longestRiver River Tay
majorCity Aberdeen
Dundee
Edinburgh
Glasgow
memberOf British–Irish Council
Council of Europe
nationalAnimal unicorn
nationalDay Saint Andrew's Day
nationalDayDate 30 November
nationalDress kilt
nationalFlower thistle
nationalInstrument Great Highland bagpipe
nationalSport golf
officialLanguage English
partOf United Kingdom
patronSaint Saint Andrew
recognizedLanguage Scots
Scottish Gaelic
surroundedBy Atlantic Ocean
Irish Sea
North Sea
timeZone BST (UTC+01:00) in summer
UTC±00:00

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South Horn lighthouse country Scotland
Robert Stevenson birthPlace Scotland
Robert Stevenson deathPlace Scotland
Mazamet twinTownCountry Scotland
southwest Scotland country Scotland
subject surface form: Southwest Scotland
southwest Scotland partOf Scotland
subject surface form: Southwest Scotland
Balmaha country Scotland
Ullapool country Scotland
Alexander Stewart, Archbishop of St Andrews burialPlace Scotland
this entity surface form: Scotland (exact location uncertain)
John Stewart realm Scotland
John Stewart birthPlace Scotland
The Lament countryOfOrigin Scotland
The Ploughman countryOfOrigin Scotland
Castlecary Burn country Scotland
Uibhist a Deas country Scotland
Brunstane railway station locatedInAdministrativeArea Scotland
this entity surface form: Scotland, United Kingdom
Loch of Wasdale country Scotland
Loch of Wasdale locatedIn Scotland
Fettes College country Scotland
The Spiders country Scotland
Lesser Hampden country Scotland
Kilchoan country Scotland
Ardrossan country Scotland
Ardrossan locatedIn Scotland
this entity surface form: Scotland, United Kingdom
Carron estuary country Scotland
Carron estuary locatedIn Scotland