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.

All labels observed (11)

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Statements (61)

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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Montgomerie hasOrigin Scotland
Stark hasCountryOfOrigin Scotland
Loch of Graemeshall locatedIn Scotland
Loch of Graemeshall country Scotland
Ladywell country Scotland
West Lothian College country Scotland
London–Inverness locatedIn Scotland
Inchmurrin country Scotland
The Arrochar Alps country Scotland
subject surface form: Arrochar Alps
Rowardennan country Scotland
Royal Palace locatedIn Scotland
subject surface form: Royal Palace (Edinburgh Castle)
Grassmarket country Scotland
Edward Irving birthPlace Scotland
Edward Irving deathPlace Scotland
The Saints country Scotland
subject surface form: St Johnstone F.C.
2020–21 Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup country Scotland
subject surface form: 2020–21 Scottish Cup
2020–21 Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup country Scotland
subject surface form: 2020–21 Scottish League Cup
McDiarmid Park opened 1989 country Scotland
subject surface form: McDiarmid Park
STJ country Scotland
subject surface form: St Johnstone F.C.
STJ hasCountry Scotland
subject surface form: St Johnstone F.C.
Paps of Jura country Scotland
Sound of Islay country Scotland
Huntly Castle country Scotland
Finstown country Scotland
Finstown locatedIn Scotland
Loch of Tankerness locatedIn Scotland
Loch of Tankerness country Scotland
Bay of Ireland country Scotland
Roxburgh country Scotland
Hugh Montgomery countryOfOrigin Scotland
subject surface form: Hugh Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of the Great Ards
Levelling Up Fund scope Scotland
Leven, Fife country Scotland
Buteshire country Scotland
Dumfries, Scotland country Scotland
River Devon country Scotland