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Scotland

Scotland
Alba
Flag of Scotland
Royal Banner of Scotland
Flag Royal Banner
Motto: "In My Defens God Me Defend" (Scots)
"In my defence God me defend"a
Anthem: Variousb
Predominantly "Flower of Scotland"
Location of  Scotland  (dark green)– in Europe  (green & dark grey)– in the United Kingdom  (green)
Location of  Scotland  (dark green)

– in Europe  (green & dark grey)
– in the United Kingdom  (green)

Status Country
Capital Edinburgh
Largest city Glasgow
55°51′N 4°16′W / 55.850°N 4.267°W / 55.850; -4.267
Languages English
Recognised
languagesc
Ethnic groups (2011)
  • 96.0% White
  • 2.7% Asian
  • 0.7% Black
  • 0.4% Mixed
  • 0.2% Arab
  • 0.1% other
Demonym
Government Devolved parliamentary legislature within constitutional
monarchy
e
• Monarch
Parliament of the United Kingdom
David Mundell
59 MPs (of 650)
Legislature Scottish Parliament
Formation
9th century (traditionally 843)
1 May 1707
19 November 1998
Area
• Land
77,933 km2 (30,090 sq mi)
Population
• 2015 estimate
5,373,000
• 2011 census
5,313,600
• Density
67.5/km2 (174.8/sq mi)
GDP (nominal) 2013 estimate
• Total
$245.267 billion
(including revenues from
North Sea oil and gas)
• Per capita
$45,904
Currency Pound sterling (GBP)
Time zone GMT (UTC​)
• Summer (DST)
BST (UTC+1)
Date format dd/mm/yyyy (AD)
Drives on the left
Calling code +44
Patron saints
ISO 3166 code GB-SCT
Internet TLD .scotf
  1. Often shown abbreviated as "In Defens".
  2. Flower of Scotland, Scotland the Brave and Scots Wha Hae have been used in lieu of an official anthem (see National anthem of Scotland).
  3. Both Scots and Scottish Gaelic are officially recognised as regional languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. Under the Gaelic Language (Scotland) Act 2005, the Bòrd na Gàidhlig is tasked with securing Gaelic as an official language of Scotland that commands "equal respect" with English. British Sign Language is also officially recognised in Scotland under the British Sign Language (Scotland) Act 2015.
  4. Historically, the use of "Scotch" as an adjective comparable to "Scottish" or "Scots" was commonplace, particularly outside Scotland. Today, however, the term is used to describe products of Scotland (usually food or drink-related).
  5. The head of state of the United Kingdom is the monarch (currently Queen Elizabeth II, since 1952). Scotland has limited self-government within the United Kingdom as well as representation in the UK Parliament. It is also a UK electoral region for the European Parliament. Certain executive and legislative powers have been devolved to, respectively, the Scottish Government and the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood in Edinburgh.
  6. .scot is not a ccTLD, but a gTLD, open to use by all people in Scotland and related to Scotland. .uk and .eu, as part of the United Kingdom and European Union, are also used. ISO 3166-1 is GB, but .gb is unused.

– in Europe  (green & dark grey)
– in the United Kingdom  (green)

Scotland (/ˈskɒt.lənd/; Scots: [ˈskɔt.lənd]; Scottish Gaelic: Alba [ˈal̪ˠapə]) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and covers the northern third of the island of Great Britain. It shares a border with England to the south, and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, with the North Sea to the east and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the south-west. In addition to the mainland, the country is made up of more than 790 islands, including the Northern Isles and the Hebrides.


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