Scotland
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| Capital | Edinburgh |
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| Population | 5. 373 million (2015) |
| National animal | Unicorn |
| Currency | Pound sterling |
| Points of interest | Edinburgh Castle |
| Loch Ness | |
| Loch Lomond | |
| Languages | Scots |
| Scottish Gaelic | |
| English | |
| British Sign Language | |
| Location statistical region population | Eurostat |
| Government | Devolution |
| Constitutional monarchy | |
| National flower | Thistle |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 568410 |
About Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern third of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjacent islands, principally in the archipelagos of the Hebrides and the Northern Isles.
Glasgow Airport: Flights suspended due to heavy snow
... Snow swept across south-west England, parts of Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland, while hilly areas - including the North York Moors and parts of Scotland - will see more snow later, forecasters said...
UK weather: Snow forecast and warnings in place as temperatures plummet
... A yellow ice and snow warning is in effect down the eastern side of Scotland and England until 11:00 GMT...
Dumfries and Galloway medicinal leech find 'incredibly important'
...One of the rarest invertebrates in Scotland has been confirmed in Dumfries and Galloway for the first time...
Autumn Statement: Jeremy Hunt to announce money off bills for homes near new pylons
... The three companies that maintain the transmission grid in Great Britain - National Grid in England and Wales, and Scottish Power and SSE in Scotland - do not currently offer any payments to households...
Church of England backs services for gay couples
... " The Church of England s official position on marriage is at odds with its Anglican equivalent in Scotland - The Scottish Episcopal Church - and the Presbyterian Church of Scotland, which both allow same-sex weddings...
Lost or stolen? The treasures missing from Scotland's museums
...By Andrew PickenBBC Scotland NewsThere are tens of millions of items in the collections of Scotland s galleries and museums, but the whereabouts of thousands of them is unknown...
Storm Babet: Body found after woman swept into Angus river
...Police have recovered a woman s body from a river in Angus during a rare red weather warning in eastern Scotland...
Chris Mason: Thunderbolt by-election transforms political weather
... Labour s leader in Scotland, Anas Sarwar, claimed Scotland will " lead the way and deliver a UK-wide Labour government"...
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