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 | |  | | About Scotland: |
 | Location: Europe
Status: UK Constituent Country
Capital City: Edinburgh (Dùn Eideann)
Main Cities: Glasgow, Dundee, Aberdeen, Inverness
Population: 5,136,500
Currency: 1 pound sterling = 100 pence
Languages: English, Scots, Scots Gaelic
Religions: Protestant, Roman Catholic |
| More about Scotland: a country that is part of the United Kingdom, occupying the north of Great Britain: the English and Scottish thrones were united under one monarch in 1603 and the parliaments in 1707: a separate Scottish parliament was established in 1999. Scotland consists of the Highlands in the north, the central Lowlands, and hilly uplands in the south; has a deeply indented coastline, about 800 offshore islands (mostly in the west), and many lochs. Capital: Edinburgh. Pop.: 5 057 400 (2003 est.). Area: 78 768 sq. km (30 412 sq. miles) |
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