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Scotland |
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Motto: "In My Defens God Me Defend" (Scots) |
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Anthem: Flower of Scotland |
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Capital |
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Largest city |
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Official languages |
English |
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Recognised regional languages |
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Ethnic groups(2001[1]) |
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Legislature |
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EstablishmentDuring the Early Middle Ages; exact date unclear or disputed. Tradition gives 843 CE/AD by King Kenneth MacAlpin.[2] |
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Total |
78,387 km230,414 sq mi |
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Water (%) |
1.9 |
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2011 census |
5,313,600[3] |
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Density |
67.5/km2174.1/sq mi |
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GDP (nominal) |
2012 estimate |
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Total |
$235.000 billion[4] |
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Per capita |
$44,378 (8th) |
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Currency |
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Time zone |
GMT (UTC0) |
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Summer (DST) |
BST (UTC+1) |
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a. |
Often shown abbreviated as "In Defens". |
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b. |
Flower of Scotland, Scotland the Brave and Scots Wha Hae have been used in lieu of an official anthem (seeNational anthem of Scotland). |
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English is the official language of the United Kingdom.[9]Both Scots and Scottish Gaelic are officially recognised as autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages.[10] 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.[11] |
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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). |
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Scotland's head of state is the monarch of the United Kingdom (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. |
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Also .eu, as part of the European Union. ISO 3166-1 isGB, but .gb is unused. |
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