This article is about the country. For other uses, see Scotland (disambiguation).
Scotland (English)/(Scots)
Alba (Gaelic) |
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Motto
Nemo me impune lacessit (Latin)
"No one provokes me with impunity"
Wha daur meddle wi me? (Scots)1 |
Anthem
(Multiple unofficial anthems) |
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Scotland's location in Europe
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| Capital |
Edinburgh
55°51?N, 4°15?W |
| Largest city |
Glasgow |
| Official languages |
English, Gaelic, Scots3 |
| Government |
Constitutional monarchy |
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Queen |
Queen Elizabeth II |
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Prime Minister |
Tony Blair MP |
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First Minister |
Jack McConnell MSP |
| Unification |
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by Kenneth I |
843 |
| Area |
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Total |
78,772 kmē
30,414 sq mi |
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Water (%) |
1.9 |
| Population |
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2005 estimate |
5,094,800 |
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2001 census |
5,062,0114 |
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Density |
955 /kmē
167.5 /sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) |
2002 estimate |
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Total |
US$130 billion |
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Per capita |
US$25,546 |
| HDI (2003) |
0.939 (high) |
| Currency |
Pound sterling (GBP) |
| Time zone |
GMT (UTC0) |
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Summer (DST) |
BST (UTC+1) |
| Internet TLD |
.uk6 |
| Calling code |
+44 |
| Patron saint |
St. Andrew2 |
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See "Nemo me impune lacessit - which translates as, "touch me not with impunity", or more commonly, "wha daur meddle wi' me".", The Daily Telegraph, 25 October 2004. The Royal motto of the United Kingdom is Dieu et mon droit (French for "God and my right") and is only used in Scotland by UK-wide bodies. |
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By convention. St. Andrew was the patron saint of the bishopric and archbishopric of St. Andrews, the most powerful Scottish bishopric. Columba held higher status among the Scots until the later middle ages. |
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Officially recognised languages: English (established by precedent) and Scottish Gaelic, the latter to become "an official language of Scotland commanding equal respect to the English language" |
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From the General Register Office for Scotland |
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See for population density. |
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Also .eu, as part of the European Union. ISO 3166-1 is GB, but .gb is unused. |
Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a nation in northwest Europe and one of the four constituent countries of the United Kingdom. It occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain and shares a land border to the south with England. It is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the southwest. Apart from the mainland, Scotland consists of over 790 islands.
