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Scotland (Scots: Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Alba) 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 part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjacent islands, principally in the archipelagos of the Hebrides and the Northern Isles.
- Demography of Scotland
The demography of Scotland includes all aspects of...
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Humza Haroon Yousaf (/ ˈ h ʌ m z ə ˈ j uː s ə f /; born 7...
- Flower of Scotland
"Flower of Scotland" (Scottish Gaelic: Flùr na h-Alba,...
- History of Scotland
The oldest standing house in Northern Europe is at Knap of...
- Nicola Sturgeon
Afrikaans; العربية; Azərbaycanca; বাংলা; Български;...
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Their numbers have included Scottish Gaelic national poet...
- National Anthem of Scotland
There is currently no agreed national anthem of Scotland.In...
- Scotland Act 1998
Long title: An Act to provide for the establishment of a...
- Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament (Scottish Gaelic: Pàrlamaid na...
- Demography of Scotland
Nova Scotia ( / ˌnoʊvə ˈskoʊʃə / NOH-və SKOH-shə; French: Nouvelle-Écosse; Scottish Gaelic: Alba Nuadh, lit. 'New Scotland') is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland ".
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Nova Scotia is part of the Appalachian region, one of Canada seven physiographic regions. The province is primarily a peninsula extending from the country’s mainland. At its northeastern end is Cape Breton Island. Surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, Nova Scotia is separated from Prince Edward Island by the Northumberland Strait and from New Brunswick...
Urban Centres As in the rest of Canada, Nova Scotia has experienced a marked shift from rural to urban living since Confederation. However, its rural population remains relatively high at 30.7 per cent of the total population (2021). Halifax is both the capital and the largest urban centre in the province. In 2021, it had a population of 465,703, o...
Indigenous Peoples The first peoples in what is now Nova Scotia were the Mi'kmaq, who belonged to a wider coalition known as the Wabanaki Confederacy, whose members were in turn part of the Algonquin-language family in eastern North America. The Mi'kmaq presence can be traced as far back as 10,000 years. They were hunters and traders and, because o...
Agriculture While the Mi’kmaq relied on hunting for their food, fishing captains in the early 16th century are believed to have cultivated vegetable gardens to feed their crews. At the same time, the French were growing grain at Port-Royaland in 1609 they erected the first water-powered gristmill in North America. To secure salt for curing fish, th...
In October 1758 the first legislative assembly in Britain’s North American colonies met in Halifax, and parliamentary government was born in what would become Canada. Yet perhaps Nova Scotia's greatest contribution to Canadian democracy was the movement for Responsible Government, which got underway in earnest in 1836 when — mainly through the effo...
The Department of Health and Wellness administers an extensive program of family medicine, primary care, dental care, emergency services, mental health services, infection control, continuing care and e-health services. Public health insurance is provided to eligible residents for most hospital and medical services, as well as dental care for child...
The legislature has always refused to fund faith-based schools, even before Confederation. Education was originally provided via one system that permitted Catholic children to attend separate schools with Catholic teachers, effectively treating the schools as part of the public system, so long as they followed that system's course of study and obse...
Arts Scottish culture is particularly vigorous in the eastern part of the province. St Francis Xavier offers courses in Celtic studies (see Celtic Languages), while the Gaelic College at St Anns, Cape Breton, fosters piping, singing, dancing and handicrafts, and annually hosts the Gaelic Mod, a festival of Highland folk arts. The Antigonish Highlan...
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. / 43.83861°N 66.11528°W / 43.83861; -66.11528. Yarmouth is a town in southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada. A port town, its industries include fishing and tourism. It is the terminus of a ferry service to Bar Harbor, Maine, run by Bay Ferries .
The Bank of Nova Scotia (French: Banque de Nouvelle-Écosse ), operating as Scotiabank (French: Banque Scotia ), is a Canadian multinational banking and financial services company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. One of Canada's Big Five banks, it is the third-largest Canadian bank by deposits and market capitalization.
Scotia. A map of the divisions of Roman Britain with the Scoti shown as a tribal grouping in the north of Ireland. Scotia is a Latin placename derived from Scoti, a Latin name for the Gaels, [1] first attested in the late 3rd century. [1] The Romans referred to Ireland as "Scotia" around 500 A.D. From the 9th century on, its meaning gradually ...
Glen Affric National Nature Reserve. Glen Affric ( Scottish Gaelic: Gleann Afraig) [4] is a glen south-west of the village of Cannich in the Highland region of Scotland, some 15 miles (25 kilometres) west of Loch Ness. The River Affric runs along its length, passing through Loch Affric and Loch Beinn a' Mheadhoin.
