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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.
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Scotland (Scots: Scotland, Scottish Gaelic: Alba [ˈal̪ˠapə] ) is one of the four constituent countries of the United Kingdom. The main part of it is the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Many other islands in the British Isles are also part of Scotland. To the south of Scotland is England. The North Sea is to the east.
Geography of Scotland; Continent: Europe: Region: British Isles: Area • Total: 80,231 km 2 (30,977 sq mi) • Land: 97% • Water: 3%: Coastline: 11,796 km (7,330 mi) Borders: England 154 km (96 mi) Highest point: Ben Nevis 1,346 m (4,416 ft) Lowest point: Atlantic Ocean, 0 m: Longest river: River Tay 188 km (117 mi) Largest lake: Loch Lomond ...
Scotland was: an independent, sovereign country until 1707 when it formed a union with England; Population of Scotland: 5,436,600 (2022 census) Area of Scotland: 78 772 km 2 (30,414 square miles), approximately 32% of the area of the United Kingdom (UK) Places in Scotland; Atlas of Scotland; Location. Scotland is situated within the following ...
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 part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjacent islands, principally in the archipelagos of the Hebrides and the Northern Isles.
The Scottish people or Scots ( Scots: Scots fowk; Scottish Gaelic: Albannaich) are an ethnic group and nation native to Scotland. Historically, they emerged in the early Middle Ages from an amalgamation of two Celtic peoples, the Picts and Gaels, who founded the Kingdom of Scotland (or Alba) in the 9th century.
