Orkney and Shetland

Summary

Orkney and Shetland is a constituency of the House of Commons^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of constituency_of_the_house_of_commons entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (150 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Orkney and Shetland is located in Shetland Islands^[3].
• Orkney and Shetland is located in Orkney Islands^[4].
• Orkney and Shetland is in the country of United Kingdom^[5].
• Orkney and Shetland's instance of is recorded as constituency of the House of Commons^[6].
• +1801-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Orkney and Shetland^[7].
• Orkney and Shetland's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 59.775, 'lon': -1.803}^[8].
• Orkney and Shetland's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05f4gj^[9].
• Orkney and Shetland's GSS code is recorded as S14000051^[10].
• Orkney and Shetland's population is recorded as {'amount': '+44900'}^[11].
• Orkney and Shetland's number of seats in assembly is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}^[12].
• Orkney and Shetland's BBC Things ID is recorded as 400fbd52-0d6e-457d-ba35-06f5fa5ba1ab^[13].
• Orkney and Shetland's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Orkney and Shetland'}^[14].
• Orkney and Shetland's electorate is recorded as {'amount': '+33085'}^[15].
• Orkney and Shetland's electorate is recorded as {'amount': '+34552'}^[16].
• Orkney and Shetland's electorate is recorded as {'amount': '+34164'}^[17].
• Orkney and Shetland's electorate is recorded as {'amount': '+34211'}^[18].
• Orkney and Shetland's electorate is recorded as {'amount': '+34236'}^[19].
• Orkney and Shetland's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2482.549'}^[20].
• Orkney and Shetland's TOID is recorded as 7000000000176404^[21].
• Orkney and Shetland's UK Parliament thesaurus ID is recorded as 95226^[22].
• Orkney and Shetland's UK Parliament ID is recorded as ZDBnWj7m^[23].

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Geography

Orkney and Shetland is in the country of United Kingdom^[5]. Located in include Shetland Islands^[3], an archipelago^[24], in United Kingdom^[25] and Orkney Islands^[4], an archipelago^[26], in United Kingdom^[27].

Physical Characteristics

Orkney and Shetland's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2482.549'}^[20]. Its population is recorded as {'amount': '+44900'}^[11].

Designation and Status

Orkney and Shetland's instance of is recorded as constituency of the House of Commons^[6].

History and Context

+1801-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Orkney and Shetland^[7].

Why It Matters

Orkney and Shetland ranks in the top 2% of constituency_of_the_house_of_commons entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (150 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]