Scotland
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Summary
Scotland is a constituent country of the United Kingdom[1]. Scotland draws 78,205 Wikipedia views per month (constituent country of the united kingdom category, ranking #2 of 4).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: United Kingdom[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Head of government: John Swinney[5]
- Continent: Europe[6]
- Instance of: nation[7], country[8]
- Head of state: Charles III[9]
- Capital: Edinburgh[10]
- Official language: English[11], Scottish Gaelic[12], Scots[13]
- Currency: pound sterling[14]
- Shares border with: England[15]
- Top-level Internet domain: .scot[16]
- Anthem: Flower of Scotland[17]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Orkney Islands[18], Aberdeenshire[19], Aberdeen City[20], Argyll and Bute[21], Angus[22], Clackmannanshire[23], Dumfries and Galloway[24], Dundee City[25], East Ayrshire[26], City of Edinburgh[27], East Dunbartonshire[28], East Lothian[29], Outer Hebrides[30], East Renfrewshire[31]
- Flag: flag of Scotland[32]
- Legislative body: Scottish Parliament[33]
- Executive body: Scottish Government[34]
- Highest judicial authority: Court of Session[35], High Court of Justiciary[36]
- Coat of arms: Royal coat of arms in Scotland[37]
- Part of: Celtic nations[38]
- Commons category: Scotland[39]
- Patron saint: Andrew the Apostle[40]
- Has seal, badge, or sigil: Great Seal of Scotland[41]
- Located in time zone: Greenwich Mean Time[42], Europe/London[43]
- Telephone country code: +44[44]
- Unicode character: 🏴[45]
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History and Context
843 marks the founding of Scotland[46].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Scotland include New Caledonia[47], a dependent territory[48], in France[49], founded in 1853[50]; Nova Scotia[51], a province of Canada[52], in Canada[53], founded in 1867[54]; New Scotland Yard[55], a police station[56], in United Kingdom[57], founded in 1829[58]; Scotch Game[59], a chess opening[60]; Scotland County[61], a county of North Carolina[62], in United States[63], founded in 1812[64]; Caledonia County[65], a county of Vermont[66], in United States[67], founded in 1792[68]; HMS Caledonia[69], a first-rate[70]; and caledonite[71].
Why It Matters
Scotland has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[72] Scotland is known by 71 alternative names across languages and contexts.[73]
Entities named for Scotland include New Caledonia[47], a dependent territory[48], in France[49], founded in 1853[50]; Nova Scotia[51], a province of Canada[52], in Canada[53], founded in 1867[54]; New Scotland Yard[55], a police station[56], in United Kingdom[57], founded in 1829[58]; Scotch Game[59], a chess opening[60]; Scotland County[61], a county of North Carolina[62], in United States[63], founded in 1812[64]; and Caledonia County[65], a county of Vermont[66], in United States[67], founded in 1792[68].