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Scotland - Travel guideScotland - OverviewScotland is part of the United Kingdom, but we have our own devolved parliament based in the capital, Edinburgh, and our own distinct culture. In southern Scotland, the Industrial Revolution in the late 18th century brought flourishing towns, expanding populations, and the creation of industries. The spread of urban life coincided with an intellectual flowering - the Scottish Enlightenment - personified by the poet Robert Burns, the philosopher David Hume and the political economist Adam Smith. when thousands were evicted from their rented crofts and the mass migration of Scots to other parts of the world began. Scots emigrated to North America, Canada, New Zealand and Australia. Then Scots were increasingly recruited to spearhead industrial development in the new world. |
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Scotland General Information |
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| Country full name : | Scotland |
| Capital : | Edinburgh |
| Religions : | Church of Scotland 42%, No Religion 28%, Roman Catholic 16%, Other Christian 7%, Islamic 0.8% |
| Languages : | English, Scottish Gaelic, Scots |
| Location : | Surrounded by sea on three sides: to the west and north by the Atlantic Ocean and on the east by the North Sea. |
| Geographic coordinates : | 60 51 N, 1 45 W |
| Area : | total: 49,239 sq km |
| Climate : | temperate and oceanic, and tends to be very changeable. It is warmed by the Gulf Stream from the Atlantic. |
| Population : | 5,062,011 (2001 Census) |
| Nationality : | noun: Scotch adjective: Scottish |
| Ethnic groups : | White British 96%, non-white 2.1% |
| Government type : | constitutional monarchy |
| Administrative divisions: | 22 divisions (unitary authorities): Flintshire, Wrexham, Denbighshire, Conwy, Anglesey, Gwynedd, Powys, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Swansea, Neath Port Talbot, Bridgend, Vale of Glamorgan, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Merthyr Tydfil, Cardiff, Caerphilly, Blaenau Gwent, Torfaen, Newport, and Monmouthshire. |
| Legal system : | common law tradition with early Roman and modern continental influences; has judicial review of Acts of Parliament under the Human Rights Act of 1998; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations |
| Suffrage : | 18 years of age; universal |
| Internet code : | .uk |
| Calling code : | +44 |
| Time zone : | GMT/UTC +0 |
| Electricity : | 240V 50Hz |
| National holiday : | the UK does not celebrate one particular national holiday |
| Interesting link : | Scotland travel guide - Lonely Planet Scotland travel guide - Wikitravel Tourism Office of Scotland |
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Scotland Travel Guide Information