SCOTLAND

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 Scotland is located in the Northwest part of
Europe, in the Northern half of the island of Great
Britain. It is one of the four countries that form
the United Kingdom. Its population is about
5,254,800 inhabitants. The size of the land of
Scotland is 78,772 square kilometres.

Scotland has coasts on the North Sea to the East,

the Atlantic Ocean to the West.Scotland includes
several islands Hebrides on the West coast and
the archipelagoes of Orkney and Shetland in the
North of the mainland.The North of Scotland has
many mountains
 LOCATION
• Scotland was a sovereign nation known as the
Kingdom of Scotland, with own monarch However in
1603 King of Scotland (James VI) inherited the throne
in England from his distant relative Queen Elizabeth I
one monarch shared two crowns! in 1707 did the
Kingdom of Scotland merge with England to become
‘Great Britain’ through the Treaty and Acts of the Union.
 EDU CATI ON

Scotland provides free education to all

children living in Scotland (and have done
so as early as the 17th century). Scotland's
schools follows the Curricuium for
Excellence

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 THE CAPITAL

The capital is Edinburgh, but the most

populous city is Glasgow with about 600 000
inhabitants. EDINBURGH WASN'T ALWAYS
THE CAPITAL OF SCOTLAND(Edinburgh
replaced Scone as the capital of Scotland in
1437.)
IT'S THE GREENEST CITY IN THE UK
WEATHER
The weather of Scotland doesn’t differ very much from other
areas in Great Britain, but it is a bit cloudier, wetter, windier
and the average temperatures are lower, especially in the
North the weather in Scotland is very changeable and
depending on the season, altitude and region. In summer
temperatures do not exceed 20 degrees.
 EMBLEM

The Arms of
Royal Banner showing the Royal

Scotland.The banner is property of

the monarch
 THE THISTLE

The also features in

thistle, the floral emblem of Scotland,

Scottish & British heraldry through

symbols, logos, coats of arms and
on British currency.
 SCOTTISH SIGHTS
National Museum of Scotland
Set on Edinburgh's Chambers Street, National Museum of Scotland is a

treasure trove of ancient artefacts and precious objects.

Scottish National Gallery

Scottish National Gallery houses Scotland's national collection of fine art from the early Renaissance to the end of the 19th

century. The walls are adorned with masterpieces, from Raphael, Velázquez and Vermeer to Monet, Cézanne and Van Gogh, as well as works of Scottish artists.
 Riverside Museum
Opened in 2011, the spectacular
Riverside Museum sits on the River Clyde
and is home to the Glasgow Museum of
Transport. It is full of fascinating objects
and vehicles which tell the story of
Scotland's past and present.
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

Founded in 1670 and considered to be

one of the finest gardens in the world, the
Founded in 1670 and considered to be one of the finest gardens in the world, the Royal
Botanic Garden Edinburgh offers 72 acres
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh has 72
acres
 Edinburgh Castle

Edinburgh Castle is a true icon of

Scotland and has dominated the
skyline of the capital for centuries.
Unusually, it's set atop of an extinct volcano. It takes the title of Scotland's most-visited paid-for attraction