Biology:Outline of Scotland
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Scotland:
Scotland – The oldest monarchy in Europe, the second oldest country in Europe and is the fifth oldest country in the world, preceding France, England and Denmark. It is currently one of four countries of the United Kingdom, having previously been an independent, sovereign country prior to the 1707 union with England.[1][2][3] Occupying the northern third of the largest island, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the southwest. In addition to the mainland, Scotland consists of over 790 islands[4] including the Northern Isles and the Hebrides.
General reference
- Pronunciation: /ˈskɒtlənd/ (
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- Etymology of "Scotland"
- Common English country name(s): Scotland
- Official English country name(s): Scotland
- Common endonym(s): Alba
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Scottish, Scots, Scotch
- Demonym(s): Scottish, Scots
Geography of Scotland
Geography of Scotland
- Scotland is: a country of the United Kingdom.
- 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 km2 (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 regions
- Atlantic Ocean
- Northern Hemisphere, on the Prime Meridian
- Eurasia (but not on the mainland)
- Europe (outline)
- Northern Europe
- British Isles
- Great Britain (the northern third of the island)
- Several hundred other Islands of Scotland
- British Isles
- Northern Europe
- Europe (outline)
- Extreme points of Scotland
- Northerly point: Out Stack, Shetland Islands [ ⚑ ] 60°51′N 0°52′W / 60.85°N 0.867°W
- Highest peak: Ben Nevis, Lochaber at 1,343 m (4,406 ft) [ ⚑ ] 56°47′49.150″N 5°0′17.22″W / 56.7969861°N 5.0047833°W
- Land boundaries:
England 154 km
Environment of Scotland
Environment of Scotland
- Climate of Scotland
- Climate change in Scotland
- Ecology of Scotland
- Renewable energy in Scotland
- Geology of Scotland
- Protected areas of Scotland
- Biosphere reserves in Scotland
- National parks of Scotland
- Wildlife of Scotland
- Flora of Scotland
- Fauna of Scotland
- Birds of Scotland
- Mammals of Scotland
- Domesticated breeds
Natural geographic features of Scotland
- Firths
- Glaciers of Scotland
- Islands of Scotland
- Hebrides
- Inner Hebrides
- Outer Hebrides
- Orkney Islands
- Shetland Islands
- Islands of the Clyde
- Islands of the Forth
- List of freshwater islands in Scotland
- Hebrides
- Lochs
- Lochs in Scotland
- Mountains and hills of Scotland
- List of Munros
- Volcanoes in Scotland
- Rivers of Scotland
- Waterfalls of Scotland
- Valleys of Scotland
- World Heritage Sites in Scotland
Regions of Scotland
- Central Belt
- Scottish Midlands
- Scottish Highlands
- Scottish Lowlands
- Scottish Borders
- Galloway
- Northern Isles
Ecoregions of Scotland
List of ecoregions in Scotland
Administrative divisions of Scotland
Administrative divisions of Scotland
- Council areas of Scotland
- Civil parishes in Scotland
- Municipalities of Scotland
- Civil parishes in Scotland
- Unitary authorities of Scotland
Municipalities of Scotland
Municipalities of Scotland
Demography of Scotland
Demographics of Scotland
Government and politics of Scotland
Politics of Scotland
- Form of government:
- Capital of Scotland: Edinburgh
- Elections in Scotland
- Electoral systems in Scotland
- List of political parties in Scotland
- Pressure Groups in Scotland
- Scottish independence
- Fiscal autonomy
- National Conversation
- Scotland Office (Department of UK Government)
- Secretary of State for Scotland
Branches of the Scottish Government
Government of Scotland
- History of Scottish devolution
Executive
- Head of government: First Minister of Scotland (also the Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland)
- Deputy First Minister of Scotland
- Scottish Government
- Scottish Cabinet
- Dewar government (1999–2000)
- McLeish government (2000–01)
- First McConnell government (2001–03)
- Second McConnell government (2003–07)
- First Salmond government (2007–11)
- Second Salmond government (2011–14)
- First Sturgeon government (2014–16)
- Second Sturgeon government (2016–21)
- Third Sturgeon government (2021–23)
- Yousaf government (2023–present)
- International relations of Scotland
- Scottish Cabinet
- St Andrew's House; main headquarters of the Scottish Government located in Edinburgh
- Bute House; the official residence and workplace of the First Minister
Legislative
- Scottish Parliament
- List of acts of the Scottish Parliament from 1999
Judicial
- College of Justice; includes the Supreme Courts of Scotland
- High Court of Justiciary; Scotland's supreme criminal court
- Court of Session; Scotland's supreme civil court
- Office of the Accountant of Court
- Lord President of the Court of Session
- Senator of the College of Justice
- Supreme Court of the United Kingdom; Scotland's supreme courts can appeal to the Supreme Court of the UK
- Sheriff Appeal Court
- Sheriff court
- Justice of the peace court
- Court of the Lord Lyon
- Scottish Land Court
- Lands Tribunal for Scotland
- Children's hearing
- Courts of Scotland
- List of courts in Scotland
- Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service
- Faculty of Advocates
- Lord Advocate
- Lord President of the Court of Session
- Procurator Fiscal
- Solicitor General for Scotland
Law and order in Scotland
Scots law
- Capital punishment in Scotland: There has been a history of capital punishment but it is not used now.
- Human rights in Scotland
- Freedom of religion in Scotland
- LGBT rights in Scotland
- Law enforcement in Scotland
- Police Scotland
- Scottish Prison Service
- Prison population of Scotland
- Manrent
- Marriage in Scotland
- Rights of way in Scotland
- Udal law
Armed forces in Scotland
- Armed forces in Scotland
- Scotland had its own military until 1707. Now merged with British Armed Forces except for the Atholl Highlanders.
- Military history of Scotland
Local government in Scotland
Local government in Scotland
History of Scotland
- Battles between Scotland and England
- Kingdom of Scotland
- Parliament of Scotland
- Peerage of Scotland
By period
- Timeline of Scottish history
- Prehistoric Scotland
- Timeline of prehistoric Scotland
- Declaration of Arbroath
- List of monarchs of Scotland
- Kingdom of Scotland
- Scotland in the High Middle Ages
- Wars of Scottish Independence
- Scotland in the Late Middle Ages
- Scottish Reformation
- Scottish colonization of the Americas
- Parliament of Scotland
- List of Acts of the Scottish Parliament to 1707
- Treaty of Union 1707
- Jacobitism
- Scottish Enlightenment
- Highland Clearances
- Lowland Clearances
By region
- History of Angus
- History of Dundee
- History of Edinburgh
- History of Fife
- History of Glasgow
- History of Orkney
- History of the Outer Hebrides
By subject
- History of education in Scotland
- History of the Jews in Scotland
- History of local government in Scotland
- History of the Scots language
- History of universities in Scotland
- Military history of Scotland
Culture of Scotland
Culture of Scotland
- Architecture of Scotland
- Architecture of Scotland in the Prehistoric era
- Architecture of Scotland in the Roman era
- Architecture of Scotland in the Middle Ages
- Architecture in early modern Scotland
- Architecture of Scotland in the Industrial Revolution
- Architecture in modern Scotland
- Baronial architecture in Scotland
- Church architecture in Scotland
- Cathedrals in Scotland
- Castles in Scotland
- Castles in Scotland
- Hill forts in Scotland
- Historic houses in Scotland
- Housing in Scotland
- Cuisine of Scotland
- Harris Tweed
- Hogmanay
- Scottish clan
- Scotch whisky
- Bean Nighe
- Tartan
- Tartan Day (List of tartans)
- Ethnic minorities in Scotland
- Gardens in Scotland
- Festivals in Scotland
- Humour in Scotland
- Inventions and discoveries of Scottish origin
- Languages of Scotland
- Scottish Gaelic language
- Lowland Scots
- Scottish English
- Highland English
- Marriage in Scotland
- Civil partnership in Scotland
- Media in Scotland
- Television in Scotland
- Museums in Scotland
- Mythology of Scotland
- National symbols of Scotland
- Coat of arms of Scotland
- Flag of Scotland
- National anthem of Scotland
- Prostitution in Scotland
- Public holidays in Scotland
- Scottish national identity
- World Heritage Sites in Scotland
Art in Scotland
- Scottish art
- Celtic art
- Migration Period art
- National Gallery of Scotland
- Cinema of Scotland
- Comedy in Scotland
- Dance in Scotland
- Scottish country dance
- Scottish highland dance
- Ghillies
- Jig
- Scottish sword dances
- Dirk dance
- Literature of Scotland
- Scottish writers
- Ossian
- Music of Scotland
- Bagpipes
- Great Highland bagpipe
- Pipe band
- Church music in Scotland
- Classical music in Scotland
- Court music in Scotland
- Folk music of Scotland
- Music of Scotland in the nineteenth century
- Opera in Scotland
- Scottish country dance music
- Bagpipes
- Scottish photography
- Theatre in Scotland
- Scottish Playwrights
People of Scotland
- Scottish people
- Celt
- Gaels
- Modern Celts
- Lists of Scots
- List of monarchs of Scotland
- List of Queens of Scotland
- Scottish monarchs family tree
- List of Scottish musicians
- List of Scottish novelists
- List of Scottish scientists
- List of Scottish writers
- List of monarchs of Scotland
- Scottish surnames
Religion in Scotland
- Religion in Scotland
- Buddhism in Scotland
- Christianity in Scotland
- Baptist Union of Scotland
- Scottish Episcopal Church
- Church of Scotland
- General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
- List of Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
- General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
- Roman Catholicism in Scotland
- Hinduism in Scotland
- Judaism in Scotland
- Islam in Scotland
- History of the Jews in Scotland
- List of Scottish Jews
- Sikhism in Scotland
Sports in Scotland
Sports in Scotland
- American football in Scotland
- Scottish Claymores
- Australian rules football in Scotland
- Basketball in Scotland
- Scotland national basketball team
- Chess in Scotland
- Scottish Chess Federation
- Commonwealth Games Council for Scotland
- Cricket in Scotland
- Scottish national cricket team
- Curling
- Field Hockey in Scotland
- Scotland women's national field hockey team
- Football in Scotland
- Scotland national football team
- Scotland women's national football team
- Scottish Football Association
- Scottish Professional Football League
- Scottish Cup
- Scotland GAA
- Golf in Scotland
- The R&A
- Moray Golf Club
- The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews
- Highland Games
- Tossing the caber
- Lacrosse in Scotland
- National sports teams of Scotland
- Netball
- Scotland national netball team
- Campaign for a Scottish Olympic Team – Scotland does not compete at the Olympic Games, Scottish athletes compete as part of the Great Britain team instead. There is however a long running campaign to get a team.
- Rugby in Scotland
- Rugby league in Scotland
- Rugby union in Scotland
- Scottish Rugby Union
- Scotland national rugby union team
- History of rugby union in Scotland
- Murrayfield Stadium
- List of Scottish rugby union players
- Rugby union in the Borders
- Rugby Sevens (invented in Scotland)
- Edinburgh Sevens
- Melrose Sevens
- Stadiums in Scotland
- Shinty
- Camanachd Association
- Composite rules shinty-hurling
- Women's shinty
Economy and infrastructure of Scotland
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- Economy of Scotland
- Economic rank (by nominal GDP): (6th; 2023), as a country of the United Kingdom
- Agriculture in Scotland
- Banking in Scotland
- Bank of Scotland
- Royal Bank of Scotland
- Clydesdale Bank
- Communications in Scotland
- Scottish media
- List of newspapers in Scotland
- Television in Scotland
- BBC Scotland
- Internet in Scotland
- Companies of Scotland
- Currency of the United Kingdom: Pound Sterling
- Economic history of Scotland
- Energy in Scotland
- Energy policy of Scotland
- Oil industry in Scotland
- North Sea Oil
- Power stations in Scotland
- Renewable energy in Scotland
- Nuclear power in Scotland
- Fire services in Scotland
- Health care in Scotland
- Hospitals in Scotland
- NHS Scotland
- Scottish Ambulance Service
- Mining in Scotland
- Tourism in Scotland
- Transport in Scotland
- Airports in Scotland
- Ports in Scotland
- Rail transport in Scotland
- Roads in Scotland
- Water supply and sanitation in Scotland
- Wild Scotland
Education in Scotland
Education in Scotland
- General Teaching Council for Scotland
- List of universities in Scotland
- List of schools in Scotland
- Scottish Qualifications Authority
Specific schools
- Public schools in Scotland
- Grammar schools in Scotland
- Middle schools in Scotland
- Universities
Types of schools
- Grammar schools in the United Kingdom
- Private school
- Preparatory school
- Gaelic medium education
Notes
See also
- Outline of geography
- Outline of the United Kingdom
- List of international rankings
References
- ↑ The Countries of the UK statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
- ↑ "Countries within a country". 10 Downing Street. http://www.number10.gov.uk/Page823. "The United Kingdom is made up of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland"
- ↑ "ISO 3166-2 Newsletter Date: 2007-11-28 No I-9. "Changes in the list of subdivision names and code elements" (Page 11)". International Organization for Standardization codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions -- Part 2: Country subdivision codes. http://www.iso.org/iso/newsletter_i-9.pdf. "SCT Scotland country"
- ↑ "Scottish Executive Resources". Scotland in Short. Scottish Executive. 17 February 2006. http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/923/0010669.pdf.
- ↑ McSherry, Mark. "Edinburgh 4th in Europe in new Financial Centres index – Scottish Financial Review". https://scottishfinancialreview.com/2020/09/25/edinburgh-4th-in-europe-in-new-financial-centres-index/.
External links
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Scotland. |
- Scotland.org – the official online gateway to Scotland, managed by the Scottish Government
- Scottish Government – official site of the Scottish Government
- Scottish Parliament – official site of the Scottish Parliament
- National Archives of Scotland – official site of the National Archives of Scotland
- Homecoming Scotland 2009
- Maps and digital collections at the National Library of Scotland
- Gazetteer for Scotland – Extensive guide to the places and people of Scotland, by the Royal Scottish Geographical Society and University of Edinburgh
- Scottish economic statistics 2005 (pdf) – from the Scottish Executive
- Scottish Census Results On Line – official government site for Scotland's census results
- Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics – Scottish Government's programme of small area statistics in Scotland
- Visit Scotland – official site of Scotland's national tourist board
- ScotlandsPeople – official government resource for Scottish genealogy
- Outline of Scotland at Curlie
- Scotlandpictures.net Scotland in photos
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