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Scotland

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Capital
Edinburgh
Population
5,100,000 at June 1991
Area
31,510 sq. miles
Government
Scotland has been ruled by the British Parliament, although it maintained its own system of laws, education and established church. A Scottish Parliament opened in 2000Money
Scottish banknotes are available in the following denominations:
· £1
· £5
· £10
· £20
· £100
Climate
At most times of the year it is perfectly possible to have glorious sunshine, chilling cold, together with wind, rain and even snow - all in the one day!
Languages
English and Gaelic. The Scots language (which has many similarities to English, but also draws on French and Gaelic) is also spoken. Whereas Gaelic is the language of the Highlands & Islands, Scots is the language of the Lowlands.

Ancient Scotland
Ben Nevis Story
British Council Scotland
Caves of Scotland
Clans and Tartans of Scotland
Devolution for Scotland
Edinburgh Picturesque Notes
Edinburgh: Scotland's Capital
Flags of Scotland Gateway to Scotland Gazetteer for Scotland
Glasgow's Hall of Fame
Great Houses of Scotland: Castles
Historic Places to go in Scotland
Historic Scotland
Index of Scottish History
Inverness: Capital of the Highlands
Lochness Live!
Lonely Planet: Scotland
Maps of Scotland
Medieval Scotland
Minerals of Scotland
National Archives of Scotland
National Galleries of Scotland National Library of Scotland National Museums of Scotland
Photographs of Scotland
Rampant Scotland Directory
Scenic Scotland
Scotland
Scotland 1
Scotland: A Brief History
Scotland: A History Scotland Act 1998

Fast Facts Resources
Wikipedia
Welcome to Scotland
CIA World Factbook: United Kingdom

Scotland in Photographs Scotland.com Scotland: Homepage Scotland Home Office Scotland's Mountains Scotland's Past Scots Create Own Parliament Scottish Executive Scottish History & Culture Scottish Parliament Sons of Ayrshire:Boswell and Burns Stones of Scotland The A to Z of Scotland The Legend of Nessie Virtual Museum of Scotland Walking in Scotland Weather: Northern Scotland Weather: Southern Scotland Wikipedia: Scotland Wildlife in Scotland World Factbook: United Kingdom