Scotland, United Kingdom
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Scotland is a UK constituent nation excelling in renewable energy, fintech innovation, sustainable tourism, and globally recognized cultural heritage.
Scotland in one word would be “Tartan,” meaning patterned cloth.
Scotland Flag
Scotland armorial
Scotland is a country located in the United Kingdom sub‑region of the Europe continent.
Scotland administrative divisions
32 council areascouncil areas
- Aberdeen City
- Aberdeenshire
- Angus
- Argyll and Bute
- Clackmannanshire
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Dundee City
- East Ayrshire
- East Dunbartonshire
- East Lothian
- East Renfrewshire
- City of Edinburgh
- Eilean Siar (Western Isles)
- Falkirk
- Fife
- Glasgow City
- Highland
- Inverclyde
- Midlothian
- Moray
- North Ayrshire
- North Lanarkshire
- Orkney Islands
- Perth and Kinross
- Renfrewshire
- Shetland Islands
- South Ayrshire
- South Lanarkshire
- Stirling
- The Scottish Borders
- West Dunbartonshire
- West Lothian
Easy learning about Scotland |
The capital city of Scotland is Edinburgh.
| Scotland is located in | United Kingdom Europe Continent Inhabitants of Scotland are called Scots, Scotsmen and Scotswomen |
| Human Development Index (HDI) | Scotland HDI ranks in position nº 13 worldwide HDI of 0.946 (0.4 to 1) (2023 data from UNDP) |
| Scotland’s passport | Scotland passport ranks 6th in the world (2025 HP Index data) |
| Scotland ’s LGBTI legal status | Same-sex sexual acts are Legal (2025 ILGA data) |
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