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Oppervlakte: 78.789 vierkante kilometer
Bevolkingsaantal: ongeveer 5.300.000
Hoofdstad: Edinburgh (sinds 1633)
Grootste steden: Glasgow, Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh
Officiële talen: Engels, Gaelic en Schots
Voornaamste godsdiensten: Church of Scotland (Presbyterian) Scottish Episcopal Church, Roman Catholicism
Munteenheid: Pound Sterling, £
Hoogste punt: Ben Nevis 1.343 meter
Laagste punt: Bed of Loch Morar (300 m onder de zeespiegel)
3000 lochs (meren)
6600 riviertjes
kustlijn +10.000 km
800 eilanden (130 bewoond)
Langste rivier: Tay 193 km
Grootste meer: Loch Lomond (60 km2; 40 km lengte)
Nationaal symbool: de eenhoorn
Nationale symbolen: the thistle (distel); bagpipes (doedelzakken); the kilt; tartan, The saltire (blauwe vlag met wit Sint-Andreaskruis) en the lion rampant (gele vlag met rode klauwende leeuw), whisky
Area: 78,789 km²
Population: approx. 5,300,000
Capital city: Edinburgh (since 1633)
Largest cities: Glasgow, Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh
Official language(s): English, Gaelic, Scots
Principal religion: Church of Scotland, Scottish Episcopal Church, Roman Catholic
Currency: Pound Sterling £
Highest summit: Ben Nevis 1,343m
Lowest point: Bed of Loch Morar (300m below sea level)
3,000 lochs
6,600 little rivers
coastline +10,000 kilometers
800 islands (130 inhabited)
Longest river: River Tay 193 km
Largest loch: Loch Lomond (60km² - 40 km in length)
Animal symbol: the unicorn
Other national symbols or identities: the thistle, bagpipes, the kilt, tartan, the saltire and the lion rampant, whisky