Geographical Position
Scotland was founded in 843.
The capital of the country - Edinburgh
Official languages - English, Scottish Gaelic and English Scottish
Large cities – Glasgow, Aberdeen.
The State System – Constitutional Monarchy.
The Head of the State – The Queen Elisabeth II.
The Prime- Minister - Gordon Brown.
The First Minister –Alex Salmond.
Its territory - 78 782 square km.
Its population - 5 100 000 people
Its Currency - pound, Scottish pound.In 1996 г. Scotland was divided into 32regions on decision of the British Government.
Lochs
bagpipes
kilts
Royal Standard of Scotland
The Flag of Scotland represents a dark blue panel with white (in heraldry silver) slanting Andrew’s cross. The width of the strips forming a cross, should make 1/5 from height of a flag.
The historical arms of Scotland is a gold red field with dark blue arms (claws and language), a heraldic lion surrounded by double red line with grown lilies
Tartan is a fabric with an ornament from horizontal and vertical stripes. National clothes of Scotland and in particular kilts are sewed from a fabric with such ornament. In Russia its name is "shotlandka" . There are now 4000 variants of tartan.
Bobby, who survived Gray by fourteen years, is said to have spent the rest of his life sitting on his master's grave.
There are 287 steps to the top of the Scott Monument, from where you can enjoy breathtaking views of Edinburgh and the surrounding countryside.
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