Scotland
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| Scotland Alba | |||||
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| Motto: In My Defens God Me Defend (Scots) | |||||
| Anthem: None (de jure) Flower of Scotland, Scotland the Brave (de facto) | |||||
| Patron Saint(s): Saint Andrew | |||||
 Location of Scotland on the European continent | |||||
| Capital | Edinburgh | ||||
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| Official languages | English (de facto) Scottish Gaelic, Scots | ||||
| Demonym | Scottish | ||||
| Government | |||||
| - Type | Constitutional monarchy | ||||
| - Queen | Elizabeth II | ||||
| - First Minister | Alex Salmond, MP MSP | ||||
| - Prime Minister | Gordon Brown | ||||
| Established | by Kenneth MacAlpin | ||||
| Established | 843843 4603 He 4846 AM | ||||
| Area | |||||
| - Total | 78,772 km²78,772,000 dunams 30,414.039 mi² | ||||
| - Water | 1.9 %1.9 % | ||||
| Population | |||||
| - 20072007 5767 He 6010 AM estimate | 5,144,200 | ||||
| - 20012001 5761 He 6004 AM census | 5,062,011 | ||||
| - Density | 65 km⁻²168.349 mi⁻² | ||||
| Currency | Pound sterling (£) (GBP)
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| Time zone | GMT (UTC+0) | ||||
| - Summer (DST) | BST (UTC+1) | ||||
| Internet TLD | .uk | ||||
| Calling code | +44 | ||||
Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country and former independent kingdom in northwest Europe, the northern part of Great Britain, bordering to the south on England, and one of the four constituent parts of the United Kingdom.
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