Outline of Scotland

Scotland is a country which is part of the United Kingdom, having previously been an independent, sovereign country prior to the 1707 union with England.

[5] Occupying the northern third of the largest island, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the southwest.

In addition to the mainland, Scotland consists of over 790 islands[6] including the Northern Isles and the Hebrides.

The countries head of government is the First Minister who is the head of the Scottish Government and Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland.

The First Minister chairs the Scottish cabinet and is accountable to the Scottish Parliament which is situated in the countries capital city, Edinburgh.

Location of Scotland (dark green)
– in Europe (light green & dark grey)
– in the United Kingdom (light green)
Enlargeable relief map of Scotland
Arrochar Alps
Ben Lomond
Loch Lomond
Ben Nevis , the highest peak in the British Isles
Edinburgh , the capital of Scotland
People on Buchanan Street , Glasgow
The Scottish Parliament , the national legislature of Scotland
The incumbent Scottish Government , the Swinney government , led by First Minister John Swinney
East Ayrshire Council , one of Scotland's 32 council areas
Edinburgh as seen from Calton Hill, with Dugald Stewart Monument
Fireworks over Edinburgh Castle on Hogmanay , the Scottish celebration of the last day of the year (31 December)
Robert Burns , Scotland's national poet
Pipe band at Inverness Castle
Sean Connery , the inaugural actor to play fictional MI5 agent James Bond on screen
The Scotland national football team in competition against the Czech Republic at Euro 2012 . Scotland competes at the FIFA World Cup , UEFA Nations League and UEFA European Championship
Scotland has competed in every Commonwealth Games since 1930 , and hosted three times; 1970 , 1986 and 2014
Turnberry Golf Course
Edinburgh , Scotland's capital city, is the 13th-largest financial centre in the world and 4th largest in Europe in 2020 [ 7 ]
RMS Queen Elizabeth on the slipway at Clydebank, circa 1938.
Oil and gas extraction in the North Sea of the coast of northeast Scotland