Scotland (gbr)

Scotland

Scotland ranks 1,142nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Montclair, New Jersey, Sousse, and Béziers. Memorable people born in Scotland include Eystein II of Norway, James Wilson, and Malcolm IV of Scotland. Memorable people who died in Scotland include Giric, Andrew Moray, and Euphemia de Ross. Scotland has been the birth place of many politicians, and religious figures and the death place of many politicians, and companions. Scotland is located in United Kingdom.

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjacent islands, principally in the archipelagos of the Hebrides and the Northern Isles. In 2022, the country's population was about 5.4 million. Its capital city is Edinburgh, whilst Glasgow is the largest city and the most populous of the cities of Scotland. To the south-east, Scotland has its only land border, which is 96 miles (154 km) long and shared with England; the country is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, the North Sea to the north-east and east, and the Irish Sea to the south. The legislature, the Scottish Parliament, elects 129 MSPs to represent 73 constituencies across the country. The Scottish Government is the executive arm of the devolved government, headed by the first minister who chairs the cabinet and responsible for government policy and international engagement. Read more on Wikipedia