Scotland is a country that forms part of the United Kingdom, located in the northern part of the island of Great Britain. Historically, Scotland has faced challenges due to its harsh climate and poverty, but Scots have contributed greatly to political theory, science, technology, literature and innovation. Scottish culture is a synthesis of Celtic, Pictish and English influences, and includes traditions like Gaelic language, bagpipes, tartans and highland dancing. Notable Scottish food includes haggis, whisky, beer and soft drink Irn-Bru. Major religions in Scotland include the Church of Scotland and Catholicism. Famous Scottish landmarks encompass Edinburgh Castle, the National Museum of Scotland and the National Gallery of Scotland.

1. DIANA MANRIQUE
SCOTLAND

2. HISTORYOFSCOTLAND
• Anaustereland,subject to extremes of weather,Scotland hasproved a difficulthome for countless
generationsof itspeople, who havenonetheless prizedit for its beauty andunique culture. “I am a
Scotsman,” the poet andnovelist Sir Walter Scott wrotein the 19th century; “therefore I had to fightmy
wayinto the world.”Historicallyone of Europe’s poorest countries, Scotlandhas contributedmuch to
political andpracticaltheories of progress:forgedin the Scottish Enlightenment in the handsof such
philosophers asFrancisHutcheson, AdamSmith, and DavidHume, who viewedhumankindasa product
of history andthe “pursuit of happiness”asaninalienable right,this progressiveidealcontributed
substantially to the development of moderndemocracy.Scots havealso played a vitalrole in manyof the
world’smost importantscientific andtechnological innovations,with inventors,engineers,
andentrepreneurssuch as Alexander GrahamBell, JamesWatt,AndrewCarnegie,andJohn
McAdamextendingScotland’sreachfar beyond the small country’s borders.Fewstudents of English-
languageliteratureareunacquaintedwithhistorian Thomas Carlyle,poet Robert Burns, and
novelist Muriel Spark.

3. LOCATION
• Scotland is a part of the
United Kingdom (UK)
and occupies the
northern third of Great
Britain. Scotland's
mainland shares a border
with England to the
south. It is home to
almost 800 small islands,
including the northern
isles of Shetland and
Orkney, the Hebrides,
Arran and Skye.

4. CULTURE
• Scotland's culture is a synthesis of the different Celtic, Pictish and English
cultures, mainly, that have bathed the country. The natural reliefs, which
geographicallydelimit the Highlands, mountainousand isolated in the
North, and the Lowlands,more open to cultural and commercial
exchanges, have also played a very important role in the establishment of
the Scottish culture.
• Some of the elements of Scottish culture, such as the independence of the
Church of Scotland, are protected by legislation, based on the Act of Union
of 1707 along with other legal provisions.

5. FOOD
• Main article:Scottish cuisine
• Although the deep-friedMarsbar is jokingly saidto exemplifythe modern Scottish diet,
Scottish cuisine offers traditional dishes such as fish and chips,haggis,the Arbroath
smokie, salmon, venison, cranachan,the bannock, stovies, Scotch broth, tattie
scone and shortbread.
Scotland is also known for its Scotch whisky distilleries,as well as for Scottish beer.
The soft drink Irn-Bru is citedby its manufacturer A.G. Barr as Scotland's 'other' national drink
owing to its large market share in Scotland outselling major international brandssuch asCoca-
Cola.

7. RELIGION
Number
(000's)
Percentage
(%)
Church of Scotland 2,146.3 42.40
Roman Catholic 803.7 15.88
Other Christian 344.6 6.81
Buddhist 6.8 0.13
Hindu 5.6 0.11
Jewish 6.4 0.13
Muslim 42.6 0.84
Sikh 6.6 0.13
Another Religion 27.0 0.53
All Religions 3,389.5 66.96
No religion 1,394.5 27.55
Not Answered 278.1 5.49
All no religion / Not
answered
1,672.5 33.04
Base 5,062.0 100.00
Just over two-thirds (67%) of the Scottish
population reported currently having a
religion. More than six out of ten people said
that their religion was Christian (65%):42%
Church of Scotland, 16% Roman Catholics and
7% Other Christian.

8. LANDMARKS
The National Museum Of Scotland: The Edinburgh Castle:
The National Gallery of Scotland: The Riverside Museum:

9. RELATIONSHIPWITHUNITEDKIGNDOM
• Scotland subsequently entered into a political union with the Kingdom of
England on 1May 1707 to create the new Kingdom of Great Britain.[23][24] The
union also created the Parliament of Great Britain, which succeeded both the
Parliament of Scotlandand the Parliament of England. In1801, the Kingdom of
Great Britain entered into a political union with the Kingdom of Ireland to create
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (in 1922, the Irish Free State
seceded from the United Kingdom, leading to the latter being officially renamed
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 1927).

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