Scotland is located in northern Great Britain and consists of over 790 islands off its Atlantic coast. It has a population of around 5.1 million people and its largest cities are Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Dundee, and Inverness. Scotland has a diverse landscape that includes mountains, glens, lochs, and coastline. Its economy was traditionally based around industries like shipbuilding and fishing but now focuses on services, finance, and oil/gas production in the North Sea. Scotland has its own parliament that governs domestic policy while defense and foreign affairs are managed by the UK government in London.

1. SCOTLAND, A GENERAL PICTURE

3. MAP OF SCOTLAND

4. GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES LOCATION: Atlantic Ocean, Northern Hemisphere. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain. It consists of over 790 islands including the Northern Isles and The Hebrides. POPULATION: 5.168.000 estimate. AREA: 78.777km2 , roughly 30% of the United Kingdom.

5. COUNTRYSIDE SCENERY

6. FAERIE GLEN

7. VIEW OF DISTINCT CASTLES

8. SCOTTISH SUNSET

9. TYPICAL SCOTTISH HEATHER

10. HIGHLAND CATTLE

12. Dundee, Inverness and Stirling.

15. NATIONAL SYMBOLS

16. SCOTTISH SYMBOLS

20. The Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh has the power to govern the country on Scotland specific matters and has a limited power to vary income tax.

21. The United Kingdom Parliament retains responsibility for Scotland’s defence, international relations and certain other areas.

22. TYPICAL FOOD AND DRINK

23. SCOTTISH FAMOUS WRITERS

24. Sir Walter Scott and Stevenson

25. SCOTTISH HERITAGE

26. BAGPIPES AND SCOTTISH CEILIDH

28. Brae- Hill

29. Burn- Stream

30. Ceilidh dancing- lively Celtic dancing

31. Clan- Family unit

32. Glen- a small valley

33. Kirk- Church

34. Loch- Lake

35. Moor- Open infertile land

36. FAMOUS SPORTS

38. There are 14 Scottish universities, some of them among the oldest in the world.