Scotland

Scotland

1. EDINBURGH

   • Capital

2. BORDERS: England to the south, it surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, with the North Sea to the east and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the south-west.

3. CLIMATE

   • Temperate and oceanic

4. The Kingdom of Scotland, independent sovereign state, until 1707.

   • 1 May 1707: Political union with the Kingdom of England → Kingdom of Great Britain.
   • 1801: Kingdom of Ireland to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
   • 1997: A Scottish Parliament was re-established.

5. FLAG

   • The national flag of Scotland is characterized by a decussed cross, representing the cross of the martyrdom of the Apostle Saint Andrew, drawn on a blue field and is often known as the Cross of Saint Andrew.

6. LANGUAGES

   • English, the English of Scotland, a Germanic language that developed differently than English and Scottish Gaelic.

7. POLITICS

   • The head of the United Kingdom is the monarch,
     • Elisabeth II (since 1952)

8. CUISINE

   • Traditional Scottish dishes exist alongside international foodstuffs brought about by migration.
     • Porridge, haggis, whisky

9. TOURIST ATTRACTIONS

   • Loch Ness
   • Road to the isles (https://youtu.be/tyOFMy3no7M)
   • Eilean Donan Castle

10. FESTIVALS

    • Edinburg Festivals
    • St'Andrews day

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• Road to the Isles Holiday (Einbetten)
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