Scotland
Scotland is part of the United Kingdom on the British Isles. It makes up one-third, or 32% of the island. It is bordered on the north and west by the Atlantic Ocean, while the North Sea is to the east of the country. England makes up the southeastern border. The Irish Sea is directly south of Scotland. The total area of the country is a little more than 30,400 square miles. Scotland has a positive-relative location, and is a developed country. There are over 800 islands that are part of the nation, although there are only 186 islands that are inhabited. The majority of Scotland's islands lay on its west coast. They are divided into two groups: the Inner Hebrides, and the Outer Hebrides. The greatest length of Scotland is about 287 miles on the mainland; including the Orkney and Shetland islands to the north would stretch the length to 450 miles. The widest stretch of land is about 150 miles, and the skinniest width goes down to 24 miles. Scotland is divided into three regions: the Highlands, the Central Lowlands, and the Southern Uplands. More than half of Scotland is the Highlands, which is the most rugged region of all of the British Isles. The Highlands contains the highest point in the Britis
Scotland. (Online) Available at http://www.scotland.net Fishing is more important than forestry in Scotland. The major fishing ports are Aberdeen, Peterhead, Fraserburgh, and Lerwick. Scotland has 33 counties and 4 major cities. These cities are: Glasgow, the largest in Scotland and third largest in Great Britain with a population of over one million, also the country's industrial center; Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland and cultural center; Aberdeen, and Dundee. The total population of the nation is an estimated 5.2 million, which is roughly 9.5% of the United Kingdom (Horn, 1998). The population density is about 169 people per square mile (Encarta, 1999); however, the population is very unevenly spread. The Central Lowlands holds the most density of people. The breakdown of urban and rural population is 66% is urbanized, and 34% live in rural areas (Scotland.net, 2000). The official language of Scotland is English. The Scottish form of Gaelic is also spoken, but by fewer than 100,000, and by mainly inhabitants of the Highlands and island groups (Encarta, 1999).
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