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Scotland is part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It freely voted to joined the Union of the "United Kingdom" and has in 2014 freely voted to maintain this position. It is not a county occupied and ruled by an external power and is therefore independent.
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∙ 12y agoScotland was independent before the union with England in 1707, so that is 304 years ago in 2011.
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