Scotland has not been independent since 1603. It has its own parliament with limited tax-raising and legislative powers, but still has the Queen of the United Kingdom as Head of State.
It hasn't happened yet.
When a majority of Scottish people vote for full independence in a referendum.
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Scotland is part of the UK and the UK government has decided to remain financially independent and not become part of the Eurozone.
That remains to be seen. Scotland wouldn't gain immediate entry, they would have to apply and meet the criteria for membership before they could become a member. The SNP have said that this will not be the case but EU officials have said it will.
No. All the major political parties except for the SNP are against an independent Scotland.
When Scotland was an independent country, it had its own King who had his own crown.
Scotland was independent most of the time up to 1707 when it joined in union with England.
Scottish Nationalist, Labour, Conservative, Liberal Democrat and the odd Green or Independant.
Yes it will, hopefully. Northern Ireland deserves to be unified with the Republic of Ireland, and Scotland and Wales totally deserve to be independent. Therefore, England should be an official, independent nation.
No, Scotland along with England, Wales and Northen Ireland is part of the United Kingdom.
Scotland is part of the United Kingdom and France is an independent country on mainland Europe.
No. Scotland is one of the four countries that make up the UK along with England, Wales and Northern Ireland. There will be an independence referendum in 2014 to decide if Scotland should become a separate country.