Scotland

Current major industries include banking and financial services, education, entertainment, biotechnology, transport equipment, oil and gas, whisky, and tourism. Other important industries include textile production (woollens, silks, and linens), distilling, brewing and fishing.

The number changes. It is also dependant on which parliament you mean

Edinburgh is the capital city of the country of Scotland. Scotland has had many kings of Scotland in the past until it became part of the United Kingdom and shared the same monarchs with England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

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Below are listed Public Holidays for the January 2008-December 2009 period.

Public holidays observed in Scotland are the same as those observed in the rest of the UK with the exception of Easter Monday and the late August Summer Bank Holiday and with the addition of:

2008

2 Jan 2nd January.

4 Aug Summer Bank Holiday.

2009

2 Jan 2nd January.

3 Aug Summer Bank Holiday.

Source: World Travel Guide

Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness and Dundee, In no Particular order.

For the record they are the only cities in Scotland aswell!

6 Cities;

Edinburgh

Glasgow

Dundee

Aberdeen

Stirling

Inverness

It is hilly and the mountains are mainly in the Western side of Scotland.

It doesn't always rain in Scotland, but it does rain a lot and it certainly rains more in Scotland than in other parts of the UK. Scotland rarely suffers from droughts and have many fresh water supplies in the hills.

Wet weather in the UK and Ireland is generally caused by warm wet air from the Gulf Stream heading east. When it hits land - and especially mountains - the moisture falls as rain. So the west coast of Ireland, the North West of England, the South West of England, the west coast of Wales and the North West of Scotland are generally places with higher than average rainfall. However places in the east of the UK are generally in the rain shadow of mountains and hills (such as the Pennines) and are dryer than average. The east of Scotland is a dry area - rainfall in Edinburgh is the same as in London. There are a few places - such as the East Anglian coast - that are dryer still, but the east of Scotland is a pretty low rainfall area. The town of North Berwick, which is about 25 miles east of Edinburgh became a fashionable seaside resort in the 19th century because of the dry climate.

The idea that it rains everyday mostly comes from areas where it's likely to see a rain shower every few days. The rain also doesn't mean that it's always cold, even during the summer months when temperatures are higher it can rain. Often, after a period without rain there will be a very heavy shower due to the build up.

Traditionally Glasgow is known for it's Tobacco industry. I think round about the 50s it was the trading centre for it and alot of the tobacco lords lived in the city centre. It's also famous for ship building, alot of the war ships were built on the Clydeside. The Barras market is also well known globally, which is just a large market at the weekends where traders sell anything from cutlery to DVDs.

On the negative side Glasgow is known for it's violence, and is sometimes said to be the most dangerous city in Europe. There was a book written called No Means City which centered around the rivalry between Protestant and Catholic Christians in the Gorbals, and the various crimes and murders that were commited because of this. It is also known for it's wide spread sectarianism, which again is related to religion, where Rangers fans (generally protestants) and Celtic fans (vise versa) are bitter rivals, which often resorts in rioting at the Old Firm matches. That said I have lived in Glasgow my whole life and have never felt safer than at home in the city.

Glaswegian people are famously friendly and tolerant. The accent is broad and there are various original slang terms used alot, so it can sometimes be difficult to understand for outsiders. Unlike London and other major cities, the people are generally very helpful and caring.

Scotland - 30,414 square miles.

People who claim to have seen the beast say it is anywhere from twenty to fifty feet in length.The animal or animals have hidden themselves well,as no real proof has come forth.There exists photos by the ton,and even some video,but most of these can be explained away easily as natural events.We are still waiting for solid proof!

Women in Scotland wear the same clothes as women in America, Europe and the rest fo the UK. For example: skirts, jeans, t-shirts, jumpers. Many of the clothing shops in Scotland are US brands.

England - London

Ireland - Dublin

Scotland - Edinburgh

Wales - Cardiff Nothern Ireland - Belfast

(The Republic of Ireland is not part of the UK) London is England's capital. Dublin is Ireland's capital. Edinburgh is Scotland's capital. Cardiff is the capital of Wales.

A tam.

Or a Balmoral or a Glengarry.

Each has its own unique style. The Balmoral bonnet has a flat top and usually a brim on the front, then Glengarry cap is shaped more like a boat.

The tam is ball-shaped and wraps around the head usually holding all your hair. It originated in Ireland/Scotland but it is also seen worn as a popular Rastafari style often holding the dreadlocks of the wearer.

All of the above styles, when worn by Scotts usually have a pom on the top!

The Scottish Natives where the seals they where a Scottish clan that lived in the HighlandMountains. they spoke Scottish gealic and had cattle's they controlled Scotland way before any body else they where from Scotland. and they fought the Romans and stole this golden thing called the eagle. There's a movie about it and There's no proof of them to settle in Scotland they where from Scotland. But the Romans killed the leader of the seals and got the eagle back. I hope you mean this answer. You should watch the movie the movie is called The Eagle it will help you to learn more cause I don't know enough about it and you could spread the news who is the Scottish Natives. The eagle movie was about the Romans. This is a photo what the Seals look like when they where going to fight the Romans to defend the Eagle but the Romans won in the end This is True. http://www.beyondhollywood.com/the-eagle-of-the-ninth-2010-movie-images-gallery/eagle-of-the-ninth-18/ if you want to see copy this url and paste it into the tool bar.Where the sites url is but take away that whole sites url and hit enter.If this doesn't work and then search the eagle movie scottish seals. And they are the ones with the paint on there faces. What I mean about this answer Who where the first Scottish People and group or whatever.

Yes. The UK has a single monetary system, including Northern Ireland - pound sterling. Although the actual money may be produced by different banks, pounds sterling is legal tender anywhere within the UK. Difficulties tend to arise when using Scottish notes in England (or Irish Notes in mainland UK countries) as individual retailers can be inaccurate about whether it is legal currency or not. Part of this problem is because there are a number of Scottish Banks that can issue legal tender (the same applies to Northern Ireland) such as The Bank of Scotland, Royal Bank of Scotland, etc. and some people are unfamiliar with their notes as their design can vary considerably. In England only the Bank of England issues legal tender, as a result everyone is familiar with it throughout the UK and tend to accept it without issue. All the above only applies to paper notes as all the coins are identical.

The official language of Scotland is English. However, in some remote areas, particularly in the Western Isles, people speak Gaelic as a first language. Scots (a dialect of standard English) is also spoken throughout Scotland and can be difficult to understand for people not used to it.

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Around 350 miles, of which about 220 miles is aboard the Lerwick to Aberdeen ferry.

The easiest way is to fly.

On a clear day you can see 93 million miles.

Edinburgh. Surviving records indicate that the first game of golf was played at Bruntsfield Links, in Edinburgh, Scotland, in A.D. 1456.

One Dollar = 0.492523 pounds (Scottish same as Brittish)

One can find cheap flights to Scotland from a number of sources including but not limited to Travelocity, Expedia, Orbitz and many online retailer's specializing in air fair.