SCOTLAND Population of Scotland Scottish Population Around

SCOTLAND

Population of Scotland Scottish Population Around 5. 2 million Population of Scotland's main cities Glasgow - 592, 820 Edinburgh - 486, 120 Aberdeen - 217, 120 Dundee - 144, 290 Inverness - 56, 660 Stirling - 89, 850 (National Records of Scotland 2011) Birth rate 11. 3 births per 1, 000 population (2010, General Register Office for Scotland, now National Records of Scotland)

Death rate 10. 3 deaths per 1, 000 population (2010, General Register Office for Scotland, now National Records of Scotland) Net migration rate 4. 1 migrant(s) per 1, 000 population Population growth rate 0. 54% (between 2009 and 2010) (National Records of Scotland, April 2011) Life expectancy at birth female: 80. 1 yrs male: 75. 3 yrs (For those born around 2008) (National Records of Scotland, 2010) Literacy 99%

Geography of Scotland is very diverse: there are cultivated plains, rocky hill, big cities and uninhabited islands. Located in the northwest of Europe, Scotland occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain, and numerous adjacent islands (about 790), most of which are integrated in the archipelago - Shetland, Orkney and the Hebrides.

GOVERNMENT

The Scottish Parliament (Eng. Scottish Parliament; Gaelic. Pàrlamaid na h-Alba; Scots Pairlament) - unicameral legislature of Scotland. The emergence of the Scottish Parliament of the Kingdom of the XIII century. In 1707 after the unification of England Scotland into a single Kingdom of Great Britain Parliament ceased to exist and was restored only in 1999, according to the Scottish Act of 1998 as part of the devolution of legislative power of Great Britain.

GOVERNMENT According to the results of recent elections held in the spring of 2011, the Scottish Parliament elected 129 deputies representing the following roles: Scottish National Party - 69 seats; The Labour Party in Scotland - 37 seats; Scottish branch of the British Conservative Party - 18 seats; The Liberal Democratic Party of Great Britain - 5 seats; Scottish Green Party - 2 seats; MPs elect a chairman (speaker). At present, the Speaker of the Parliament of Scotland is Tricia Marwick

Skirts and blankets In ancient times, the Scottish Highlanders wore skirts (translated from the Gaelic "small blanket") and blankets ("big blanket"), painted with natural dyes and woven in the north-western highlands. Usually, their coloring was striped or checkered - Gaelic is called "tartan" - but they were made for a variety of patterns. On the battlefield, the soldiers threw off blankets and fought in shirts.

New year's night Scots can grant a patent for carrying out New Year's Eve, which is called "hogmeni. " They manage incredible - turn icy in the tourist center of Edinburgh in midwinter. The ancient northern festival on the occasion of Christmas is also not forgotten. Earlier this auspicious day in the calendar marked the middle of winter, when the days are very cloudy, and the nights are long. Why not an excuse for a good party?

Clans - is yet another manifestation of the game in Scotland, so loved in this country. Once the word "clan" means "children", that is, descendants; all clans are descended from some of Adam, the progenitor. Some even claim that dates back to the biblical Adam.

Birthday Burns Among the many idols that have built a Scots, one of the most important - People Bard, whose cult continues unabated to this day. Once a year, Burns Night, January 25, around the world, hundreds of thousands of Scots sit down to dinner in his honor. This is a real rite, which includes a solemn output to the sound of bagpipes cook with haggis on a platter (say, if the Scots from the British Embassy in Washington received his pouch to avoid restrictions on the import of food products in the United States), recitation bёrnsovskoy ode to haggis and cutting ceremony pudding dagger. Only then taken for himself haggis.

POLITICAL SYSTEM Policy for Nova Scotia operates under the Westminster system of Canadian federalism, as well as other Canadian provinces. Nova Scotia has a unicameral legislature composed of 52 seats (the House of Assembly of Nova Scotia). Elections are held not less frequently than every 5 years, but can be declared at any time by the Lieutenant Governor (the representative of the Crown in the province) on the advice of the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister is the head of the party which won the largest number of seats in the House of Assembly.

Sights

Highlands or the Scottish Highlands (Eng. Highlands of Scotland) - Scotland's mountainous region, which occupies about 2/3 of the autonomous region, one of the five major regions of production of Scotch whiskey, Scotch Whisky Association allocated. Its territory is located in the administrative area of Highland.

Edinburgh Castle (Eng. Edinburgh Castle or England. Edinburgh Castle Rock) - an ancient fortress on the castle rock in the center of Scotland's capital city - Edinburgh. Until recently was at the disposal of the British Ministry of Defence. The castle is open for visits and is a major tourist attraction in Edinburgh.

Loch Ness (Eng. Loch Ness, Scottish Gaelic. Loch Nis) - large deep freshwater lake in Scotland, stretching for 37 km south-west of Inverness. The lake is well known in the world thanks to the legend of the Loch Ness monster. There are numerous commercial routes on the lake for tourists wishing to enjoy the picturesque nature and perhaps see a mythical monster. Loch Ness - the largest body of water over a geological fault Great Glen, passing from north to south from Inverness to Fort William. The lake is part of the Caledonian Canal, which connects the western and eastern sea coast of Scotland.

Loch Ness monster

Skara Brae (Skara Brae) - a large and well-preserved Neolithic settlement discovered in the Gulf of SCALE (en: Bay of Skaill) on the west coast of Mainland, Orkney Islands, Scotland. Consists of 8 houses combined into blocks that were inhabited in the period of about 3100 -2500 years. BC. e. This - the most well-preserved Neolithic European settlement - the degree of preservation is such that the monument is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of four in the object Heart of Neolithic Orkney [1]. A similar settlement larger, but worse preserved, found in 10 km south-east, in the Barnhouse.

Stirling Castle (Eng. Stirling) - is located in Scotland in Stirling Castle is one of the largest and most important castles in Scotland, both from a historical and architectural point of view. It is situated on the top of the castle hill. On three sides the castle is surrounded by steep cliffs, which creates a strong defensive position. Most of the major buildings of the castle built in the 15 th and 16 th centuries. Only a few of the buildings of the 14 th century, while the outworks date from the early 18 th century. The castle Stirling were crowned several Scottish kings and queens, including Mary Stuart in 1543. The castle was subjected to a siege at least eight times, including several times during the Wars of Scottish Independence. Last time the castle was deposited in 1746, when Prince Charlie unsuccessfully tried to take it.

Scotland's largest city Edinburgh - capital of Scotland Lanark Falkirk Perth Kilmarnock Inverness Dundee Alloa Kirkwall Glasgow Aberdeen

Edinburgh (Eng. And Scotts Edinburgh [ɛdɪnb (ʌ) rə], Gaelic. Dùn Èideann [tuːn eːtʃən]) - the capital and second largest city in Scotland the seventh largest in the United Kingdom, the administrative center of the homonymous region. Located on the east coast of Scotland (Lowlands area) on the south shore of the Firth of Forth. The capital of Scotland since 1437. The city is the University of Edinburgh - one of the main institutions of higher education of the country. Areas of Edinburgh - Old Town and New Town - in 1995 were included in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites. According to the results of the 2001 census, the population of Edinburgh is 468, 070 people.

"Lakes of Scotland ' D Loch Dumka Loch Katrine L Loch Arkaig Loch Leven Loch Lomond Loch Maree Loch Morar Loch Awe Loch Shiel Loch Shin Loch Ericht Lochy M Menteith Loch Moy Loch Morlich H Loch Ness Nor Loch P Loch Rannoch T Loch Tummel Loch Tay

Loch Ness - one of the largest lakes in Scotland. It ranks second in area and first in terms of water, because it is quite deep - in some places it reaches a depth of 230 m. The lake is located about 37 km south-west of the city of Inverness and is part of the Caledonian Canal. Loch Ness is part of the interconnected freshwater lakes of glacial origin. Due to the high content of peat water in the lake is very muddy. On the banks of the lake there are several towns and Urquhart Castle. On the lake there artificial islands, the so-called Crannog. But the lake attracts tourists not only beautiful views. First of all, the popularity brought him, of course, the legend of the Loch Ness monster, Nessie.

1. Scotland is located on a little less than 800 islands. In this case, 130 of them are uninhabited. 2. In Scotland runs the fastest and shortest regular airplane flight. Air way from Westray to Papa Westray in the Orkney Islands is 1 minute 14 seconds.

3. In Scotland, is the oldest building in the UK. Skara Brae dates from 3100 BC. 4. More than 600 square miles of Scotland occupy freshwater lakes. The list includes the very Loch Ness, where the usual mysterious monster.

5. It is in Scotland there was the world's first city fire brigade. It was in the capital - Edinburgh. 6. Edinburgh, capital of Scotland, like Rome, is situated on 7 hills. Here is concentrated almost the largest number of monuments in the world.

7. Until 1603 in Scotland had its monarch. 8. Back in the 15 th century in the Scottish town of St Andrews to play golf. Hence the game spread around the world.

9. Ben Nevis - the highest point Shotlandii. 1343 meters. 10. The coat of arms of Scotland says "No I will not touch with impunity. " This motto is still used in the Order of the Thistle.