SCOTLAND Выполнила студентка ИУРЭ группы ГМУ-121 Аветисян Анна

SCOTLAND Выполнила: студентка ИУРЭ группы ГМУ-121 Аветисян Анна

Capital City: Edinburgh Other Cities: Aberdeen, Dundee, Glasgow, Inverness, Stirling Largest cities: Glasgow Official language(s): Scottish English Recognised regional languages: Scottish Gaelic Scots Density: 67. 2 /km 2 Currency: British Pounds (£)

GOVERNMENT : Type: Constituent Nation of the United Kingdom Devolved government within constitutional monarchye - Monarch Elizabeth II - First Minister Alex Salmond MSP Area: 78, 387 km²

PEOPLE : Nationality: Scottish Population: 5, 295, 000 Ethnic Groups: Scots, British Religions: Church of Scotland (The Kirk) functions as the national church (42%), No Religion (28%), Roman Catholicism (16%) Languages: English, Scottish Gaelic and Lowland Scots

GEOGRAPHY : Location: Northwest Europe, occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Climate: unpredictable, northern European temperate, influenced by the sea, the cold arctic and the warm air from the gulf stream.

GOVERNMENT The devolved government for Scotland is responsible for most of the issues of day-to-day concern to the people of Scotland, including health, education, justice, rural affairs, and transport. The Scottish Government was known as the Scottish Executive when it was established in 1999 following the first elections to the Scottish Parliament. The current administration was formed after elections in May 2011. The Government's Purpose To focus government and public services on creating a more successful country, with opportunities for all of Scotland to flourish, through increasing sustainable economic growth.

NATIONAL EMBLEMS: The national symbols of Scotland are flags, icons or cultural expressions that are emblematic, representative or otherwise characteristic of Scotland or Scottish culture. As a rule, these national symbols are cultural icons that have emerged out of Scottish folklore and tradition, meaning few have any official status. However, most if not all maintain recognition at a national or international level, and some, such as the Royal Arms of Scotland, have been codified in heraldry, and are established, official and recognised symbols of Scotland.

FLAG OF SCOTLAND. The national flag of Scotland, the Saltire or St. Andrew's Cross, dates (at least in legend) from the 9 th century, and is thus the oldest national flag still in use. The Saltire now also forms part of the design of the Union Flag.

BANNER OF THE KING OF SCOTS. The Royal Standard of Scotland, a banner showing the Royal Arms of Scotland, is also frequently to be seen, particularly at sporting events involving a Scottish team. Often called the Lion Rampant (after its chief heraldic device), it is technically the property of the monarch and its use by anybody else is illegal, although this is almost universally ignored, and never enforced.

ECONOMY: The economy of Scotland is closely linked with the rest of the United Kingdom and the wider European Economic Area. Scotland has the second largest GVA per capita of countries in the United Kingdom after England, though it is still lower than the average of the United Kingdom as a whole. Revenue from North Sea oil and gas is not included in these figures. Export goods: Whisky, renewable energy, oil Main export partners: United States, United Kingdom, Europe, Switzerland, Republic of Ireland