1. Scotland

3. Scotland is a country that is part of the United
Kingdom.
Occupying the northern third of the island of
Great Britain, Scotland shares a border with
England to the south and is bounded by the
North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the
north and west, and the North Channel and
Irish Sea to the southwest.
In addition to the mainland, Scotland
constitutes over 790 islands including the
Northern Isles and the Hebrides.

5. Scotland gained independence in 1314, after Robert
the Bruce defeated the English army at the Battle of
Bannockburn.
The Kingdom of Scotland was an independent state
until 1 May 1707, when the Acts of Union joined it
with England, in the United Kingdom of Great
Britain.
Since July 1, 1999, Scotland has its own parliament,
for the first time since 1707.
Scotland will hold an independence referendum in
2014.

7. There are more sheep
in Scotland than people.

8. Edinburgh is Scotland’s
capital city, although the city
of Glasgow is the largest city
in Scotland.

9. There are three main languages
spoken in Scotland…

10. The first, most spoken language, is English. Scottish
people speak English with a Scottish accent.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FFRoYhTJQQ

11. The second language of Scotland is “Scots”, which
is spoken all over Scotland in different dialects.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJ-xw3oBCeY

12. The third language of Scotland is Gaelic, which is
mostly spoken in the north of Scotland and which
is not very popular nowadays.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kZuBzY1iHc

13. St Andrews, in Fife, is the birthplace of golf.
http://vimeo.com/53811626#at=0

14. est. 1413
St Andrews University is the third oldest
university in the English speaking world, after
the universities of Oxford and Cambridge.

16. Around 65,000 people in Scotland are
employed in agriculture. 75% of
Scottish land is used as farmland.

17. “There’s no such thing as bad weather, only the wrong clothes.”

18. Bonnie
Scotland