Scotland
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The Scot that is tipped to lead Germany...Salmond's ambitions. Rather, McAllister's principal connection with the politics of Scotland comes from searching YouTube for speeches by Annabel Goldie, leader of the Scottish Conservatives, of whom he is a fan. His political hero is... In this article: Alex Salmond, Germany, Tony Blair, David Cameron, Europe, and Angela Merkel |
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Telegraph.co.uk - Rugby Union | November 11, 2009
Samoa and Fiji bring even bigger hits to rugby's autumn internationals
...too big and powerful. The action starts on Friday when Wales host Samoa (watch YouTube classics) in Cardiff, followed at Murrayfield on Saturday when Scotland face the hard-running, hard-tackling Fijians. Rebels attack 'undemocratic'...
In this article: Samoa, Fiji, Dan Carter, David Lemi, Henry Fa'afili, Nicky Little, Mosese Rauluni, Leeds Carnegie, and Wasps
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scotsman.com - Scotland | 7 days ago
STV accuses ITV of being 'playground bully' and sues for GBP12 million
...exploited in a new media. Last night, an STV source said: "ITV is acting like a playground bully and are treating Scotland like north Britain, and the company are not going to take it any more. The board is entirely behind the...
In this article: ITV, STV, BT Vision, Virgin Media, Coronation Street, Injunction, Herbert Smith, YouTube, Google, and The X Factor
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Yahoo! News | November 17, 2009
Susan Boyle admits she was hit, bullied at school (AFP)
...how to get rid of that thing." Boyle, a spinster from a small town in Scotland who was starved of oxygen at birth and has mild learning difficulties, had a meteoric rise to fame earlier this year. The church volunteer became a star...
In this article: Susan Boyle, Agence France Presse, All rights reserved, Oxygen, YouTube, Les Miserables, Britain's Got Talent, and London
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Geoff Cross the hardhitting doctor aims to give his all for Edinburgh
...pain. When Geoff Cross celebrated his Scotland debut against Wales last February with a reckless and - thanks to YouTube - now notorious aerial challenge on Lee Byrne, intelligence was not the most obvious characteristic on display. In his...
In this article: Edinburgh, Magners League, JPR Williams, Edinburgh University, and Newport Gwent Dragons
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Independent.co.uk - World | 7 days ago
A matter of life and death? (Egypt vs Algeria is much more important than that)
...defender Madjid Bougherra summed up the mood, saying they were "ready for war". Scotland seems to be everyone's first port of call when it comes to underlining the importance of a match and while Algeria's supporters didn't quote Bill...
In this article: Algeria, World Cup, Egypt, FIFA, Cairo, Khartoum, France, and Africa
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Scotland (Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it 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 consists of over 790 islands including the Northern Isles and the Hebrides.
Edinburgh, the country's capital and second largest city, is one of Europe's largest financial centres.
Edinburgh was the hub of the Scottish Enlightenment of the 18th century, which transformed Scotland into one of the commercial, intellectual and industrial powerhouses of Europe. Glasgow, Scotland's largest city, was once one of the world's leading industrial cities and now lies at the centre of the Greater Glasgow conurbation. Scottish waters consist of a large sector of the North Atlantic and the North Sea, containing the largest oil reserves in the European Union.
- Name:
- Scotland
- Conventional Long Name:
- Scotland
- Capital:
- Edinburgh
- Language:
- English (de facto)
- Largest City:
- Glasgow
- Government type:
- Constitutional monarchy
- Legislature:
- Scottish Parliament
- Area:
- 30,414
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- US$194 billion
- Time Zone:
- GMT
- Currency:
- Pound sterling
- Demonym:
- Scots, Scottish
- Currency (code):
- GBP
- Country Calling Code:
- 44
- ccTLD:
- .uk
- Anthem:
- Flower of Scotland, Scotland the Brave (de facto)
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