Scotland

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Scotland

• Margus Arm and Mart Lainas
• C.R.Jakobson Gymn.
• 11c
• Supervisors Tiia Pukk, Marje Maasen
• Viljandi
• 2002

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Geography

• Scotland is 31,510 sq. miles in area it is 274
  miles long from North to South and varies in
  breadth between 24 and 154 miles.
• The capital city of Scotland is Edinburgh.
• There are 790 islands off the coast of Scotland
  of which 130 are inhabited.
• Scotland's longest river is the Tay (120 miles).
• The highest mountain in the UK is Ben Nevis
  (4,418 feet).

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Population
The population of Scotland in 1997 was
5,122,500
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Population

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Population of Cities
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The tallest man in Scotland

• The Guinness Book of Records shows that the
  tallest Scotsman and the tallest "true" giant was
  Angus Macaskill.
• He was born in 1825 was 7ft 9 (2.36m) tall.
• He died on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, in
  1863.

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Mountains

• Ben Nevis - 4,406 feet
• Ben Macdhui - 4,300 feet
• Braeriach - 4,248 feet
• Cairn Toul - 4,241 feet
• Cairngorm - 4,084 feet
• Aonach Beag - 4,060 feet
• Carn Mor Dearg - 4,012 feet
• Aonach Mor - 3,999 feet
• Ben Lawers - 3,984 feet

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Rivers

• The longest river in Scotland is the Tay (120
  miles long).
• The River Clyde is 106 miles long.
• The Tweed (97 miles).
• The Dee (85 miles).
• The Don (82 miles).
• The Forth (65 miles).

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Scottish money

• Scottish banks have issued banknotes continuously
  since 1695.
• Scotland design and print their own notes.
• About 95 of the banknotes in circulation in
  Scotland come from the Scottish banks.
• The value of Scottish banknotes is around 20
  billion (about US30 billion).
• There are still some Scottish one pound notes in
  circulation and other denominations are 5, 10,
  20, 50 and 100.

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Climate

• The highest temperature recorded in Scotland was
  32.8C/91.0F at Dumfries on 2 July 1908.
• The coldest daytime temperature in Scotland was
  -27.2C/-17.0F at Bremar on 11 February 1985.
• In the sunniest parts of Scotland (Angus, Fife,
  Lothians, Ayrshire, Dumfries Galloway) there is
  an average of 1,400 hours of sunshine each year.
• The western Highlands of Scotland are the wettest
  parts of Scotland with over 3000mm or 118 inches
  of rain a year.

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Culture

• As might be expected, tartans and the kilt have a
  great deal of myth and legend attached to Scots.
• Bagpipes are what Caledonia Road are all about.
  Good bagpipes start with the right materials
  which are then crafted into pipes which sound and
  look perfect.
• The word "whisky" comes from the Gaelic
  "uisgebeatha" which means "water of life".

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Scotland Office

• The role of the Secretary of State and the
  Scotland Office is to represent Scottish
  interests in matters that are reserved to the
  United Kingdom Parliament.
• Helen Liddell was appointed as Secretary of State
  for Scotland on 24 January 2001.

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The Scottish Parliament

• The Scottish Parliament is made up of all 129
  MSPs. The Scottish Parliament passes laws. It
  also scrutinises the work and policies of the
  Scottish Executive.
• There 72 MPs representing Scotland in the House
  of Commons at Westminster.

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The difference between the Scottish Parliament
and the Scottish Executive

• The Scottish Parliament is made up of all 129
  MSPs.
• The Scottish Parliament passes laws.
• It also scrutinises the work and policies of the
  Scottish Executive.

• The Scottish Executive is the government in
  Scotland for all devolved matters.
• The Scottish Executive is formed from the party
  or parties holding a majority of seats in the
  Parliament.

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Leisure activities

• Scotland is the home and birthplace of golf
• Skiing in Scottish Highlands.
• You can go fishing.
• Watersports on the lakes
• Many cultural events

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Scottish humour

• It is said that the Scots have a good sense of
  humour because it's free. Much of it is
  influenced by the stereotypes.
• Some examples of Scottish humour
• A Lewis man was planning a flight to Glasgow
  and phoned to find out how long the flight would
  be. "Just one second, sir" said the girl at the
  other end. "Thanks very much" he replied and hung
  up.
• Jessie was out for a walk and came to a
  river and saw Maggie on the opposite bank. "Hello
  there," she shouts, "how can I get to the other
  side?" Maggie looked up the river, then down the
  river, then shouted back, "You ARE on the other
  side."

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Lochs

• Loch Lomond is the best known of all the Scottish
  lochs.
• Loch Tay is in the heart of Perthshire. Like many
  of Scotland's lochs it is long and narrow.
• Loch Earn is mainly in Perthshire. It is a
  favourite place for sailing and watersports.

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Summary
The climate in Scotland is very changeable
depending on the height of the land. There is a
very beautiful countryside and we definitely
recommend you to visit Scotland for holidays or
for business trips.