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    Scotland
    Presented by
    Sham Almasri
    Ramona Gerke
    Maria Wunderlich
    Location :
     Population: (2023) 5.5 million people
     Part of the UK
     Location : northern part of the island of GB ;
    Shares land border with England ; surrounded by
    the Atlantic Ocean , the North Sea and the Irish
    Sea
     Cities: Glasgow ; major city in west central part
    of Scotland
     Islands : small and large Islands e.g. the Inner and
    Outer Hebrides , Orkney Island and Shetland
     Terrains : mountains , valleys and lochs ( lakes) ;
    Highlands , Lowlands
     Latitude : 57°52′48.00″ North  maritime
    Climate https://i.etsystatic.com/6525540/r/il/
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    Culture and People
    Language : # main language = English
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    # Scots
    Cultural dishes : # Haggis
    # Neeps and Tatties

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    History
     5th Century : Celtic Immigrants from
    Ireland settled north of the Clyte
    6th Century St. Columba converted the
    King of the Picts to Christianity
    9th Century Kenneth MacAlpine added
    parish Kingdom to his own
    10th Century the land got called Scotland
    Normans conquered England  many
    Anglo Saxons settled in the lowlands of
    Scottland
     Therefor the Scots adopted English
    ways and language
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    Politics
     Constitutional Monarchy ;democratic
    Parliament
     Led by the First Minister ( since March 2023
     Humsa Yousaf
     Cabinet and Ministers
     1 Permanent Secretary
     8 Director-general
     30 + Directorates
     Represented in the Scottish Parliament and the
    UK Parliament
     Multi-party system
     Independence Referendum 2014
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    Economy
     nominal GDP of £211.7 Billion  including oil , and gas extraction
    in scottish waters
     Main trading partner : England
     Export totaling £81.4 Billion  trade deficit of 10.4 billion
     Once an industrial powerhouse  diverse production
     Service sector became largest contributor to the economy
     Involvement is shared between the central UK-Government
     Currency in use : Poun´´´´d Sterling
     Organisations: Commonwealth of Nations ,G7,G20,International
    Monetary Fund …

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    Particularities
    • Cultural Heritage
    • Historic Castles
    • Bagpipes and Traditional Music
    • Edinburgh Festival
    • National Parks

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    Sources :
     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Scotland
     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_Scotland
     https://www.scotland.org/about-scotland/where-is-scotland
     https://www.britannica.com/place/Scotland
     https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/geography/countries/facts-about-s
    cotland/
     https://www.cietours.com/blog/10-traditional-scottish-foods-try
     https://www.deliciousmagazine.co.uk/recipes/haggis-neeps-and-tatties/
     https://www.scotland.org/about-scotland/history
     https://www.scotland.org/about-scotland/culture
     https://www.britannica.com/topic/kilt
     https://www.scotland.org/about-scotland/culture/language

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