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Scotland (Scots: Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjacent islands, principally in the archipelagos of the Hebrides and the Northern Isles. To the south-east Scotland has its only land border, which is 96 miles (154 kilometres) long and shared with England; the country is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, the North Sea to the north-east and east, and the Irish Sea to the south. The population in 2022 was 5,436,600, and in 2019 Scotland accounted for 8% of the population of the UK. Edinburgh is the capital and Glasgow is the largest of the cities of Scotland. The Kingdom of Scotland emerged in the 9th century. In 1603, James VI inherited England and Ireland, forming a personal union of the three kingdoms. On 1 May 1707 Scotland and England combined to create the new Kingdom of Great Britain, with the Parliament of Scotland subsumed into the Parliament of Great Britain. In 1999 a Scottish Parliament was re-established, and has devolved authority over many areas of domestic policy. The country has a distinct legal system, educational system, and religious history from the rest of the UK, which have all contributed to the continuation of Scottish culture and national identity within the United Kingdom. The mainland of Scotland is broadly divided into three regions: the Highlands, a mountainous region in the north and north-west; the Lowlands, a flatter plain across the centre of the country; and the Southern Uplands, a hilly region along the southern border. The Highlands are the most mountainous region of the UK and contain its highest peak, Ben Nevis (1,345 metres (4,413 ft)). The region also contains many lakes, called lochs; the term is also applied to the many saltwater inlets along the country's deeply indented western coastline. The geography of the many islands is varied. Some, such as Mull and Skye, are noted for their mountainous terrain, while the likes of Tiree and Coll are much flatter. Source: Wikipedia (en)
Narratives set in Scotland 40
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Shepherd's Business
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Standing in Another Man's Grave
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Le Dernier Matagot
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An Echo in the Bone
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
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La Sixième Couronne
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The Highway Men
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Whiteout
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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La Longue Nuit
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Granny Made Me an Anarchist
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Contes des Hautes Terres
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
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Under the Skin
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Fire Bringer
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
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A Place Called Freedom
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Voyager
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Complicity
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Voyager
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Dragonfly in Amber
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Payment in Blood
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Espedair Street
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Flashman in the Great Game
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Secret of the Ron Mor Skerry
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The Green Years
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Maria Stuart (biography)
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Weir of Hermiston
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Kidnapped
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Un bon petit diable
Works based on Scotland 1
Works about Scotland 7
- The Old Ways
- Whiteout
- Mémoires et voyages ou lettres écrites à diverses époques pendant les courses en Suisse, en Calabre, en Angleterre et en Ecosse. Tome I
- Mémoires et voyages ou lettres écrites à diverses époques pendant les courses en Suisse, en Calabre, en Angleterre et en Ecosse. Tome II
- What's in a name? being an inquiry, how far the practice of substituting the name England for Great Britain, as that of the United Kingdom, is legitimate in itself, or injurious to Scotland, by the author of letters from a north Briton to Lord Palmerston
- Schottland
- Voyage philosophique en Angleterre et en Ecosse
Editions published in Scotland 1
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