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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.
L' Écosse (en anglais et en scots : Scotland ; en gaélique écossais : Alba, /ˈa l̪ ˠapə/ Écouter) est une nation constitutive du Royaume-Uni. Couvrant le tiers nord de l'île de Grande-Bretagne, l'Écosse continentale partage une frontière de 154 km avec l' Angleterre au sud, et est entourée par l' océan Atlantique au nord et à l'ouest, par la mer...
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Scotland (en français Écosse) désigne en anglais l'une des quatre nations constitutives du Royaume-Uni (voir en:Scotland ). Toponymie. Scotland est un nom de lieu notamment porté par : Scotland, une localité du comté de Van Buren dans l'Arkansas ; Scotland, une localité du comté de Windham dans le Connecticut ;
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The history of Scotland begins when humans first began to live in Scotland after the end of the last ice age. Of the Stone Age, Bronze Age, and Iron Age civilization that existed in the country, many fossils remain, but no written records were left behind. These people did not have writing. St Kilda, Heart of Neolithic Orkney and Skara Brae are all...
The mainland of Scotland makes up 1⁄3 of the size of the Great Britain, and is to the northwest of mainland Europe. The size of the land of Scotland is 78,772km² (30,414 sq mi). Scotland's only land border is with England, and runs for 96 kilometres (60 mi) across. The Atlantic Ocean borders the west coast and the North Sea is to the east. The isl...
Throughout its history Scotland has had its own legal system (Scots law), church (the Church of Scotland), schools, and culture. Since 1999, Scotland has had its own parliament, the Scottish Parliament. It was devolved from the British parliament. The Scottish people have representation in both parliaments. The Scottish Government and the British G...
Football
Football is the most popular sport in Scotland. Three of the big cities, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dundee, have two or three big football teams, and most cities have at least one team. The two most famous teams in Scotland are known as the "Old Firm". These are Celtic and Rangers. These two Glasgow clubs have a lot of history, and are fierce rivals, often causing fights, riots and even murders between the fans. Rangers are world record holders, having won the most amount of league titles of any...
Rugby
In 1925, 1984 and 1990, Scotland were winners of the Five Nations' Gran Slam, having beaten all four other teams - England, Wales, Ireland and France.
Golf
Golf is a popular sport in Scotland. It is unique, as Scotland is the birthplace of golf. That is certain, but the details are not known for sure. There are many public golf courses where people can play for small fees. Elsewhere in the world, golf is a game for the wealthy. Sandy Lyle was the first Scottish golfer to win a major title in modern times. Colin Montgomeryis one of the best players never to have won a major championship: He finished second in major events five times.
Traditional Scottish musical instruments include: the bagpipe, accordion, the fiddle, the harp and tin whistle.
History of Scotland - Wikipedia. Contents. hide. (Top) Pre-history. Roman invasion. Post-Roman Scotland. Rise of the Kingdom of Alba. The Wars of Independence. The Stuarts. Protestant Reformation. 17th century. 18th century. 19th century. Early 20th century. Postwar. Historiography. See also. References. External links. History of Scotland.
Geography of Scotland - Wikipedia. Contents. hide. (Top) Geology and morphology. Physical geography. Main points. Land use. Topography, mountains and hills. Coastline. Islands. Rivers. Lochs. Distances to other countries. Climate. Human geography. Political geography. Economic geography. See also. References. Geography of Scotland.
Aberdeen ( Obar Dheathain en gaélique écossais et Aiberdeen en scots) est la troisième ville d' Écosse, située dans le nord-est de la Grande-Bretagne, sur les bords de la mer du Nord, grâce à laquelle elle est la capitale européenne du pétrole offshore.
