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Scotland
Scotland (Scots)
Alba (Scottish Gaelic)
Anthem: various,
predominantly "Flower of Scotland"
Location of Scotland (dark green) – in Europe (green & dark grey) – in the United Kingdom (green)
Location of Scotland (dark green)

– in Europe (green & dark grey)
– in the United Kingdom (green)

StatusCountry
CapitalEdinburgh
55°57′11″N 3°11′20″W / 55.95306°N 3.18889°W / 55.95306; -3.18889
Largest cityGlasgow
55°51′40″N 4°15′00″W / 55.86111°N 4.25000°W / 55.86111; -4.25000
Official languages[1]
Ethnic groups
Religion
(2022)[2]
Demonym(s)Scottish • Scots
GovernmentDevolved parliamentary legislature within a constitutional monarchy
• Monarch
Charles III
John Swinney
Parliament of the United Kingdom
• Secretary of StateIan Murray
• House of Commons57 MPs (of 650)
LegislatureScottish Parliament
Formation
9th century (traditionally 843)
17 March 1328
3 October 1357[3]
1 May 1707
19 November 1998
Area
• Total[lower-alpha 1]
Template:Convinfobox/prisec2[4]
77,901 km2 (30,078 sq mi)[4]
Population
• 2022 census
Template:IncreaseNeutral 5,439,842
• Density
Template:Convinfobox/prisec2[5]
GVA2022 estimate
 • Total£165.7 billion
 • Per capita£30,419[6]
GDP (nominal)2023 estimate
• Total
£218.0 billion
• Per capita
£39,707[7][lower-alpha 3]
Gini (2020–23)Negative increase 33[8]
medium inequality
HDI (2022) 0.933[9]
very high
CurrencyPound sterling (GBP£)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)
UTC+1 (BST)
Date formatdd/mm/yyyy (AD)
Driving sideleft
Calling code+44
ISO 3166 code[[ISO 3166-2:TEMPLATE:ISO 3166 CODE|TEMPLATE:ISO 3166 CODE]]
Internet TLD.scot[lower-alpha 4]

Scotland United Kingdom ke chaar des me se ek hae. Edinburgh ii ka rajdhani hae. 2010 census ke mutabik Scotland ka abaadi 5,313,600 hae.

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  2. 2.0 2.1 "Scotland's Census 2022 - Ethnic group, national identity, language and religion - Chart data". Scotland's Census. 21 May 2024. Archived from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  3. "The Treaty of Berwick was signed – On this day in Scottish history". History Scotland. 3 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 February 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Standard Area Measurements for Administrative Areas (December 2023) in the UK". Open Geography Portal. Office for National Statistics. 31 May 2024. Archived from the original on 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  5. "Quality Assurance report – Unrounded population estimates and ethnic group, national identity, language and religion topic data". Scotland's Census. 21 May 2024. Archived from the original on 28 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  6. "Regional gross value added (balanced) per head and income components". Office for National Statistics. 24 April 2024. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  7. "GDP Quarterly National Accounts, Scotland: 2023 Quarter 4 (October to December)" (PDF). gov.scot. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  8. "Poverty and Income Inequality in Scotland 2020-23". Scottish Government. 21 March 2024. Archived from the original on 28 February 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  9. "Subnational HDI". Global Data Lab. Retrieved 30 September 2024.


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