SCOTLAND

General Information:Location On Map

POPULATION

LANGUAGES SPOKEN

GOVERNMENT

CURRENCY

😄 SOME FUN FACTS 😝

• Scotland includes over 700 islands
• Capital is Edinburgh & largest city is Glasgow
• Highest mountain is 1344 meters tall(4409 feet)
• Wide selection of wildlife; Seals, mountain hare & golden eagle
• Scotland has over 300 railway station

🌏 Geography 🌎
~Scotland is a nation in North Western Europe
~Produces: Cattle & Sheep Farms, Beef Cattle, Sheep, Dairy Farms, Pigs, Poultry, Cereals, Potatoes, Oilseed Rape, Fruits and Vegetables
~Surrounded by the North Sea to the east and the North Atlantic Ocean to the west and north
~Scotland is more cloudy, wetter and the average temperatures are lower

✨ Culture 💫
~Scottish Culture
~Most popular clothing worn is the Scottish kilt but there are many more types of clothing worn such as:
~Hats(Tammy&Cashmere)
~Sashes
~Sports clothing(rugby)

🎉 Celebrations and Holidays 🎆
~Also referred to as May Day, Early May Bank Holiday is an official holiday in Scotland. Traditionally the first day of May has been celebrated as the beginning of warmer weather, with the crowning of the May Queen.

🎊 Other Holidays 🎇
~Scotland also celebrates other holidays such as:
~New Years Day
~Good Friday
~Spring Bank Holiday
~Summer Bank Holiday
~Saint Andrew's Day
~Christmas Day
~Boxing Day

☀️ Climate ⛄️
~Relatively mild winters & relatively warm summers with precipitation the whole year round
~Highlands are wet, grey and cold
~Large parts of the highlands are covered in snow throughout the winter
~In winter, snow falls on a regular basis, but less frequently than in the highlands
~The wettest places in the highlands can expect up to 3000 mm of precipitation per year

⚡ More on Climate ☔️
~The Atlantic Ocean influences climate; a western air current causes the flow of moisture & in the winter relatively warm air
~During the summer, centrally located lowlands temps. are around 17-19*C on average
~Highlands; During the warmest months, temperatures are around 10-16* on average
~Often foggy & high chances of storms in highlands
~Depression from sea cause high winds

🍸 Religion 🍷
~Big consumers of sugar, chocolate, salt & butter
~Common dish in Scotland is mince & tatties (Ground beef &boiled or mashed potatoes)
~Scots have been eating less meat and more fish, whole-meal bread and vegetables
~Whiskey is a huge symbolic marker for special meals/occasions

🙆 More Religion 🙇
~Food Restrictions: Scotland has very strict rules on what meats are allowed into the country when being imported from somewhere outside ok the UK
~With every single meat that is sent to Scotland is checked really well to make sure that it is 110% safe to be cooked and served to customers, if the meat is not safe it is not allowed into Scotland
~Christianity is the dominant religion in Scotland

✏️ References 📃

• www.scotland.org/about-scotland/where-is-scotland
• www.rfus.org.uk>Farming Facts
• www.heritageofscotland.com/cid,898,index.php
• www.scotland.com/official-holidays/
• www.whatstheweatherlike.org/scotland/

✒ REFERENCES PT.2️📇

• www.everythingculture.com>Sa-Th
• www.food.gov.uk>Business&industry
• www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/countries/scotland.html

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