Scotland  (English / Scots)
Alba  (Scottish Gaelic)

Royal Standard ilẹ̀ Scotland
Royal Standard
Motto: In My Defens God Me Defend (Scots)
(often shown abbreviated as IN DEFENS)
Ibùdó ilẹ̀  Skọ́tlándì  (inset — orange) in the United Kingdom (camel) ní the European continent  (white)
Ibùdó ilẹ̀  Skọ́tlándì  (inset — orange)
in the United Kingdom (camel)

the European continent  (white)

OlùìlúEdinburgh
Ìlú tótóbijùlọGlasgow
Àwọn èdè ìṣẹ́ọbaEnglish (de facto)1
Lílò regional languagesScottish Gaelic, Scots
Àwọn ẹ̀yà ènìyàn
88% Scottish, 8% English, Irish, Welsh, 4% other[1]
Orúkọ aráàlúScots, Scottish
ÌjọbaConstitutional monarchy
• Monarch
Elizabeth II
Alex Salmond MP MSP
Gordon Brown MP
AṣòfinScottish Parliament
Establishment 
Ìtóbi
• Total
78,772 km2 (30,414 sq mi)
• Omi (%)
1.9
Alábùgbé
• 2008 estimate
5,168,500
• 2001 census
5,062,011
• Ìdìmọ́ra
65/km2 (168.3/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)2006 estimate
• Total
US$194 billion[citation needed]
• Per capita
US$39,680[citation needed]
OwónínáPound sterling (GBP)
Ibi àkókòUTC0 (GMT)
• Ìgbà oru (DST)
UTC+1 (BST)
Àmì tẹlifóònù44
ISO 3166 codeGB-SCT
Internet TLD.uk4
  1. Both Scots and Scottish Gaelic are officially recognised as autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages;[3] the Bòrd na Gàidhlig is tasked, under the Gaelic Language (Scotland) Act 2005, with securing Gaelic as an official language of Scotland, commanding "equal respect" with English.[4]
  2. Historically, the use of "Scotch" as an adjective comparable to "Scottish" was commonplace, particularly outwith Scotland. However, the modern use of the term describes only products of Scotland, usually food or drink related.
  3. Scotland's head of state is the monarch of the United Kingdom, currently Queen Elizabeth II (since 1952). Scotland has limited self-government within the United Kingdom as well as representation in the UK Parliament. It is also a UK electoral region for the European Parliament. Executive and legislative powers have been devolved to, respectively, the Scottish Government and the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood in Edinburgh.
  4. Also .eu, as part of the European Union. ISO 3166-1 is GB, but .gb is unused.


  1. Registrar-General's Mid-2005 Population Estimates for Scotland
  2. Àṣìṣe ìtọ́kasí: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Lynch_359
  3. "European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages" Archived 2008-10-12 at the Wayback Machine. Scottish Government. Retrieved 27 September 2007.
  4. Macleod, Angus "Gaelic given official status" Archived 2010-05-31 at the Wayback Machine. (22 April 2005) The Times. London. Retrieved 2 August 2007.
  5. "St Andrew—Quick Facts". Scotland.org—The Official Online Gateway. Retrieved 2007-12-02.