Scotland () is a nation in northwest Europe and a constituent country of the United Kingdom. The country occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain, shares a land border to the south with England, and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the southwest. Apart from the mainland, Scotland consists of over 790 islands.

The capital, Edinburgh, is one of Europe's largest financial centres. Scottish waters consist of a large sector Image showing 1999 Scottish Fishing and Territorial Waters www.opsi.gov.uk of the North Atlantic and the North Sea, containing the largest oil reserves in the European Union.

The Kingdom of Scotland was an independent state until 1 May 1707, when the Acts of Union resulted in a political union with the Kingdom of England to create the Kingdom of Great Britain. Scotland continues to constitute a separate jurisdiction in public international law and private international law pdf file "For the purposes of the English conflict of laws, every country in the world which is not part of England and Wales is a foreign country and its foreign laws. This means that not only totally foreign independent countries such as France or Russia... are foreign countries but also British Colonies such as the Falkland Islands. Moreover, the other parts of the United Kingdom - Scotland and Northern Ireland - are foreign countries for present purposes, as are the other British Islands, the Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey." Conflict of Laws, JG Collier, Fellow of Trinity Hall and lecturer in Law, University of Cambridge. Scots law, the Scottish education system and the Church of Scotland have been three cornerstones contributing to the continuation of Scottish culture and Scottish national identity since the Union. Scotland is not, however, a sovereign state and enjoys neither direct membership of the United Nations nor the European Union.

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@simpsoncody same, but i live in scotland! hahaa
Sophh__x (Sophie S :]) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:02:30 -0000
@simpsoncody same, but i live in scotland! hahaa
Large “Oyster” Collects Energy from Waves for Scotland http://bit.ly/6uxnDZ
EarthTechling (EarthTechling) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:00:30 -0000
Large “Oyster” Collects Energy from Waves for Scotland http://bit.ly/6uxnDZ
www.j.mp/5jqfa4 (RT @alastaircook: as if Scotland needs processing. Nice!)✔ (RT @ifitwaseasy: Nice! ...one of my very fav places on earth)✔
a4ist (a4ist) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:00:28 -0000
www.j.mp/5jqfa4 (RT @alastaircook: as if Scotland needs processing. Nice!)✔ (RT @ifitwaseasy: Nice! ...one of my very fav places on earth)✔
trying to pick a board/card game to play tonight. 5 players. Maybe Scotland Yard.
joshtjordan (Josh Jordan) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:00:09 -0000
trying to pick a board/card game to play tonight. 5 players. Maybe Scotland Yard.
Jägerbomb galore we get fucked up in Scotland follow me tonight gonna get real ugly http://twitpic.com/t3qdw
ChrisJohnston82 (Chris Johnston) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:59:05 -0000
Jägerbomb galore we get fucked up in Scotland follow me tonight gonna get real ugly http://twitpic.com/t3qdw
@Trumpette2 please do a brilliant guitarist / songwriter from Ireland now Scotland based
stu_arts (stuart cocking) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:58:06 -0000
@Trumpette2 please do a brilliant guitarist / songwriter from Ireland now Scotland based

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