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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@Frankmusik Scotland loves you!
xxxrmt (Roy Tapping) Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:17:24 -0000
@Frankmusik Scotland loves you!
@Frankmusik Scotland will still love you.... :)
ninjalikestoast (Pippa Robson ƸӜƷ) Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:16:31 -0000
@Frankmusik Scotland will still love you.... :)
Wow! It's #Sunday. It's #Scotland it's mid autumn and the #sun is shining. Must be dreaming.
jazzifull (Jas) Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:16:18 -0000
Wow! It's #Sunday. It's #Scotland it's mid autumn and the #sun is shining. Must be dreaming.
morning from Scotland
koalainscotland (LauraAnne) Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:15:28 -0000
morning from Scotland
@marick Have you ever been to Scotland?
MarkDalgarno (MarkDalgarno) Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:14:51 -0000
@marick Have you ever been to Scotland?
@WhiskyEmporium I suppose it only protects malt whiskies but makes it clearer for consumers. You think all blends should be from Scotland?
spirit_speyside (Whisky Speyside) Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:14:27 -0000
@WhiskyEmporium I suppose it only protects malt whiskies but makes it clearer for consumers. You think all blends should be from Scotland?

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