Шотландия

within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland. There are five million people in Scotland.

Kirkwall, Oban, Perth, Falkirk, Fort William, Edinburgh.

is descended from the Scottish "Beinn Nibheis". "Beinn" in translation

from Celtic means "mountain", the word "Nibheis" is most often translated as "evil“. According to another version the name derives from "beinn nèamh-bhathais", which literally means "mountain, the top of which obscured by clouds“. Its height is 1344 meters.

blue background. The cross is the cross of Saint Andrew.

Saint Andrew was a disciple of Jesus.

called Abbeys. There are 21 abbeys in Scotland.

the South-East of Scotland — where they account for about

40 percent of the total world's population.

goes back to the distant 122-126 years BC.

and great wisdom.

the Islands of Westray and Papa Westray. Its length is

2.4 km. The average flight lasts 74 seconds! According to official data it is the shortest in the world.
2.In Scotland there is the famous freshwater lake Loch ness. Worldwide popularity it gained thanks to the legend of the monster named Nessie, who lives in the waters of the lake.
3.The first football match at international level was played between Scotland and England in 1872.
4.The world's first fire Department was established in Edinburgh.
5. Throughout the country there are approximately 750 Islands (more than 130 are uninhabited).