States or Territories

Scotland

Constituent Country

Citation Formats

General Reference

Geography Atlas. "Scotland." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/states/scotland.

APA Style

Geography Atlas. (n.d.). Scotland. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/states/scotland

BibTeX

@misc{geographyatlas-scotland,
  author = {Geography Atlas},
  title = {Scotland},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/states/scotland},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and adjacent islands, principally in the archipelagos of the Hebrides and the Northern Isles. Its capital is Edinburgh, and the 2022 census recorded a population of 5,439,842 across a total area of about 80,231 square kilometers.

Facts

Capital

Edinburgh 1

Population

5,439,842 1

2022 figure from Scotland's own Wikipedia infobox.

Population Estimate Year

2022 1

Area (sq km)

80,231 1

Latitude

57 degrees north 1

Longitude

4 degrees west 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

Edinburgh

edinburgh is associated with scotland.

Source Edinburgh (Wikipedia)

Glasgow

glasgow is associated with scotland.

Source Glasgow (Wikipedia)

United Kingdom

Scotland is a constituent country of United Kingdom.

Source Scotland (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

Edinburgh

edinburgh is the capital of scotland.

Source Edinburgh (Wikipedia)

On Continent

Europe

Scotland is on continent.

Source Scotland (Wikipedia)

Sources

1. Scotland (Wikipedia)

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Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and adjacent islands, principally in the archipelagos of the Hebrides and the Northern Isles.

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