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  Scotland
Institutions
  First Minister  Humza Yousaf 0 23 A +31.25%
  Scottish Parliament  Scottish National Party 13 23 +24.03%
 Political Parties     
Council Area
 Aberdeen City     
 Aberdeenshire     
 Angus     
 Argyll and Bute     
 Clackmannanshire     
 Dumfries and Galloway     
 Dundee City     
 East Ayrshire     
 East Dunbartonshire     
 East Lothian     
  East Renfrewshire  Scottish National Party 8 22 +5.56%
 Edinburgh     
 Falkirk     
 Fife     
  Glasgow City  Scottish National Party 13 22 +1.18%
 Highland    238,060
 Inverclyde     
 Midlothian     
 Moray     
 Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles)    26,640
  North Ayrshire  Scottish National Party 8 22 +6.06%
  North Lanarkshire  Scottish National Party 8 22 +5.19%
 Orkney Islands    22,540
 Perth and Kinross     
  Renfrewshire  Scottish National Party 8 22 +13.95%
 Scottish Borders     
 Shetland Islands    22,940
 South Ayrshire     
  South Lanarkshire  Scottish National Party 8 22 +4.69%
 Stirling     
 West Dunbartonshire     
  West Lothian  Scottish National Party 8 22 +9.09%
Parliament
  Scotland  Scottish National Party 7 19 +19.91%
Initiatives and Referenda
  (1997) Scottish Devolution: Question 1  Yes 617 97 +48.33%
  (1997) Scottish Devolution: Question 2  Yes 617 97 +26.97%
  (2014) Scottish Independence  No 351 14 +10.61%
 (2024) Scottish Independence     

Sub-Races
% Of Total VotesOfficeScotland WinnerYrScotland Votes% of Sub% Vs. Full Race

Neighbors
Austurland, Iceland  
Down, Northern Ireland  
England, United Kingdom  

Home Nation DETAILS
Parents > United Kingdom  
Websitehttp://www.scotland.gov.uk
Established January 01, 0470
Disbanded Still Active
ContributorJake
Last ModifiedRBH October 23, 2021 10:20pm
Description Scotland
Part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Scotland is one of the countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Scotland lies north of England and east of Northern Ireland. Its vast countryside was once home of several independent kingdoms before unification with England through the Act of Union in 1707, a document proclaiming the creation of Great Britain.

The early Scots were a Gaelic speaking people who invaded and settled the west coast in AD 470, known then as Dalriada, having come over the sea from Ireland. Scandinavian Viking people invaded the far north, west coast and offshore islands and stayed on. In the south, Strathclyde Britons, a Welsh speaking people, and early Saxon settlers, put down encampments. With the first overseas trade initiatives appeared merchants, and following William the Conqueror's invasion of England in 1066, Norman-born fortune hunters arrived in Scotland.

King Robert the Bruce beat back the English invasion of 1314, thus unifying the several independent kingdoms into a single, mightier kingdom. When King James assumed the throne of Scotland, he acquired England and moved the capital of his unified kingdom to London. In 1707 the parliaments of England and Scotland were united. It wasn't until the end of the 20th century that Scotland would begin to see a loosening of authority from London.

In 1999, Scotland achieved the right to its own devolved government and reconvened the Scottish Parliament for the first time since adjourning in 1707. With a devolved relationship with the British Parliament, Scots now have autonomy over its own domestic affairs.

Monarchy of Scotland [Link]

RACES
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INFORMATION LINKS
Executive of Scotland  Discuss
Parliament of Scotland  Discuss
Scotland Office of the United Kingdom  Discuss

VOTER REGISTRATION
Pty Amount % Yr Chg As Of Contributor
LAB 17,000 53.74% -3.83% Jan 01, 2007 M@
CON 14,632 46.26% -10.27% Jan 01, 2008 M@

DEMOGRAPHIC
Population
Demographic Amount % As Of Contributor
Population 5,479,900 100.00% Mar 21, 2021 Juan Croniqueur

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