- Scotland's head of state is the monarch of the United Kingdom, currently Queen Elizabeth II (since 1952).
- Edinburgh, the country's capital and second largest city, is one of Europe's largest financial centres.
- Scotland includes 787 islands, of which most belong to groups known as the Hebrides, Orkney and Shetland. Only 62 exceed three square miles in area.
- Scotland's floral emblem is variously the Thistle, Scottish bluebell (harebell) or heather.
- Gaelic is another language spoken is Scotland.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotland#Government_and_politics
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotland
http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/home/scotland/scotland.html
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