AIM Field: Glasgow, Scotland
AIM Field: Glasgow, Scotland
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People
- Population of Scotland: 4,957,000 (1991)**
- Population of Glasgow: 688,500 (1991)**
- Population growth rate: 0.23% (2001 est., all of UK)
- Religions: Church of Scotland is Presbyterian**
- Languages: English (official), Scottish form of Gaelic
- Literacy: 99% (1978 est., all of UK)
Geography
- Location: Northern portion of the island of Great Britain**
- Area: 78,772 sq km**
- Climate: Temperate; moderated by prevailing southwest winds over the North Atlantic Current; more than one-half of the days are overcast (UK in general)
Government
- Scotland is a political division of Great Britain**
- Conventional Long Name: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Conventional Short Name: United Kingdom
- Capital: London
- Capital of Scotland: Edinburgh
- Government Type: Constitutional monarchy
*Except where indicated, source is World Factbook.
**Source: Columbia Encyclopedia.
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