Scotland, Scotland

Scotland: Country in Northwest Europe, part of the United Kingdom

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Quick Facts about Scotland

Population :	5,404,700
Country :	United Kingdom
State :	Scotland (United Kingdom)
Head of government :	First Minister of Scotland
Area :	78782 km²
Continent :	Europe
Patron saint :	Andrew the Apostle
Legislative body :	Scottish Parliament
Official language :	English
Capital :	Edinburgh
Time Zone :	UTC±00:00, Europe/London
Local time :	12:01:33 (21st December 2024)

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Geography

Scotland is located at 56°0'0"N 4°0'0"W (56.0000000, -4.0000000).

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The largest city of Scotland is Glasgow with a population of 626,410. Other cities include, Aberdeen population 228,670, Dundee population 147,710, Inverness population 46,870 and Stirling population 36,440. See all Scotland cities & populated places.

Largest Cities in Scotland (more)

Cities, Towns, Villages, Neighborhoods & Other Populated Places in Scotland.

City Name	Title	County	Population
Scotland	Country in Northwest Europe, part of the United Kingdom		5,404,700
Glasgow	City in Scotland	Glasgow City	626,410
Edinburgh	Capital city of Scotland, UK	City of Edinburgh	483,000
Aberdeen	City in Scotland, United Kingdom	Aberdeen City	228,670
Falkirk	Unitary authority council area in Scotland	Falkirk	160,890
Dundee	City in Scotland	Dundee City	147,710
Wyre	Local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England	Orkney Islands	111,223
Armadale	Local government area in Western Australia	West Lothian	79,602
Paisley	Town in the west central Lowlands of Scotland	Renfrewshire	76,220
East Kilbride	Town in South Lanarkshire in Scotland	South Lanarkshire	74,740
Livingston	Association football club based in Livingston, Scotland	West Lothian	56,570
Hamilton		South Lanarkshire	53,200
Cumbernauld	Town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland	North Lanarkshire	51,610
Clackmannan	Scottish council area	Clackmannanshire	51,540
Dunfermline	Town and former Royal Burgh in Fife, Scotland	Fife	50,380
Kirkcaldy	Town and former royal burgh in Fife, Scotland	Fife	49,460

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Stirling
Shetland Islands
West Lothian
Highland
Outer Hebrides
Midlothian
Dumfries and Galloway
West Dunbartonshire
Moray
North Ayrshire
Falkirk
Inverclyde
Renfrewshire
Aberdeen City
South Ayrshire
Fife
Scottish Borders
Argyll and Bute
East Lothian
Clackmannanshire
City of Edinburgh
East Renfrewshire
Angus
Glasgow City
Orkney Islands
Aberdeenshire
South Lanarkshire
Dundee City
North Lanarkshire
Perth and Kinross
East Dunbartonshire
East Ayrshire

Demographics

Year	Population	% Change	Method
2011	5,313,600	-	census
2016	5,404,700	1.69%	estimation process

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Scotland Counties (more)

Glasgow City

Glasgow City, council area of Scotland

North Lanarkshire

North Lanarkshire, local government area of Scotland

South Lanarkshire

South Lanarkshire, local government area of Scotland

County Name	Population
Glasgow City	633,120
North Lanarkshire	341,370
South Lanarkshire	320,530
Aberdeenshire	261,210
Aberdeen City	228,670
West Lothian	183,100
Renfrewshire	179,100
Perth and Kinross	151,950
Dundee City	149,320
Dumfries and Galloway	148,860
North Ayrshire	134,740
East Ayrshire	122,010
The Scottish Borders	115,510
South Ayrshire	112,610
East Dunbartonshire	108,640
East Lothian	107,090