Outline of Scotland

• Pronunciation: /ˈskɒtlənd/ ^ⓘ
• Etymology of "Scotland"
• Common English country name(s): Scotland
• Official English country name(s): Scotland
• Common endonym(s): Alba
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Scottish, Scots, Scotch
• Demonym(s): Scottish, Scots

Geography of Scotland

• Scotland is: a country of the United Kingdom.
• Scotland was: an independent, sovereign country until 1707 when it formed a union with England
• Population of Scotland: 5,436,600 (2022 census)
• Area of Scotland: 78 772 km² (30,414 square miles), approximately 32% of the area of the United Kingdom (UK)
• Places in Scotland
• Atlas of Scotland

Location

• Scotland is situated within the following regions
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Northern Hemisphere, on the Prime Meridian
  • Eurasia (but not on the mainland)
    • Europe (outline)
      • Northern Europe
        • British Isles
          • Great Britain (the northern third of the island)
          • Several hundred other Islands of Scotland
• Extreme points of Scotland
  • Northerly point: Out Stack, Shetland Islands 60°51′N 0°52′W / 60.850°N 0.867°W / 60.850; -0.867
  • Highest peak: Ben Nevis, Lochaber at 1,343 m (4,406 ft) 56°47′49.150″N 5°0′17.22″W / 56.79698611°N 5.0047833°W / 56.79698611; -5.0047833
• Land boundaries:  England 154 km

Environment of Scotland

Environment of Scotland

• Climate of Scotland
  • Climate change in Scotland
• Ecology of Scotland
  • Renewable energy in Scotland
• Geology of Scotland
• Protected areas of Scotland
  • Biosphere reserves in Scotland
  • National parks of Scotland
• Wildlife of Scotland
  • Flora of Scotland
  • Fauna of Scotland
    • Birds of Scotland
    • Mammals of Scotland
• Domesticated breeds

Natural geographic features of Scotland

• Firths
• Glaciers of Scotland
• Islands of Scotland
  • Hebrides
    • Inner Hebrides
    • Outer Hebrides
  • Orkney Islands
  • Shetland Islands
  • Islands of the Clyde
  • Islands of the Forth
  • List of freshwater islands in Scotland
• Lochs
  • Lochs in Scotland
• Mountains and hills of Scotland
  • List of Munros
  • Volcanoes in Scotland
• Rivers of Scotland
  • Waterfalls of Scotland
• Valleys of Scotland
• World Heritage Sites in Scotland

Regions of Scotland

• Central Belt
• Scottish Midlands
• Scottish Highlands
• Scottish Lowlands
• Scottish Borders
• Galloway
• Northern Isles

Ecoregions of Scotland

List of ecoregions in Scotland

Administrative divisions of Scotland

Administrative divisions of Scotland

• Council areas of Scotland
  • Civil parishes in Scotland
    • Municipalities of Scotland
• Unitary authorities of Scotland

Municipalities of Scotland

Municipalities of Scotland

• Capital of Scotland: Edinburgh (outline)
• Largest city: Glasgow
• Cities of Scotland
• Towns in Scotland

Demography of Scotland

Demographics of Scotland

Politics of Scotland

• Form of government:
• Capital of Scotland: Edinburgh
• Elections in Scotland
  • Electoral systems in Scotland
• List of political parties in Scotland
• Pressure Groups in Scotland
• Scottish independence
  • Fiscal autonomy
  • National Conversation
• Scotland Office (Department of UK Government)
  • Secretary of State for Scotland

Branches of the Scottish Government

Government of Scotland

• History of Scottish devolution

Executive

• Head of government: First Minister of Scotland (also the Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland)
  • Deputy First Minister of Scotland
• Scottish Government
  • Scottish Cabinet
    • Dewar government (1999–2000)
    • McLeish government (2000–01)
    • First McConnell government (2001–03)
    • Second McConnell government (2003–07)
    • First Salmond government (2007–11)
    • Second Salmond government (2011–14)
    • First Sturgeon government (2014–16)
    • Second Sturgeon government (2016–21)
    • Third Sturgeon government (2021–23)
    • Yousaf government (2023–present)
  • International relations of Scotland
• St Andrew's House; main headquarters of the Scottish Government located in Edinburgh
• Bute House; the official residence and workplace of the First Minister

Legislative

• Scottish Parliament
  • List of acts of the Scottish Parliament from 1999

Judicial

• College of Justice; includes the Supreme Courts of Scotland
  • High Court of Justiciary; Scotland's supreme criminal court
  • Court of Session; Scotland's supreme civil court
  • Office of the Accountant of Court
  • Lord President of the Court of Session
  • Senator of the College of Justice
    • Supreme Court of the United Kingdom; Scotland's supreme courts can appeal to the Supreme Court of the UK
• Sheriff Appeal Court
• Sheriff court
• Justice of the peace court
• Court of the Lord Lyon
• Scottish Land Court
• Lands Tribunal for Scotland
• Children's hearing
• Courts of Scotland
  • List of courts in Scotland
• Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service
• Faculty of Advocates
• Lord Advocate
• Lord President of the Court of Session
• Procurator Fiscal
• Solicitor General for Scotland

Law and order in Scotland

Scots law

• Capital punishment in Scotland: There has been a history of capital punishment but it is not used now.
• Human rights in Scotland
  • Freedom of religion in Scotland
  • LGBT rights in Scotland
• Law enforcement in Scotland
  • Police Scotland
  • Scottish Prison Service
    • Prison population of Scotland
• Manrent
• Marriage in Scotland
• Rights of way in Scotland
• Udal law

Armed forces in Scotland

• Armed forces in Scotland
  • Scotland had its own military until 1707. Scotland's military merged with the British Armed Forces, with the exception of the Atholl Highlanders.
  • Scots Guards
  • Royal Scots
  • Royal Regiment of Scotland
  • King's Own Scottish Borderers
  • Royal Scots Borderers
  • Royal Highland Fusiliers
  • Black Watch
  • Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons)
  • Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
  • 51st Highland Volunteers
  • 52nd Lowland Volunteers
    • Band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland
    • Lowland Band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland
• Military history of Scotland

Local government in Scotland

Local government in Scotland

• Battles between Scotland and England
• Kingdom of Scotland
  • Parliament of Scotland
  • Peerage of Scotland

By period

• Timeline of Scottish history
• Prehistoric Scotland
• Timeline of prehistoric Scotland
• Declaration of Arbroath
• List of monarchs of Scotland
• Kingdom of Scotland
• Scotland in the High Middle Ages
• Wars of Scottish Independence
• Scotland in the Late Middle Ages
• Scottish Reformation
• Scottish colonization of the Americas
• Parliament of Scotland
  • List of acts of the Parliament of Scotland
• Treaty of Union 1707
• Jacobitism
• Scottish Enlightenment
• Highland Clearances
• Lowland Clearances

By region

• History of Angus
• History of Dundee
• History of Edinburgh
• History of Fife
• History of Glasgow
• History of Orkney
• History of the Outer Hebrides

By subject

• History of education in Scotland
• History of the Jews in Scotland
• History of local government in Scotland
• History of the Scots language
• History of universities in Scotland
• Military history of Scotland

Culture of Scotland

• Architecture of Scotland
  • Architecture of Scotland in the Prehistoric era
  • Architecture of Scotland in the Roman era
  • Architecture of Scotland in the Middle Ages
  • Architecture in early modern Scotland
  • Architecture of Scotland in the Industrial Revolution
  • Architecture in modern Scotland
  • Baronial architecture in Scotland
  • Church architecture in Scotland
    • Cathedrals in Scotland
  • Castles in Scotland
    • Castles in Scotland
  • Hill forts in Scotland
  • Historic houses in Scotland
  • Housing in Scotland
• Cuisine of Scotland
  • Harris Tweed
  • Hogmanay
  • Scottish clan
  • Scotch whisky
    • Bean Nighe
  • Tartan
    • Tartan Day (List of tartans)
• Ethnic minorities in Scotland
• Gardens in Scotland
• Festivals in Scotland
• Humour in Scotland
• Inventions and discoveries of Scottish origin
• Languages of Scotland
  • Scottish Gaelic language
  • Lowland Scots
  • Scottish English
  • Highland English
• Marriage in Scotland
  • Civil partnership in Scotland
• Media in Scotland
  • Television in Scotland
• Museums in Scotland
• Mythology of Scotland
• National symbols of Scotland
  • Coat of arms of Scotland
  • Flag of Scotland
  • National anthem of Scotland
• Prostitution in Scotland
• Public holidays in Scotland
  • Christmas in Scotland
• Scottish national identity
• World Heritage Sites in Scotland

Art in Scotland

• Scottish art
  • Celtic art
  • Migration Period art
  • National Gallery of Scotland
• Cinema of Scotland
• Comedy in Scotland
• Dance in Scotland
  • Scottish country dance
  • Scottish highland dance
  • Ghillies
  • Jig
  • Scottish sword dances
    • Dirk dance
• Literature of Scotland
  • Scottish writers
  • Ossian

• Music of Scotland
  • Bagpipes
    • Great Highland bagpipe
    • Pipe band
  • Church music in Scotland
  • Classical music in Scotland
  • Court music in Scotland
  • Folk music of Scotland
  • Music of Scotland in the nineteenth century
  • Opera in Scotland
  • Scottish country dance music
• Scottish photography
• Theatre in Scotland
  • Scottish Playwrights

People of Scotland

• Scottish people
  • Celt
  • Gaels
  • Modern Celts
• Lists of Scots
  • List of monarchs of Scotland
    • List of Queens of Scotland
    • Scottish monarchs family tree
  • List of Scottish musicians
  • List of Scottish novelists
  • List of Scottish scientists
  • List of Scottish writers
• Scottish surnames

Religion in Scotland

• Religion in Scotland
  • Buddhism in Scotland
  • Christianity in Scotland
    • Baptist Union of Scotland
    • Scottish Episcopal Church
    • Church of Scotland
      • General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
        • List of Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
    • Roman Catholicism in Scotland
  • Hinduism in Scotland
  • Judaism in Scotland
  • Islam in Scotland
  • History of the Jews in Scotland
    • List of Scottish Jews
  • Sikhism in Scotland

Sports in Scotland

Sports in Scotland

• American football in Scotland
  • Scottish Claymores
• Australian rules football in Scotland
• Basketball in Scotland
  • Scotland national basketball team
• Chess in Scotland
  • Scottish Chess Federation
• Commonwealth Games Council for Scotland
• Cricket in Scotland
  • Scottish national cricket team
• Curling
• Field Hockey in Scotland
  • Scotland women's national field hockey team
• Football in Scotland
  • Scotland national football team
  • Scotland women's national football team
  • Scottish Football Association
  • Scottish Professional Football League
  • Scottish Cup
• Scotland GAA

• Golf in Scotland
  • The R&A
  • Moray Golf Club
  • The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews
• Highland Games
  • Tossing the caber
• Lacrosse in Scotland
• National sports teams of Scotland
• Netball
  • Scotland national netball team
• Campaign for a Scottish Olympic Team – Scotland does not compete at the Olympic Games, Scottish athletes compete as part of the Great Britain team instead. There is however a long running campaign to get a team.
• Rugby in Scotland
  • Rugby league in Scotland
  • Rugby union in Scotland
    • Scottish Rugby Union
    • Scotland national rugby union team
    • History of rugby union in Scotland
    • Murrayfield Stadium
    • List of Scottish rugby union players
    • Rugby union in the Borders
  • Rugby Sevens (invented in Scotland)
    • Edinburgh Sevens
    • Melrose Sevens
• Stadiums in Scotland
• Shinty
  • Camanachd Association
  • Composite rules shinty-hurling
  • Women's shinty

• Economy of Scotland
  • Economic rank (by nominal GDP): (6th; 2023), as a country of the United Kingdom
  • Agriculture in Scotland
  • Banking in Scotland
    • Bank of Scotland
    • Royal Bank of Scotland
    • Clydesdale Bank
• Communications in Scotland
  • Scottish media
  • List of newspapers in Scotland
  • Television in Scotland
    • BBC Scotland
  • Internet in Scotland
• Companies of Scotland
• Currency of the United Kingdom: Pound Sterling
• Economic history of Scotland
• Energy in Scotland
  • Energy policy of Scotland
  • Oil industry in Scotland
    • North Sea Oil
  • Power stations in Scotland
  • Renewable energy in Scotland
  • Nuclear power in Scotland
• Fire services in Scotland
• Health care in Scotland
  • Hospitals in Scotland
  • NHS Scotland
    • Scottish Ambulance Service
• Mining in Scotland
• Tourism in Scotland
• Transport in Scotland
  • Airports in Scotland
  • Ports in Scotland
  • Rail transport in Scotland
  • Roads in Scotland
• Water supply and sanitation in Scotland
• Wild Scotland

• Education in Scotland
  • Curriculum for Excellence, the national 3–18 school curriculum
  • Education Scotland
  • Care Inspectorate
  • General Teaching Council for Scotland
• List of universities in Scotland
• List of schools in Scotland
• Scottish Qualifications Authority

Specific schools

• Public schools in Scotland
  • Grammar schools in Scotland
  • Middle schools in Scotland
• Universities

Types of schools

• Grammar schools in the United Kingdom
• Private school
• Preparatory school
• Gaelic medium education

• Outline of geography
• Outline of the United Kingdom
• List of international rankings

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Scotland.

Wikimedia Atlas of Scotland

• Scotland.org – the official online gateway to Scotland, managed by the Scottish Government
• Scottish Government – official site of the Scottish Government
• Scottish Parliament – official site of the Scottish Parliament
• National Archives of Scotland – official site of the National Archives of Scotland
• Homecoming Scotland 2009
• Maps and digital collections at the National Library of Scotland
• Gazetteer for Scotland – Extensive guide to the places and people of Scotland, by the Royal Scottish Geographical Society and University of Edinburgh
• Scottish economic statistics 2005 (pdf) – from the Scottish Executive
• Scottish Census Results On Line – official government site for Scotland's census results
• Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics – Scottish Government's programme of small area statistics in Scotland
• Visit Scotland – official site of Scotland's national tourist board
• ScotlandsPeople – official government resource for Scottish genealogy
• Outline of Scotland at Curlie
• Scotlandpictures.net Scotland in photos