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Scotland
| Population | 5,100,000 (2001) |
| Area | 30,000 square miles |
| Agriculture and fishing | Grains, including oats, barley, wheat and rape (source of canola oil); salmon |
| Animals of the region | Sheep, Highland cattle, puffins, over a dozen AKC-registered dog breeds, deer |
| Culture | Authors Robert Louis Stevenson, Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott;, architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh; John Muir (founder of The Sierra Club and American conservation) |
| Capital & major cities | Edinburgh; Glasgow; Aberdeen; Inverness; Perth |
| Folklore, legends, crafts | Loch Ness Monster, corn dollies, legends surrounding natural springs, such as Clootie Well |
| Food and beverages | Haggis, shortbread, salmon, Angus beef, beer, whisky |
| Industry and products, past and present | Whisky (blended and single malt), oil, high-tech software, wool products, Mauchlineware and Tartanware, tourism) |
| Inventions, discoveries, and notable people | Alexander Graham Bell (telephone), Sir Alexander Fleming (penicillin), Andrew Carnegie (steel making and philanthropy), Samuel Morse (code for telegraph), Alan Pinkerton (detective agency), Sir David Brewster (kaleidoscope), golf was invented at St. Andrews |
| Musical instruments | Bagpipe, fiddle, bodhran, drums |
| Symbols of the region | Thistle, heather, Scottie dog, bagpipe |
| Tourist sites | Edinburgh Tattoo, Loch Lomond, Loch Ness, Glenfinnan Viaduct, Culloden Moor, standing stones salmon fishing, golf |
| Unique qualities | Highland Games are held around the country (and around the world) and usually include dance, sports, piping and drumming, gathering of clans, sheepdog trials; distinctive clothing includes the kilt, sporran, plaid (“played”), and feathered bonnet, Balmoral and glengarry headwear |
| Website | www.geo.ed.ac.uk/home/scotland/scotland.html |
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