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Scotland

Scotland Scotland is a nation in northwest Europe and one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Edinburgh is the capital and second largest city . It has got a population of 629,501 inhabitants. Scotland's largest city is Glasgow. Scotland comprises the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The total land mass is 78,772 km². Scotland's land border is with England, and there are 96 kilometres between the River Tweed on the east coast and the Solway Firth in the west. The Atlantic Ocean borders the west coast and the North Sea is to the east. The Ireland island lies only 30 kilometres from the south western. The climate of Scotland is temperate and oceanic. The population of Scotland in 2001 was 5,062,011 inhabitants. In July 2005 this has risen to 5,094,800 inhabitants. Scotland has three primary languages Scots, Scottish Gaelic, and Scottish English. Almost all Scots speak Scottish Standard English. The Scottish music represent their culture. I think sport is importan in this culture. It is a country with a lot of competitions. There are a lot of symbols in Scotland. One of them is William Wallace, a national hero. Another symbol is the kilt, which some men wear. It is said that there is a creature in Scotland, a lake monster, called "Nessie". It lives in Loch Ness, a lake located in the North of Scotland.

2 comentarios

Ramón Bailén -

I don't know that I had to mention my internet source. Sorry, I will do with de next exercise.

Proofreader -

Your article seems to have been copied from:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotland

and you didn't even mention your internet source!