Template talk:Infobox UK nation

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Scotland (English and Scots)
Alba (Scottish Gaelic) 
Flag of Scotland Image:Royal Arms of Scotland.png
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Motto: Nemo me impune lacessit
(Latin for "No one provokes me with impunity")1
Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems
Location of Scotland
Capital Edinburgh
55°56.9734′N 3°9.6173′W
Largest city Glasgow
Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots2
Government Constitutional monarchy
 - Queen Queen Elizabeth II
 - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP
 - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP
Unification  
 - by Kenneth I 843 
Area  
 - Total 78,772 km² (2nd in UK)
  30,414 sq mi 
 - Water (%) 1.9
Population  
 - 2005 est. 5,094,800 4 (2nd in UK)
 - 2001 census 5,062,011
 - Density 64/km² (4th in UK)
/sq mi 
GDP (PPP) 2002 estimate
 - Total $130 billion
 - Per capita $25,546
Currency Pound sterling (GBP)
Time zone GMT (UTC0)
 - Summer (DST) BST (UTC+1)
Internet TLD .uk5
Calling code +44
Patron Saint St Andrew6 
1 The Royal motto used in the rest of the United Kingdom is Dieu et mon droit (French for "God and my right")

2 Officially recognised languages: In addition to English (whose use is established by precedent), Scottish Gaelic has the status of being officially developed to become "an official language of Scotland commanding equal respect to the English language" [1] since 2005 Act.
3From the General Register Office for Scotland4Figures for the UK
5ISO 3166-1 is GB, but .gb is unused
6By convention. St Andrew was the patron saint of the bishopric and archbishopric of St Andrews, the most powerful Scottish bishopric. Columba held higher status among the Scots until the later middle ages
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