Scotland is a nation in northwest Europe and one of the four constituent countries of the United Kingdom.

Edinburgh is its capital and second largest city. It is also the financial services centre of Scotland and the sixth largest financial centre in Europe in terms of funds under management, behind London, Paris, Frankfurt, Zurich and Amsterdam, with many large finance firms based there, including the Royal Bank of Scotland (the second largest bank in Europe); HBOS (owners of the Bank of Scotland); and Standard Life.

Tourism is widely recognised as a key contributor to the Scottish economy.

Scotland was the first country since Sparta in classical Greece to implement a system of general public education.

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