Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to ...

is a country that is part of the United Kingdom that forms the northern third of the island of Great Britain in North-West Europe. Scotland may also refer to:

Government in Scotland

Kingdom of Scotland The Kingdom of Scotland (; , ) was a sovereign state in northwest Europe traditionally said to have been founded in 843. Its territories expanded and shrank, but it came to occupy the northern third of the island of Great Britain, sharing a l ...

, a sovereign state from the 9th century to 1707 * Scotland (European Parliament constituency)

Other places

Australia

* Scotland Island, New South Wales

Canada

* Scotland, municipality in

County of Brant The County of Brant ( 2021 population 39,474) is a single-tier municipality in the Canadian province of Ontario. Although it retains the word "county" in its name, the municipality is a single-tier municipal government and has no upper tier. The ...

England

* Scotland, Lincolnshire, a hamlet adjacent to Ingoldsby * Scotland Road, a road in Liverpool

United States

* Scotland, Arkansas * Scotland, Connecticut * Scotland, Florida * Scotland, Georgia *

Scotland, Indiana Scotland is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Taylor Township, Greene County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 134. History The Scotland post office was established in 1837. A ...

* Scotland, Maryland * Scotland, Mississippi * Scotland, Missouri * Scotland, Pennsylvania * Scotland, South Dakota * Scotland, Texas * Scotland, Virginia * Scotland Neck, North Carolina * Scotland Run, a river in the New Jersey, United States

People

* Alexander Scotland, British Army and intelligence officer * Egon Scotland, German journalist * Jason Scotland, Trinidad and Tobago footballer * Joe Scotland, Negro league baseball player * Patricia Scotland, Baroness Scotland of Asthal, Labour Party life peer

Arts, entertainment, and media

* "Scotland" (''The Goodies''), an episode of a British comedy television series * "Scotland" by the Lumineers, the opening theme of the TV series ''

Reign A reign is the period of a person's or dynasty's occupation of the office of monarch of a nation (e.g., Saudi Arabia, Belgium, Andorra), of a people (e.g., the Franks, the Zulus) or of a spiritual community (e.g., Catholicism, Tibetan Buddhism ...

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BBC Scotland BBC Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: ''BBC Alba'') is a division of the BBC and the main public broadcaster in Scotland. It is one of the four BBC national regions, together with the BBC English Regions, BBC Cymru Wales and BBC Northern Irela ...

, division of the BBC, which is responsible for broadcasting in Scotland * '' Scotland, PA'', a 2002 film

Sports

* List of national sports teams of Scotland *

Scotland at the Commonwealth Games Scotland is one of only six countries to have competed in every Commonwealth Games since the first Empire Games in 1930. The others are Australia, Canada, England, New Zealand and Wales. The Commonwealth Games is the only major multi-sport ...

, a Commonwealth Games team *

Scottish cricket team The Scotland national cricket team represents the country of Scotland. They play their home matches at The Grange, Edinburgh, and also some other venues. Scotland became Associate Members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1994

* Scotland national basketball team *

Scotland national football team The Scotland national football team gd, Sgioba Ball-coise Nàiseanta na h-Alba sco, Scotland National Fitbaa Team represents Scotland in men's international Association football, football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. ...

Scotland national rugby league team The Scotland national rugby league team represent Scotland in international rugby league football tournaments. Following the break-up of the Great Britain team in 2008, Scottish players play solely for Scotland, apart from occasional Southern ...

Scotland national rugby union team The Scotland national rugby union team represents Scotland in men's international rugby union and is administered by the Scottish Rugby Union. The team takes part in the annual Six Nations Championship and participates in the Rugby World Cup, w ...

Other uses

Bank of Scotland The Bank of Scotland plc (Scottish Gaelic: ''Banca na h-Alba'') is a commercial and clearing bank based in Scotland and is part of the Lloyds Banking Group, following the Bank of Scotland's implosion in 2008. The bank was established by th ...

, a commercial and clearing bank based in Edinburgh