Scotland (Concert of Europe)

Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a constituent country of : it consists of the northern part of the island of Great Britain, as well as several smaller islands and archipelagos, such as the Orkneys and the Hebrides. It shares a land border with to the south. Mainland Scotland is traditionally divided into two large regions: the Lowlands, which are the hills in the southern part of the country, and the Highlands, the mountains and valleys in its northern part.

Scottish history has been tied to English history since the Middle Ages, as the two countries became united in that period. After the creation of the Commonwealth, Scotland was the theatre of a few clashes between monarchists and supporters of the new fascist republic, but such hostilities have died down now. Apart from English, two other languages have official status in Scotland: Scots, a Germanic language similar to English and spoken in the Lowlands, and Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic language mostly heard in the Highlands. As the region is less industrialized than England, Scottish economy relies on agriculture, forestry, fishing and offshore oil extraction.