Equity Release Scotland (Oct 2021)

Scotland is in the northern part of Great Britain and is a country that many different empires have controlled over time. It’s separated from England by the Irish Sea and the North Channel, both bodies of water that connect to the Atlantic Ocean. The capital city of Scotland is Edinburgh, while Glasgow is its largest city. It is made up of 32 different regions, called councils. It has about 5 million residents, and it covers an area of 78,387 km² (30,414 sq mi). The official language spoken there is English, but many people also speak Scottish Gaelic and Scots.

Many tourists come to visit Scotland because it has many natural resources such as minerals, ores, and petroleum needed for export. Nine national parks in Scotland allow visitors to explore untouched wild areas to hike or enjoy views from high mountainous peaks without encountering any human development. It is also the site of many monuments that humans built in ancient times, such as the standing stones at Callanish on Lewis, which are among the most impressive prehistoric monuments anywhere in Europe. These creations had no written documentation to explain who created them or why they exist.

Scottish people call themselves Scots although not all citizens who live there. Scottish Gaelic is still spoken, but the English language dominates most interactions between Scotts today – this includes public school education taught in English.