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"The first thing to know about Scotland is that it is not part or England, although it is joined to it. It is part of Great Britain, or the United Kingdom, or the British Isles" (Sutherland 7). The great culture out numbers the size and the population exceeds five million. Scotland is located to the north of England and has a very green landscape. First I will tell you about Scottish people, then the government, followed by the products and resources, and ending with the land.

In the 12th century, Scotland was divided into clans, each clan had their own unique design for their tartans (Scotland Eyewitness Travel Guide 26). Each clan had a chief. "The chief summoned his clan to do battle by sending a runner across his land bearing a burning cross" (Scotland Eyewitness Travel Guide 26). "After the Battle of Culloden, all the clan lands were forfeited to the Crown, and the wearing of tartan was banned for nearly one hundred years"......

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