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Scotland is a country of the [[United Kingdom]].  
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Scotland is the second largest country of the [[United Kingdom]]; about three-eighths the size of its larger neighbour England.  
 
==Kingdom of==
 
==Kingdom of==
 
In the  
 
In the  
 
==Merger with England==
 
==Merger with England==
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After the death of Queen [[Elizabeth I]], [[James I]], the King of Scotland ascended to the Throne of England, thus merging the two Kingdoms.  
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After the death of Queen [[Elizabeth I]] of England, James VI of Scotland [[James I]] ascended to the Throne of England, becoming [[James I]] of Great Britain.  
 
==Fame==
 
==Fame==
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Scotland is famous for kilts, haggis and the possible existence of the Loch Ness monster. The symbol of Scotland is the thistle.
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Scotland is famous for its disproportionate inventions and discoveries, its world class universities, the Scottish Enlightenment, being the first country to adopt English as its official language decades before England, being the first industrial nation while still preserving some of the last great wildernesses of Europe, and being the home of golf. did kilts, haggis and the possible existence of the Loch Ness monster.  
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The symbol of Scotland is the thistle.
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