Cities, Scotland »

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Major Cities – Scotland

Scotland has some of the largest cities in the United Kingdom. The largest city in Scotland is Glasgow and the second largest is the Edinburgh. Apart from London Edinburgh is the only city which hosts a parliament. Aberdeen is also famous in Europe it being the “oil capital” of the community.

Scotland »

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About Scotland

Scotland is the second largest country that is part of the United Kingdom. The country occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded

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Major Cities – England

There are currently sixty-six officially designated cities in the UK, fifty of which are in England. London, the capital of England and the UK, occupies over 620 square miles and is the most populous city in the European Union, with over 7 million residents.

N Ireland »

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Major Cities – N Ireland

There are 5 major settlements with city status in Northern Ireland. These are Armagh, Belfast, Derry, Lisburn and Newry.

N Ireland »

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About Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland is composed of 26 districts, derived from the boroughs of Belfast and Londonderry and the counties of Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry, and Tyrone. Together they are commonly called Ulster, though the territory does not include the entire ancient province of Ulster. It is slightly larger than Connecticut.

England, N Ireland, Scotland, Wales »

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The Kingdom

The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy which is located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. The United Kingdom is a unitary state consisting of four countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel and the Irish Sea apart from Northern Ireland sharing its land border with the Republic of Ireland.