14 Scotland 1 Scotland is the most northerly country of the United Kingdom.0:03
It consists of a large mainland area and about 780 islands.0:12
Scotland is washed by the Atlantic Ocean in the west and in the north by the North Sea in the east and in the south.0:18
East is bordered by England.0:26
2 Scotland gets its name from that of an Irish tribe, the Scottie or Scots, who lived in northeast Ireland about the end of the 5th century A.D. they crossed the North Sea and settled on the bigger island Great0:29
They combined with the Picts who lived to the east and formed a kingdom.0:48
3 the western part of Scotland is usually wet.0:55
It is colder and less wet in the east.0:59
The warm waters of the Atlantic Ocean keep the western coast mild in winter, but in the mountains snow often falls heavily and it is rather cold.1:02
4 Just over 5 million people live in Scotland.1:14
The largest cities of the country are Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dundee.1:19
Dundee is situated on the east of Scotland.1:24
It is a port and a busy industrial and university town.1:28
Edinburgh, Scotland's capital, is the most beautiful city in Scotland.1:32
It is in the east of the country on the river forth.1:37
5 Scotland is famous for many industries, shipbuilding, heavy and light engineering.1:42
There are a lot of computer and microelectronic firms in central Scotland.1:49
Many of the companies are American or Japanese.1:54
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