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SCOTLAND

The country occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain. It is separated from England mainly by the elevation of Chevit-Hils and R. Tuid. To the west of Scotland on the other side of the Northern Strait (St. Patrick Strait) is North Ireland. The southern coast of Scotland turned to the Irish sea and the Solue-Ferti Strait. The boundaries of Scotland remain unchanged for almost 500 years.

Scotland is an integral part of the United Kingdom. Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

The character of the Scottish people and their lifestyle were largely influenced by the natural environment: due to the predominance of mountains and hills, only 1/5 of the territory was suitable for agriculture. In the south, the South Shottland Highlands from almost all sides are bordered by coastal lowlands and river valleys. In Scotland, rocky hills and swamps are widespread, and mountains prevail in its central and western areas. The high point itself - Ben -Nevis Mountain in the Grampian mountains - reaches only 1343 m, several other peaks rise above 1200 m.

The population of Scotland occurred as a result of mixing several races. The oldest inhabitants of the country were the Caledonians, or pictes that inhabited most of the territory located north of the farm offofors and the farm OF-Claid. In the south-west lived Britons, related to the Welsh. In Argailla approx. 500 AD The Irish colony was founded, and at the same time the Angles left the European continent and landed in the southeast of Great Britain. In the 8-11 centuries. The Scandinavians visited almost the entire coast of Scotland, but settled in the north and west. In the 12th century There appeared the Normans and Flemings. Many Irish immigrants arrived in the 19th century. The migration processes between England and Scotland proceeded in a similar way.

Many Scots Presbyterians, and their religious life occurs as part of the Scottish Church. Adherents of this church make up 2/3 of all believers, it enjoys strong influence almost everywhere. The heresies and schisms that struck the Scottish Presbyterians in the 18th and 19th centuries are mostly overcome. The two preserved Presbyterian minorities - a free church and a free presbyterian church - have their supporters mainly in some mountainous areas and in the Western Islands, where their very conservative teaching retains its attractiveness for the population. The Reformation won most of the country, and at the end of the 17th century. There were only about 12 thousand Catholics in Scotland, who lived mainly in the mountains, in the west of the main island and on one or two small islands. Until the 19th century. The Roman Catholic Church sought only to strengthen its influence in these areas. However, the immigration of the Irish, especially in the hungry 1840s, contributed to the growth of the Catholic population in industrial areas, mainly around Glasgow. Currently, there are about 800 thousand catholics in the country. In the 18th century The positions of the Anglican church were strengthened in areas located north of the TEY River. Now its role has weakened, the exception is a petty nobility, the authority of which is small outside the cities.