Scotland, United Kingdom
Facts and figures on Scotland at a glance
Region name: Scotland (Scotland)Status: Primary administrative region
Population: 5,000,000 people
Country: United Kingdom
Continent: Europe
The regional headquarters of Scotland (Scotland) is located in the regional capital Edinburgh (Edinburgh) with a population of 435,791 people.
The distance as the crow flies from Scotland's regional capital Edinburgh to United Kingdom's capital London (London) is approximately 535 km (332 mi).
| Region | Population | Regional capital | Population |
| Scotland Scotland | 5,000,000 people | Edinburgh Edinburgh | 435,791 people |
Compare with other regions in United Kingdom.
Map of Scotland
Information on Scotland
| Region name | Regional capital | Subregions | Country | Continent |
| Scotland Scotland | Edinburgh Edinburgh | 32 | United Kingdom | Europe |
Time in Scotland
| Current time | Summer time (DST) | Standard time | Current timezone offset | Timezone |
| Tue, 6 Jun 2023 - 2:04pm | In effect (+1 hour) | Tue, 6 Jun 2023 - 1:04pm | GMT UTC +1.0 | Europe/London |
Geographic coordinates of Scotland
| Position | Latitude (width) | Longitude (length) |
| Show on map | 56°00'00.0"N (56.0000000°) | 4°00'00.0"W (-4.0000000°) |
Subregions in Scotland
There are 32 administrative subregions in Scotland.| Region | No | Population | Regional capital | Capital population |
| Aberdeen City Aberdeen City | 1. | - | Aberdeen Aberdeen | 183,790 |
| Aberdeenshire Aberdeenshire | 2. | - | - | - |
| Angus Angus | 3. | 116,000 | Forfar Forfar | 13,237 |
| Argyll and Bute Argyll and Bute | 4. | - | Lochgilphead Lochgilphead | 2,272 |
| Clackmannanshire Clackmannanshire | 5. | - | Alloa Alloa | 18,885 |
| Dumfries and Galloway Dumfries and Galloway | 6. | - | Dumfries Dumfries | - |
| Dundee City Dundee City | 7. | - | Dundee Dundee | 151,592 |
| East Ayrshire East Ayrshire | 8. | - | Kilmarnock Kilmarnock | 42,904 |
| East Dunbartonshire East Dunbartonshire | 9. | - | Kirkintilloch Kirkintilloch | 19,489 |
| East Lothian East Lothian | 10. | 96,100 | Haddington Haddington | 8,779 |
| East Renfrewshire East Renfrewshire | 11. | - | Giffnock Giffnock | 16,038 |
| Edinburgh Edinburgh | 12. | - | Edinburgh Edinburgh | 435,791 |
| Eilean Siar Eilean Siar | 13. | 27,684 | Stornoway Stornoway | 5,423 |
| Falkirk Falkirk | 14. | - | Falkirk Falkirk | 32,479 |
| Fife Fife | 15. | - | Glenrothes Glenrothes | 38,734 |
| Glasgow City Glasgow City | 16. | 599,650 | Glasgow Glasgow | 610,268 |
| Highland Highland | 17. | - | Inverness Inverness | 40,755 |
| Inverclyde Inverclyde | 18. | - | Greenock Greenock | 43,495 |
| Midlothian Midlothian | 19. | - | Dalkeith Dalkeith | 11,502 |
| Moray Moray | 20. | - | Elgin Elgin | 21,236 |
| North Ayrshire North Ayrshire | 21. | - | Irvine Irvine | 32,748 |
| North Lanarkshire North Lanarkshire | 22. | - | Motherwell Motherwell | 29,908 |
| Orkney Islands Orkney Islands | 23. | - | Kirkwall Kirkwall | 8,500 |
| Perth and Kinross Perth and Kinross | 24. | - | Perth Perth | 43,633 |
| Renfrewshire Renfrewshire | 25. | 170,000 | Paisley Paisley | 73,074 |
| Shetland Islands Shetland Islands | 26. | - | Lerwick Lerwick | 6,594 |
| South Ayrshire South Ayrshire | 27. | - | Ayr Ayr | 45,513 |
| South Lanarkshire South Lanarkshire | 28. | - | Hamilton Hamilton | 47,615 |
| Stirling Stirling | 29. | 87,000 | Stirling Stirling | 33,012 |
| The Scottish Borders The Scottish Borders | 30. | - | Newtown St Boswells Newtown St Boswells | 1,225 |
| West Dunbartonshire West Dunbartonshire | 31. | - | Dumbarton Dumbarton | 19,878 |
| West Lothian West Lothian | 32. | 175,000 | Livingston Livingston | 53,798 |