Scotland is the northernmost constituent country in the United Kingdom. Its southern border is shared with England. There are over 700 smaller islands off the Scottish mainland. With a population of just over five million, Scotland is the UK’s second largest constituent country by both area and population.
Since 1996, Scotland has been subdivided into 32 council areas, governed by single-tier authorities:
- Aberdeen
- Aberdeenshire
- Angus
- Argyll and Bute
- Clackmannanshire
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Dundee
- East Ayrshire
- East Dunbartonshire
- East Lothian
- East Renfrewshire
- Edinburgh
- Falkirk
- Fife
- Glasgow
- Highland
- Inverclyde
- Midlothian
- Moray
- Na h-Eileanan Siar
- North Ayrshire
- North Lanarkshire
- Orkney
- Perth and Kinross
- Renfrewshire
- Scottish Borders
- Shetland
- South Ayrshire
- South Lanarkshire
- Stirling
- West Dunbartonshire
- West Lothian
 | Scotland Constituent country |
| Sovereign state |  United Kingdom |
| Capital | Edinburgh |
| Largest city | Glasgow |
| Area | 30,090 sq mi (2nd) |
| Population | 5,424,800 (2nd) |
| Density | 175/sq mi (4th) |
| Subdivisions | 32 council areas |