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Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. The capital is Edinburgh, and the largest city is Glasgow. The population in 2022 was 5,436,600, and in 2019 Scotland accounted for 8% of the population of the U.K..<ref>"A Beginner's Guide to UK Geography" Open Geography Portal. Office for National Statistics. 25 October 2022. </ref> | |||
'''Flag of Scotland''' | |||
The Flag of Scotland is a white diagonal cross on a blue background. This symbol is called The Saltire or St. Andrew's Cross. This blue and white flag of Scotland should not be confused with The Royal Standard of Scotland, a yellow banner featuring red accents and a red rampant lion. | |||
'''Scottish Culture and Language''' | |||
The people of Scotland are called Scots. Ethnically most Scots are Celtic, sharing ancestry with the natives of Ireland. Scotland has three officially recognized languages: English, Scots, and Scottish Gaelic. <ref>Gaelic Language Plan, www.gov.scot</ref> | |||
'''The Scottish Reformation''' | |||
The Scottish Reformation was the movement by which the people of Scotland broke with the papacy and developed a predominantly Calvinist national church, which was Presbyterian in form. It was part of the wider Protestant Reformation which began in 1517 in Germany. | |||
'''Notable Scots''' | |||
* Alistair Begg - Senior Pastor of Parkside Church, Cleveland, Ohio | |||
* John Blackadder - Presbyterian Covenanter preacher | |||
* James Blair - missionary and founder of the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia | |||
* William Chalmers Burns - revival preacher, missionary to China | |||
* Richard Cameron - Republican Covenanter and founder of the Cameronians | |||
* Andrew Cant - Presbyterian minister and leader of the Covenanters | |||
* Peter Taylor Forsyth - theologian, principal of Hackney College, London | |||
* Patrick Hamilton - first Protestant martyr in Scotland, burnt at the stake in 1528 | |||
* John Knox - leader of the Scottish Reformation | |||
* David Livingstone - explorer and explorer in Africa | |||
* Alexander Mackay - Presbyterian missionary to Uganda | |||
* John Murray - Calvinist theologian and Presbyterian minister | |||
* John Paton - Protestant missionary to the New Hebrides Islands of the South Pacific | |||
* Alexander Peden - leading figure of the Covenanter movement | |||
* Samuel Rutherford - Presbyterian pastor, theologian, and author, one of the Scottish Commissioners to the Westminster Assembly | |||
* John Willock - Protestant reformer | |||
* George Wishart - Protestant reformer and martyr | |||