SCOTLAND Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the southwest. In addition to the mainland, Scotland includes over 790 islands including the Northern Isles and the Hebrides. Saint Andrzej is a patron of Scotland. Scotland has five main international airports (Glasgow International, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Glasgow Prestwick and Inverness) which together serve 150 international destinations with a wide variety of scheduled and chartered flights. The population of Scotland in the 2001 Census was 5,062,011. This has risen to 5,194,000 according to June 2009 estimates. This would make Scotland the 113th largest country by population if it were a sovereign state. Just over two-thirds (67%) of the Scottish population reported having a religion in 2001 with Christianity representing all but 2% of these. 28% of the population reported having no religious adherence.

GLASGOW General information Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom.The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands. A person from Glasgow is known as a Glaswegian. The city has many amenities for a wide range of cultural activities, from curling to opera and ballet and from football to art appreciation; it also has a large selection of museums that include those devoted to transport, religion, and modern art. Many of the city's cultural sites were celebrated in 1990 when Glasgow was designated European City of Culture. The Church of Scotland and the Roman Catholic Church are the two largest Christian denominations in the city. There are 147 congregations in the Church of Scotland's Presbytery of Glasgow.The city has four Christian cathedrals: Glasgow Cathedral, of the Church of Scotland; St Andrew's Cathedral, of the Catholic Church; St Mary's Cathedral, of the Scottish Episcopal Church, and St Luke's Cathedral, of the Greek Orthodox Church.

GLASGOW Transport Glasgow has a large urban transport system, mostly managed by the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport The city has many bus services. The principal bus operators within the city are: First Glasgow, Arriva Scotland West, Stagecoach West Scotland and Glasgow Citybus. The main bus terminal in the city is Buchanan bus station. The city is served by two international airports and a seaplane terminal: Glasgow International Airport, Glasgow Prestwick International Airport and Glasgow Seaplane Terminal, by the Glasgow Science Centre on the River Clyde. There is also a small airfield at Cumbernauld and Glasgow City Heliport located at Stobcross Quay on the banks of the Clyde.

GLASGOW Architecture The city is notable for architecture designed by the Glasgow School, the most notable exponent of that style being Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Mackintosh was an architect and designer in the Arts and Crafts Movement and the main exponent of Art Nouveau in the United Kingdom, designing numerous noted Glasgow buildings such as the Glasgow School of Art, Willow Tearooms and the Scotland Street School Museum. A hidden gem of Glasgow, also designed by Mackintosh, is the Queen's Cross Church, the only church by the renowned artist to be built. Glasgow's impressive historical and modern architectural traditions were celebrated in 1999 when the city was designated UK City of Architecture and Design, winning the accolade over Liverpool and Edinburgh.

PHOTOGRAPHS OF GLASGOW University of Glasgow

PHOTOGRAPHS OF GLASGOW Hampden Park Glasgow Central station

PHOTOGRAPHS OF GLASGOW Sir Norman Foster's Clyde Auditorium

PHOTOGRAPHS OF GLASGOW Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum

PHOTOGRAPHS OF GLASGOW Mitchell Library

PHOTOGRAPHS OF GLASGOW Saint MungoMerchant City

PHOTOGRAPHS OF GLASGOW The People's Palace in Glasgow Green

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