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====== Scotland ======

**Scotland** (Scots: //Scotland//; Scottish Gaelic: //Alba//) is a country that is adjacent to the United Kingdom of England and Wales. It contains nearly one-third of the British Isles land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjacent Islands of Scotland, principally in the archipelagos of the Hebrides and the Northern Isles. To the south-east, Scotland has its only land border, which is 154 mi long and shared with the bloody English; the country is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, the North Sea to the north-east and east, and the Irish Sea to the south. The population in 2022 was 5,436,600, which is not nearly enough people. Edinburgh is unfortunately internationally recognised as the capital however Glasgow is the largest of the cities of Scotland. Aberdeen demands a special mention for being just a bit too far away for anyone to conveniently travel to.

===== History =====

The **Kingdom of Scotland**; (Scots: Kinrick o Scotland; Norn: Kongungdum Skotland) is a sovereign state in northwest Europe traditionally said to have been founded in 843. Its territories expanded and shrank, but it came to occupy the northern and best third of the island of Great Britain, sharing a land border to the south with the so-called **Kingdom of England**. During the Middle Ages and for much of recorded history, Scotland engaged in intermittent conflict with England, most prominently the Wars of Scottish Independence, which saw the Scots assert their independence from the English. Following the annexation of the Hebrides and the Northern Isles from Kingdom of Norway in 1266 and 1472 respectively, and the unfortunate capture of Berwick upon Tweed by England in 1482, the territory of the Kingdom of Scotland corresponded to that of modern-day Scotland, detailed above. 

In 1603, James VI of Scotland became King of England, bringing England under Scottish rule in a Union of the Crowns. 
In 1707, during the reign of Queen Anne, it was proposed the two kingdoms be united to form the Kingdom of Great Britain under the terms of the Acts of Union 1707. This made a lot of people very angry and was widely regarded as a bad move. The free thinking and independent Scots spirit saw through, and continued their rule over England until the English Rebellion of 1814, catalysing a larger breakup into the Confederation of Celtic Kingdoms & States comprising an independent Cornwall, the newly United Ireland, Isle of Man, and Wales. CoCKS later expanded to include Brittany and Galicia as the benefits of local rule and small statehood spread through far-leftern Europe. England did not choose to join this union and after a brief dalliance with a number of other unions including both European and Trade, had exited them all by 2020.

===== Scottish Consulate =====
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We're a travelling hacker collective from Scotland who represent ourselves and our country at events round the world.

We aim to provide a chilled out, primarily social workspace in the mania of hacker camps and conferences for people to visit, stay, contribute to and share.

We run Scottish themed events in partnerships with other villages / assemblies we're friends with - whisky tastings, food nights, etc.

At home in Scotland, we're a community of friends who like to do fun things together - camp, explore, adventure and experiment.

===== Where do we go? =====

**Next up is [[campgnd2024:Overview|campGND 2024]]!**

We go to every hacker event we can afford to - hacker camps around the world and the winter CCCongress.

We've got a big list of [[equipment:overview|equipment]] we take to the events we can - decorative stuff tends to go to all the events, the bigger stuff only gets driven down in a van for the summer events. 

See the [[events|Events]] page for a full list of where we go.

===== How do I Join? =====

First off, we need to make you aware of our [[code_conduct|Code of Conduct]]. 
To take part in ScotCon, we expect you to play by those simple rules. 
==== Wiki ====

To join the wiki, hop into irc and give hibby or tj a nudge. 

You have to do this - when you sign up you're dropped into a user group with read-only rights and we would like to verify you're a real person!

==== IRC ====

We hang out at **#scottishconsulate** on **hackint** - if you want to talk nonsense, have any issues, or want to join the wiki, come by and say hi!

For more on how to join irc, see the [[irc]] page.

==== Mailing List ====

We share our diplomatic cables [[https://lists.scottishconsulate.org/pipermail/cables|here]] - sign up for the list and help us discuss things or post relevant nonsense.

==== UHBIF ====

Looking for a form to request your vendor ID? [[wrong_link|Click here]]! Wait no, maybe this is the [[right link]]. 
==== IRL ====

Just turn up to get started!

You don't have to be Scottish to be a member, we run a comprehensive [[fcku:overview#asylum|Asylum program]] for our international friends and refugees of no fixed abode!

Perhaps you'll need a [[fcku:overview#visitor_visa|Visa]] - your eligibility may be checked upon arrival at the border.

You can always add your name to our event wiki page and you are welcome to camp with/socialise with/party with us to your heart's content, but without appropriate paperwork, we may be suspicious of your intentions.

Of course, if you're more serious about Serious Consular Undertakings, there's always the [[fcku:scottish_rite|The Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Hackery]] for you to undertake. Perhaps, after a while, you can be inducted into the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_Thistle|The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle]]