Scotland has some 790 islands, 130 of which are inhabited.
- More than 700,000 kids go to school in Scotland
- There are 2,755 state schools
- There are 54,484 teachers
- The average pupil:teacher ratio in primary is 16.3
- The average primary class has 23.6 pupils
- The average spend per secondary pupil last year was £5,771
- 93 per cent of primary schools inspected from 2002 - 2005 were found to have good or very good teaching
- 27,516 pupils sat Higher English last year and 65.3 per cent passed
- 3,554 probationary teachers entered schools in August 2006
- More than 56 million school meals were served in 2005 - 2006
One in a hundred Scots is a heroin addict.
Scotland has the worst health record in Europe because of overdrinking, oversmoking and a poor diet.
well, it does have its own language, makes delicious whiskies, and... yup that's it pretty much
Joelle Jabbour. 12 years old. Beirut, Lebanon