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Below is a list of Interesting Facts
about Scotland.
We will try to add in the missing
information soon.
The object of this page is to see how
Scotland would mannage in the event of a
world wide event that would lead to
countries living off what they produce
for themselves.
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There are about 5.3 million people living in
Scotland, about 12% of the UK population
The UK population is about 64 million
There are about 2.2 million houses in
Scotland
There are about 2,490,000 people working in
Scotland
There are about 879,500 pensioners in
Scotland
There are about 830,000 children in
education
There are about 270,000 students in
education
The largest cities are Glasgow pop
600,000 and Edinburgh pop 500,000
Scotland produces more Gas than it uses,
exporting about ?%
Scotland Wind Power currently provides
enough electricity for about 800,000 homes
Scotland expects to be producing enough
renewable energy for all Scotland by 2020
Scotland currently produces more electricity
than it uses, exporting around 28%
Scotland produces about 1.5 million barrels
of oil per day
Scotland oil covers about 60% of the UK oil
needs
It is said oil production raises about £10
billion in tax revenue per year for the UK
Oil companies state it costs about 50
dollars per barrel to produce North Sea Oil
North Sea Oil is expected to last for about
another 40 years
Scotland has one major oil refinery at
Grangmouth by Falkirk
Test drilling was carried out on the
southwest coast in 1980s, result seem to be top
secret
Claims are there are about 100 years of oil
reserves off the northwest coast
Whisky production raises about £4.25billion
in revenue
The worldwide retail value of Scottish
farmed salmon is over £1 billion
Scotland beef in 2013 was worth more than
£756 million
Scots consume ------- of beef
Scottish lamb was worth £189 million in
2013
Scots consume -------- of lamb
Scottish pork was worth £63 million in
2012
Scots consume ---------- of pork
Chicken production was worth £99 million in
2012
Scots consume --------- of chicken
Scottish potato output was over 1.15 million
tonnes in 2014
Scots consume --------- of potato's
Scotland Grows about one million tons of
wheat, little of which is used for bread
Scotland imports ------------ of wheat for
making bread
Fish and seafood exports are about £600m per
year
Scots consume ---------- of seafood
Scotland mines produce --------- tons of
coal per year
Scotland imports -------- tons of coal per
year
Scotland produces ------- tons of timber per
year
Scotland imports -------- tons of timber per
year
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