I find that I am all of a sudden receiving a lot of Flags of The World cards..This one from a fellow Postcrosser in Scotland and Thank you so much Iain for this swap..
GREETINGS from SCOTLAND :
Posted 19 January : Arrived Sydney 29 January : Traveled 10 days.
FLAGS OF THE WORLD ...SCOTLAND.:
SCOTLAND : Covers an area of some 77,933 KM2.
POPULATION of Scotland is 5,373,000
CAPITAL CITY: is Edinburgh. and is located in Europe.
SCOTLAND : is a member of the European Union..
UNIQUE.: The Worlds most shortest Commercial air flight is between the two Orkney Islands."Westray" and "PapaWestray". The flight covers a distance of 1.7 miles and can be completed in just 47 seconds.
FAMOUS : Scotland has the highest proportion of red haired people in the world.As much as 13% of The Scottish population has red hair and approximately 40% carry the reccesive red hair gene.
HISTORY : SKARA BRAE: is a stone built Neolithic settlement dating back to about 3,200 BC and has been called The Scottish "Pompeii" because of its excellent preservation.
ESTABLISHED : as Kingdom of Alba 9th Century (traditionally 843 ).
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