Region: Lothian
Country: Scotland
Continent: Europe
National Status: Kingdom
National Population: 57,998,500
City Population: 443,600 City Centre (1994 estimate, Source: United Nations Population Division, 1995)
National Capita: Edinburgh
Local Time: 0 hours from GMT (5 hours from Eastern Standard Time) (8 hours from Pacific Standard Time)
Official Language: English
Currency: Pound Sterling (GBP) 1 = 100 pence
Religion: Protestant majority, other Protestant, Roman Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu minorities.