SCOTLAND vs. COLOMBIA

SCOTLAND
*Scotland is one of four constituent nations which form the United Kingdom.

*The official language is English, although Gaelic is spoken, primarily in the North and West of Scotland. For your information, the local date and time are available in Gaelic.

*Scotland is divided into three main regions; the Highlands, the Midland Valley and the Southern Uplands. The cities of Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dundee together with numerous towns, most of the population and the majority of Scotland's industry is located within the Midland Valley. This country includes 787 islands, of which most belong to groups known as the Hebrides, Orkney and Shetland. Only 62 exceed three square miles in area.

*Scotland has its own legal system, judiciary and an education system which, at all levels, differs from that found "south of the border" in England and Wales. More information on Scotish Law .

COLOMBIA

* Colombia is the twenty-sixth largest country in the world and the fourth in South America. Located in the northeastern tip of South America, is bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil, on the south by Ecuador and Peru, on the north by the Caribbean Sea (Ocean Atlanta), northwest with Panama, and to the west by the Pacific Ocean.

* Colombia is composed of 32 departments and one Capital District (Bogota). The departmental governments are divided into three branches: The executive branch is exercised by the departmental governor, elected every four years

* the formal education in Colombia is shaped by the levels of early childhood education, basic education, secondary education and university level.