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edinburh is a capital of scotland. Attractions, major
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Is the capital of Scotland and its second largest city, after Gladgow. It has been the capital of Scotland since 1437 Edinbergh had a total resident population of 448,624. The city is one of Europe's major tourist estinations, attracting around 13 million visitors a year, and is the second most visited tourist destination in the United Kingdom, after London It is in the south-east of Scotland The most famous of these events are the Edinburgh Fringe (the largest performing arts festival in the world)
Like much of the rest of Scotland, Edinburgh has a temperater maritime climate, which is relatively mild despite its northerly latitude. Summer temperatures are normally moderate, with daily upper maxima rarely exceeding 28 *C As of 2005, the population was estimated that the city of Edinburgh council area had a resident population of 455,608. this resident population was split between 196,894 males and 222,020 females. Though Edinburgh's population is ageing, a very large and transient population of young students studying at the city universities, has offset this demographic problem.
Edinburgh is a major transport hub in east central Scottland, with arterial road and rail routes that connect the city to the rest of Scotland and with England Edinburgh is home to a large number of museams and libraries, especially ones that are considered the main national institutions. Some 350 and 400 million years ago, the cores of several volcanic vents in the area cooled and solidified to form tough basalt volcanic plugs. Later, during the last ice age, glaciers moving from west to east eroded the area to its current conformation
The National Museum of Scotland
