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Study Of The United Kingdom

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For the writing assignment this semester, I decided to study the United Kingdom. I chose this country primarily because of Scotland and Ireland’s historical prevalence in agriculture. Both countries have a substantial amount of arable land and as such are important to agriculture. Additionally, when people talk about beautiful, fertile land they typically bring up both of these countries. Therefore, I am interested in studying the agricultural significance of the region.
In order to have a thorough understanding of the agricultural position in Scotland, it is essential that the demographic for the country is clearly laid out. According to the Scotland 's Census, a website detailing demographic information about Scotland, the population of Scotland in 2011 was 5.3 million. This value was the highest recorded in Scotland whose population is currently increasing at a rate of approximately 0.49% annually. However, there has been increased concern for Scotland due to the fact that their population is steadily aging. There are currently 311 out of every 1000 citizens that are at a pensionable age. The Scottish government expects this number to increase to 397 by 2039.
Scottish populations have struggled until most recently in history. This is due to a few different historical issues. First, Scotland was faced with mass emigration both in the 19th and 20th centuries. In the 19th century, a large percentage of Scotts were forced to leave their homeland. In the 20th century, a large

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