When someone telly you Scotland is too small to go it alone, remember what you can of this, and put them right. Scotland represents just 8.3% of the UK population.... Remember that number 8.3%.. But we have the following share of UK resources to live off .. - 32% Land area - 61% Sea area - 90% Surface fresh water - 65% North Sea natural gas production - 96.5% North Sea crude oil production - 47% Open cast coal production - 81% Coal reserves at sites not yet in production - 62% Timber production (green tonnes) - 46% Total forest area (hectares) - 92% Hydro electric production - 40% Wind, wave, solar production - 60% Fish Landings (total by Scottish vessels) - 55% Fish Landings (total from Scottish waters) - 30% Beef herd (breeding stock) - 20% Sheep herd (breeding flock) - 9% Dairy herd - 10% Pig herd - 15% Cereal holdings (hectares) - 20% potato holdings (hectares) All with 8.3% of the population! There are very few countries in the WORLD that rival Scotlands resources per head of population, and in such rich diversity. We absolutely, unequivocally can be an extremely successful independent country.
Posted on: Wed, 03 Sep 2014 06:53:03 +0000
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