Scotland, is one of the four countries that comprise the United Kingdom. (SG1: "Avalon, Part 1")
Scotland is the birthplace and home of Dr. Carson Beckett and Dr. Nicholas Rush. Despite being part of the UK, Beckett has the Scottish saltire flag on his flagpatch rather than the Union flag. (SGA: "Rising")
It is also the country where the sport of Golf was invented. (SGA: "Sunday")