Government Stats: compare key data on Scotland & United States

Capital city: The location of the seat of government.
Legislature (parliament) > Lower house members: Members of the lower house of the legislature or of the only chamber in a unicameral system.
Legislature (parliament) > People per member: Number of people each member of the legislature represents on average. The number of members of the legislature is the sum of the members of all chambers of parliament, if applicable.
Legislature (parliament) > Total members of parliament: Number of members of the legislature (sum of members of all chambers of parliament where applicable).

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STAT	Scotland	United States
Capital city	Edinburgh	Washington, DC
Legislature (parliament) > Lower house members	129 Ranked 71st.	435 Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Scotland
Legislature (parliament) > People per member	40,066 Ranked 66th.	575,019 Ranked 3rd. 14 times more than Scotland
Legislature (parliament) > Total members of parliament	129 Ranked 78th.	535 Ranked 25th. 4 times more than Scotland

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