<Li> <P> Flag of the United Kingdom, (Union Flag since 1801), flying alongside the Flag of England; the Cross of Saint George . </P> </Li> <P> Flag of the United Kingdom, (Union Flag since 1801), flying alongside the Flag of England; the Cross of Saint George . </P> <P> Several flags outside of the United Kingdom are based on the Scottish saltire . In Canada, an inverse representation of the flag (i.e. a blue saltire on a white field), combined with the shield from the royal arms of the Kingdom of Scotland, forms the modern flag of the province of Nova Scotia . Nova Scotia (Latin for "New Scotland") was the first colonial venture of the Kingdom of Scotland in the Americas . </P> <P> The Dutch municipality of Sint - Oedenrode, named after the Scottish princess Saint Oda, uses a version of the flag of Scotland, defaced with a gold castle having on both sides a battlement . </P>

Why is the scotland flag blue with a white cross