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Although only residents of Scotland can decide the outcome of thereferendum, a "Yes" vote will mean changes for the whole of the UK - and one of the greatest will be to do with the physical size of the country itself.

虽然能够决定独立公投结果的只是苏格兰公民，但如果独立公投成功，其将为整个英国带来变化，其中最大的变化之一就是国家领土面积。

And an already busy country would suddenly become much more crowded, statistically at least.

而且至少从数据上来看，英国这个本已十分拥挤的国家会一下子变得更加拥挤。

Scotland contributes some £106.3bn of goods and services in "Gross Value Added" (GVA) - the key measure by which the Office for National Statistics records regional economic output in the UK.

苏格兰产品和服务的总增加值(GVA)为1063亿英镑，GVA是英国国家统计署记录区域经济产出的关键衡量指标。

The UK's total GVA, which was some £1,383bn in 2012, according to ONS figures.

根据英国国家统计署数据显示，2012年英国总GVA大约为13830亿英镑。

The effect of Scotland - and its population - leaving the UK would be a small increase in GDP per head of some £117.

苏格兰脱离英国将会让英国人均GDP小幅上涨117英镑。

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The value of Scotland's exports to the rest of the world, excluding that to other UK nations, accounted for some 7% of the UK total in 2012.

不包括英国其他地区，2012年苏格兰向世界其他地区的出口总额占英国出口总额的7%左右。

Scotland's 59 seats in Westminster would disappear if the country votes "Yes" in September, and this could have a drastic impact on future governments.

如果9月独立公投成功，英国议会里来自苏格兰的59个席位将消失，这将对英国未来政府产生巨大影响。

Scotland has long suffered lower life-expectancy rates than other parts of the UK, with social problems and pockets of severe poverty cited as factors.由于社会问题和一些极端贫困情况的出现，苏格兰的人均寿命一直都低于英国其他地区。

Current UK figures show that men can expect to reach 78.7 years and women 82.6 years.

目前数据表明，英国男性预期寿命达到78.7岁，女性达到82.6岁。

But if Scotland left the effect would only be a small statistical shift, with men gaining a potential extra 0.4 years (4.8 months) and women 0.3 years (3.6 months).

但如苏格兰独立，数据变化并不特别明显，男性预期寿命将增加0.4年(4.8个月)，女性预期寿命增加0.3年(3.6个月)。

By comparison with the EU; life expectancy for men is highest in Sweden, where men can expect to reach 79.9 years, while women live longest in Spain (85.1 years).

与欧盟国家相比，瑞典男性的预期寿命最长，为79.9岁，西班牙女性预期寿命最长，为85,1岁。 

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