Region of Scotland
Area 7,700 sq km/2,973 sq mi
Towns and cities Dundee (administrative headquarters), Perth, Arbroath, Forfar
Features river Tay; Grampian Mountains; Lochs Tay and Rannoch; hills: Ochil and Sidlaw; vales of the North and South Esk
Industries beef and dairy products, soft fruit from the fertile Carse of Gowrie (sw of Dundee); wool products; hydroelectric power stations
Population (1991) 383,800
Famous people J M Barrie, John Buchan, Princess Margaret.