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Inverness (Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Nis pronounced [iɲɪɾʲˈniʃ]) is a city[4] in northern Scotland. The city is the administrative centre for the Highland council area,[5] and it is promoted as the capital of the Highlands of Scotland. Inverness is unusual in that although there are letters patent, dating from 2001, the city has no statutory boundaries. Tourism is important to the city's economy, as are service industries and healthcare.[citation needed] According to Telegraph.co.uk 3 February 2008, Inverness is Europe's fastest growing city and is ranked fifth out of 189 British cities for its quality of life. [6]

The city lies where the River Ness enters the Moray Firth and is a natural hub for various transport links. A settlement was established by sixth century AD, the first royal charter being granted in the thirteenth century. It lies near the site of the eighteenth century Battle of Culloden.

Because Inverness has no statutory boundaries population figures vary from about 40,900 to about 66,600, depending on what notion or definition of boundaries is used (in addition, normally urban area is used to define the boundaries for a settlements population - not arbitrary official bounderies which are nomally out of sync with the actual size of the settlement but this hard to obtain for Inverness). Inverness is twinned with three other European cities. The city is home to numerous sporting and cultural groups and events, including the annual Highland Games and football club Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C., who play in the Scottish Premier League as well as Clachnacuddin F.C. who play in the Highland League. Inverness College is the hub campus for the UHI Millennium Institute. City status was granted in 2001.