I was very proud, on just my second day in office, to appoint a gender-balanced cabinet - one of only three in the developed world.

If Scotland was independent, we'd be the 14th richest country in the developed world.

Of course, aid is only one small part of international development. Some of the greatest benefits to the world's poorest can be achieved through policy changes by developed countries.

I stand here today as the first woman first minister of our country. Every day I hold this office, I will work to ensure that every woman, every wee girl across this country, gets a chance to do what I've done and follow their dream.

Scotland almost invented the modern world. I mean, all of these televisions, telephones, penicillin, we all - all of these things were invented in Scotland.

English businesses would face massive transaction costs if Scotland, their second biggest export market, used a different currency.