With 12 months to go and the middle of the Party Conference season and the Campaigns For/Against heating up, just a thought how people on sh (if given the option) would vote.
When is the referendum happening?
After much teasing - Scottish First Minister and Scottish National Party leader Alex Salmond named the day as Thursday, 18 September, 2014
Who gets to vote?
Essentially, everyone over the age of 16 who lives in Scotland.
That means the 800,000 Scots who live in other parts of the UK don't get a vote, while the 400,000 people from elsewhere in Britain who live in Scotland do.
What will be on the ballot paper?
Voters will be asked the yes/no question: "Should Scotland be an independent country?"
Who will be campaigning?
Yes Scotlandis the official campaign for independence, while Better Together is the group arguing to keep the Union.
What happens in the event of a 'Yes' Vote?
Alex Salmond wants to declare "Independence Day" in March 2016, with the first elections to an independent parliament in May.
What happens if there is a 'No' Vote? Would there be another referendum?
Alex Salmond has described the independence referendum as a once-in-a-generation event. All the parties - unionist and pro-independence - are keen to avoid the situation which has unfolded in the Canadian province of Quebec, where debate over multiple independence referendums over the years has been dubbed the "neverendum".