Part of the Norwegian Kingdom of the Hebrides until the 13th century when it was ceded to Scotland, the isle came under the British crown in 1765. Current concerns include reviving the almost extinct Manx Gaelic language. Isle of Man is a British crown dependency, but is not part of the UK. However, the UK Government remains constitutionally responsible for its defense and international representation.

Western Europe, island in the Irish Sea, between Great Britain and Ireland
54 15 N, 4 30 W
Europe
total: 572 sq km ; land: 572 sq km ; water: 0 sq km
slightly more than three times the size of Washington, DC
0 km
160 km
territorial sea: 12 nm ; exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm
temperate; cool summers and mild winters; overcast about one-third of the time
hills in north and south bisected by central valley
lowest point: Irish Sea 0 m ; highest point: Snaefell 621 m
none
arable land: 9% ; permanent crops: 0% ; other: 91% (permanent pastures, forests, mountain, and heathland) (2002)
0 sq km


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waste disposal (both household and industrial); transboundary air pollution

one small islet, the Calf of Man, lies to the southwest, and is a bird sanctuary
75,831 (July 2007 est.)
0-14 years: 17.1% (male 6,645/female 6,330) ; 15-64 years: 65.8% (male 25,085/female 24,840) ; 65 years and over: 17.1% (male 5,232/female 7,699) (2007 est.)
total: 39.8 years ; male: 38.6 years ; female: 41.2 years (2007 est.)
0.513% (2007 est.)
10.96 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
11.1 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
5.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female ; under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female ; 15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female ; 65 years and over: 0.68 male(s)/female ; total population: 0.951 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
total: 5.72 deaths/1,000 live births ; male: 6.67 deaths/1,000 live births ; female: 4.72 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
total population: 78.64 years ; male: 75.3 years ; female: 82.17 years (2007 est.)
1.65 children born/woman (2007 est.)
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noun: Manxman (men), Manxwoman (women) ; adjective: Manx
Manx (Norse-Celtic descent), Britons
Anglican, Roman Catholic, Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian, Society of Friends
English, Manx Gaelic
definition: NA ; total population: NA% ; male: NA% ; female: NA%


conventional long form: none ; conventional short form: Isle of Man ; abbreviation: I.O.M.
parliamentary democracy
name: Douglas ; geographic coordinates: 54 09 N, 4 29 W ; time difference: UTC 0 (five hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) ; daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
none; there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 24 local authorities each with its own elections

none (British crown dependency)
Tynwald Day, 5 July
unwritten; note - The Isle of Man Constitution Act of 1961 does not embody the unwritten Manx Constitution
the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply and Manx statutes
16 years of age; universal
chief of state: Lord of Mann Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Lieutenant Governor Sir Paul K. HADDACKS (since 17 October 2005) ; head of government: Chief Minister Tony BROWN (since 14 December 2006) ; cabinet: Council of Ministers ; elections: the monarch is hereditary; lieutenant governor appointed by the monarch for a five-year term; the chief minister is elected by the Tynwald; election last held 14 December 2006 (next to be held in December 2008) ; election results: House of Keys speaker Tony BROWN elected chief minister by the Tynwald
bicameral Tynwald consists of the Legislative Council (11 seats; members composed of the President of Tynwald, the Lord Bishop of Sodor and Man, a nonvoting attorney general, and 8 others named by the House of Keys) and the House of Keys (24 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) ; elections: House of Keys - last held 23 November 2006 (next to be held in November 2011) ; election results: House of Keys - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Liberal Vannin Party 2, Man Labor Party 1, independents 21
High Court of Justice (justices are appointed by the Lord Chancellor of England on the nomination of the lieutenant governor)
Alliance for Progressive Government; Liberal Vannin Party [Peter KARRAN]; Man Labor Party; Man Nationalist Party (Mec Vannin) [Bernard MOFFATT] ; note: most members sit as independents
none
UPU
red with the Three Legs of Man emblem (Trinacria), in the center; the three legs are joined at the thigh and bent at the knee; in order to have the toes pointing clockwise on both sides of the flag, a two-sided emblem is used
none (British crown dependency)
none (British crown dependency)
British crown dependency




Offshore banking, manufacturing, and tourism are key sectors of the economy. The government offers incentives to high-technology companies and financial institutions to locate on the island; this has paid off in expanding employment opportunities in high-income industries. As a result, agriculture and fishing, once the mainstays of the economy, have declined in their shares of GDP. The Isle of Man also attracts online gambling sites and the film industry. Trade is mostly with the UK. The Isle of Man enjoys free access to EU markets.
$2.719 billion (2005 est.)
$2.719 billion (2005 est.)
5.2% (2005)
$35,000 (2005 est.)
agriculture: 1% ; industry: 13% ; services: 86% (2000 est.)
39,690 (2001)
agriculture, forestry, and fishing 3%, manufacturing 11%, construction 10%, transport and communication 8%, wholesale and retail distribution 11%, professional and scientific services 18%, public administration 6%, banking and finance 18%, tourism 2%, entertainment and catering 3%, miscellaneous services 10% (2001)
1.5% (December 2006 est.)
NA%
lowest 10%: NA% ; highest 10%: NA%

3.1% (December 2006 est.)

revenues: $965 million ; expenditures: $943 million (FY05/06 est.)

cereals, vegetables; cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry
financial services, light manufacturing, tourism
3.2% (FY96/97)
















$NA
tweeds, herring, processed shellfish, beef, lamb
UK (2006)
$NA
UK (2006)


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$NA
British pound (GBP); note - there is also a Manx pound
GBP
Manx pounds per US dollar - 0.4993 (2007), 0.5418 (2006), 0.5493 (2005), 0.5462 (2004), 0.6125 (2003) ; note: the Manx pound is at par with the British pound
1 April - 31 March
$NA
51,000 (1999)

general assessment: NA ; domestic: landline, telefax, mobile cellular telephone system ; international: fiber-optic cable, microwave radio relay, satellite earth station, submarine cable
AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)
NA
0 (receives broadcasts from the UK and satellite) (1999)
27,490 (1999)
.im
159 (2007)
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NA

1 (2007)
total: 1 ; 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2007)



total: 65 km ; standard gauge: 7 km 1.067-m gauge (7 km electrified) ; narrow gauge: 58 km 0.914-m gauge (29 km electrified) ; note: primarily summer tourist attractions (2006)
total: 800 km ; paved: 800 km (1999)

total: 297 ships (1000 GRT or over) 8,377,775 GRT/13,890,881 DWT ; by type: bulk carrier 33, cargo 65, chemical tanker 54, combination ore/oil 1, container 17, liquefied gas 34, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 74, refrigerated cargo 5, roll on/roll off 8, vehicle carrier 5 ; foreign-owned: 210 (Cyprus 4, Denmark 41, France 2, Germany 61, Greece 48, Ireland 1, Italy 1, Japan 4, Monaco 3, Netherlands 1, Norway 33, Singapore 2, Sweden 3, Turkey 2, US 4) (2007)
Douglas, Ramsey







defense is the responsibility of the UK
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