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Background: 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 or of the European Union. However the UK Government remains constitutionally responsible for its defense and international representation.


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Location: Western Europe island in the Irish Sea between Great Britain and Ireland

Geographic coordinates: 54 15 N 4 30 W

Map reference

Area
Rank: 194
Comparative: slightly more than three times the size of Washington DC

Land boundaries: 0 km

Coastline: 160 km

Maritime claims

Climate: temperate; cool summers and mild winters; overcast about a third of the time

Terrain: hills in north and south bisected by central valley

Elevation

Natural resources: none

Land use

Irrigated land: 0 km²

Major rivers

Major watersheds area km²

Total water withdrawal

Total renewable water resources

Natural hazards: NA

Geography
Note: one small islet the Calf of Man lies to the southwest and is a bird sanctuary


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Population: 85,421 (July 2012 est.)
Rank: 199
Growth rate: 0.882% (2012 est.)
Growth rate rank: 127
Below poverty line: NA%

Nationality

Ethnic groups: Manx (Norse-Celtic descent) Britons

Languages: English Manx Gaelic (about 2% of the population has some knowledge)

Religions: Protestant (Anglican Methodist Baptist Presbyterian Society of Friends) Roman Catholic

Demographic profile

Age structure

Dependency ratios

Median age

Population growth rate: 0.882% (2012 est.)
Rank: 127

Birth rate: 11.36 births/1000 population (2012 est.)
Rank: 170

Death rate: 9.95 deaths/1000 population (July 2012 est.)
Rank: 53

Net migration rate: 7.41 migrant(s)/1000 population (2012 est.)
Rank: 15

Population distribution

Urbanization

Major urban areas

Environment
Current issues: waste disposal (both household and industrial); transboundary air pollution

Air pollutants

Sex ratio

Mothers mean age at first birth

Maternal mortality ratio

Infant mortality rate
Rank: 194

Life expectancy at birth
Rank: 24

Total fertility rate: 1.96 children born/woman (2012 est.)
Rank: 135

Contraceptive prevalence rate

Drinking water source

Current health expenditure

Physicians density

Hospital bed density

Sanitation facility access

Hiv/Aids
Adult prevalence rate: NA
People living with hivaids: NA
Deaths: NA

Major infectious diseases

Obesity adult prevalence rate

Alcohol consumption

Tobacco use

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

Education expenditures: NA

Literacy: NA

School life expectancy primary to tertiary education

Youth unemployment


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Country name

Government type: parliamentary democracy

Capital

Administrative divisions: 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

Dependent areas

Independence: none (British crown dependency)

National holiday: Tynwald Day 5 July

Constitution: unwritten; note - The Isle of Man Constitution Act of 1961 does not embody the unwritten Manx Constitution

Legal system: the laws of the UK where applicable apply and include Manx statutes

International law organization participation

Citizenship

Suffrage: 16 years of age; universal

Executive branch

Legislative branch: 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 elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)

Judicial branch: High Court of Justice (justices are appointed by the Lord Chancellor of England on the nomination of the lieutenant governor)

Political parties and leaders: Alliance for Progressive Government; Liberal Vannin Party [Peter KARRAN]; Manx Labor Party; Manx Nationalist Party (Mec Vannin) [Bernard MOFFATT]

International organization participation: UPU

Diplomatic representation
In the us: none (British crown dependency)
From the us: none (British crown dependency)

Flag description: red with the Three Legs of Man emblem (triskelion) 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; the flag is based on the coat-of-arms of the last recognized Norse King of Mann Magnus III (r. 1252-1265); the triskelion has its roots in an early Celtic sun symbol

National symbols: triskelion (a motif of three legs)

National anthem

National heritage


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Economy overview: Offshore banking manufacturing and tourism are key sectors of the economy. The government offers low taxes and other 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 contributions to 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.

Real gdp purchasing power parity: $2.719 billion (2005 est.)
Rank: 183

Real gdp growth rate: 5.2% (2005)
Rank: 52

Real gdp per capita: $35,000 (2005 est.)
Rank: 38

Gross national saving

Gdp composition by end use

Gdp composition by sector of origin

Agriculture products: cereals vegetables; cattle sheep pigs poultry

Industries

Industrial production growth rate

Labor force: 41,790 (2006)
Rank: 194

Unemployment rate: 1.8% (October 2010 est.)
Rank: 12

Youth unemployment

Population below poverty line: NA%

Gini index

Household income or consumption by percentage share

Distribution of family income gini index

Budget
Surplus or deficit: 0.8% of GDP (FY05/06 est.)
Surplus or deficit rank: 32

Taxes and other revenues: 35.5% of GDP (FY05/06 est.)
Rank: 68

Public debt

Revenue

Fiscal year: 1 April - 31 March

Inflation rate consumer prices: 3.1% (2006)
Rank: 139

Central bank discount rate

Commercial bank prime lending rate

Stock of narrow money

Stock of broad money

Stock of domestic credit

Market value of publicly traded shares: $N/A

Current account balance

Exports: $N/A
Commodities: tweeds herring processed shellfish beef lamb

Imports: $N/A
Commodities: timber fertilizers fish

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold

Debt external: $N/A

Stock of direct foreign investment at home

Stock of direct foreign investment abroad

Exchange rates:


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Electricity

Coal

Petroleum

Crude oil

Refined petroleum

Natural gas

Carbon dioxide emissions

Energy consumption per capita


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Telephones

Telephone system

Broadcast media: national public radio broadcasts over 3 FM stations and 1 AM station; 2 commercial broadcasters operating with 1 having multiple FM stations; receives radio and TV services via relays from British TV and radio broadcasters (2008)

Internet
Country code: .im
Hosts: 895 (2012)
Hosts rank: 174

Broadband fixed subscriptions


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Military expenditures

Military and security forces

Military service age and obligation

Space program

Terrorist groups


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National air transport system

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix

Airports: 1 (2012)
Rank: 229

Heliports

Pipelines

Railways
Rank: 129

Roadways
Rank: 195

Waterways

Merchant marine
Rank: 30

Ports and terminals: Douglas Ramsey


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Disputes international: none

Refugees and internally displaced persons

Illicit drugs