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Title         :Man, Isle of 
Text          : 
                                  Man, Isle of 
 
                                     Header 
 
Affiliation: 
    (British crown dependency) 
 
                                    Geography 
 
Location: 
    Western Europe, island in the Irish Sea, between Great Britain and Ireland 
Map references: 
    Europe 
Area: 
  total area: 
    588 sq km 
  land area: 
    588 sq km 
  comparative area: 
    nearly 3.5 times the size of Washington, DC 
Land boundaries: 
    0 km 
Coastline: 
    113 km 
Maritime claims: 
  exclusive fishing zone: 
    200 nm 
  territorial sea: 
    3 nm 
International disputes: 
    none 
Climate: 
    cool summers and mild winters; humid; overcast about half the time 
Terrain: 
    hills in north and south bisected by central valley 
Natural resources: 
    lead, iron ore 
Land use: 
  arable land: 
    NA% 
  permanent crops: 
    NA% 
  meadows and pastures: 
    NA% 
  forest and woodland: 
    NA% 
  other: 
    NA% (extensive arable land and forests) 
Irrigated land: 
    NA sq km 
Environment: 
  current issues: 
    NA 
  natural hazards: 
    NA 
  international agreements: 
    NA 
Note: 


    one small islet, the Calf of Man, lies to the southwest, and is a bird 
    sanctuary 
 
                                     People 
 
Population: 
    72,751 (July 1995 est.) 
Age structure: 
  0-14 years: 
    18% (female 6,462; male 6,833) 
  15-64 years: 
    64% (female 23,219; male 23,348) 
  65 years and over: 
    18% (female 7,759; male 5,130) (July 1995 est.) 
Population growth rate: 
    0.99% (1995 est.) 
Birth rate: 
    13.73 births/1,000 population (1995 est.) 
Death rate: 
    12.36 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.) 
Net migration rate: 
    8.55 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.) 
Infant mortality rate: 
    8 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.) 
Life expectancy at birth: 
  total population: 
    76.53 years 
  male: 
    73.78 years 
  female: 
    79.48 years (1995 est.) 
Total fertility rate: 
    1.8 children born/woman (1995 est.) 
Nationality: 
  noun: 
    Manxman, Manxwoman 
  adjective: 
    Manx 
Ethnic divisions: 
    Manx (Norse-Celtic descent), Briton 
Religions: 
    Anglican, Roman Catholic, Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian, Society of 
    Friends 
Languages: 
    English, Manx Gaelic 
Literacy: 
    NA% 
Labor force: 
    25,864 (1981) 
  by occupation: 
    NA 
 
                                   Government 
 
Names: 
  conventional long form: 
    none 
  conventional short form: 
    Isle of Man 
Digraph: 


    IM 
Type: 
    British crown dependency 
Capital: 
    Douglas 
Administrative divisions: 
    none (British crown dependency) 
Independence: 
    none (British crown dependency) 
National holiday: 
    Tynwald Day, 5 July 
Constitution: 
    1961, Isle of Man Constitution Act 
Legal system: 
    English law and local statute 
Suffrage: 
    21 years of age; universal 
Executive branch: 
  chief of state: 
    Lord of Mann Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by 
    Lieutenant Governor Air Marshal Sir Laurence JONES (since NA 1990) 
  head of government: 
    President of the Legislative Council Sir Charles KERRUISH (since NA 1990) 
  cabinet: 
    Council of Ministers 
Legislative branch: 
    bicameral Tynwald 
  Legislative Council: 
    consists of a 10-member body composed of the Lord Bishop of Sodor and Man, a
 
    nonvoting attorney general, and 8 others named by the House of Keys 
  House of Keys: 
    elections last held NA 1991 (next to be held NA 1996); results - percent of 
    vote NA; seats - (24 total) independents 24 
Judicial branch: 
    Court of Tynwald 
Political parties and leaders: 
    there is no party system and members sit as independents 
Member of: 
    none 
Diplomatic representation in US: 
    none (British crown dependency) 
US diplomatic representation: 
    none (British crown dependency) 
Flag: 
    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 
 
                                     Economy 
 
Overview: 
    Offshore banking, manufacturing, and tourism are key sectors of the economy.
 
    The government's policy of offering incentives to high-technology companies 
    and financial institutions to locate on the island 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. Banking now contributes about 45% to GDP. Trade is mostly 
    with the UK. The Isle of Man enjoys free access to European Union markets. 
National product: 
    GDP - purchasing power parity - $780 million (1994 est.) 
National product real growth rate: 
    NA% 
National product per capita: 
    $10,800 (1994 est.) 
Inflation rate (consumer prices): 
    7% (1992 est.) 
Unemployment rate: 
    1% (1992 est.) 
Budget: 
  revenues: 
    $130.4 million 
  expenditures: 
    $114.4 million, including capital expenditures of $18.1 million (1985 est.) 
Exports: 
    $NA 
  commodities: 
    tweeds, herring, processed shellfish, beef, lamb 
  partners: 
    UK 
Imports: 
    $NA 
  commodities: 
    timber, fertilizers, fish 
  partners: 
    UK 
External debt: 
    $NA 
Industrial production: 
    growth rate NA% 
Electricity: 
  capacity: 
    61,000 kW 
  production: 
    190 million kWh 
  consumption per capita: 
    2,965 kWh (1992) 
Industries: 
    financial services, light manufacturing, tourism 
Agriculture: 
    cereals and vegetables; cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry 
Economic aid: 
    $NA 
Currency: 
    1 Manx pound (#M) = 100 pence 
Exchange rates: 
    Manx pounds (#M) per US$1 - 0.6350 (January 1995), 0.6529 (1994), 0.6658 
    (1993), 0.5664 (1992), 0.5652 (1991), 0.5603 (1990); the Manx pound is at 
    par with the British pound 
 
                                     Economy 
Fiscal year: 
    1 April - 31 March 
 
                                 Transportation 
 


Railroads: 
  total: 
    60 km (36 km electrified) 
Highways: 
    640 km 
  paved: 
    NA 
  unpaved: 
    NA 
Ports: 
    Castletown, Douglas, Peel, Ramsey 
Merchant marine: 
  total: 
    68 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,810,355 GRT/3,183,773 DWT 
  ships by type: 
    bulk 11, cargo 10, chemical tanker 4, container 9, liquefied gas tanker 8, 
    oil tanker 15, roll-on/roll-off cargo 9, vehicle carrier 2 
  note: 
    a flag of convenience registry; UK owns 9 ships, Switzerland 2, Denmark 1, 
    Netherlands 1 
Airports: 
  total: 
    1 
  with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m: 
    1 
 
                                 Communications 
 
Telephone system: 
    24,435 telephones 
  local: 
    NA 
  intercity: 
    NA 
  international: 
    NA 
Radio: 
  broadcast stations: 
    AM 1, FM 4, shortwave 0 
  radios: 
    NA 
Television: 
  broadcast stations: 
    4 
  televisions: 
    NA 
 
                                 Defense Forces 
 
Note: 
    defense is the responsibility of the UK 

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