Man, Isle of
Introduction Man, Isle of
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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
Celtic language.
Geography Man, Isle of
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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 references: Europe
Area: total: 572 sq km
water: 0 sq km
land: 572 sq km
Area - comparative: slightly more than three times the
size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries: 0 km
Coastline: 160 km
Maritime claims: exclusive fishing zone: 12 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Climate: temperate; cool summers and mild
winters; overcast about one-third of
the time
Terrain: hills in north and south bisected by
central valley
Elevation extremes: lowest point: Irish Sea 0 m
highest point: Snaefell 621 m
Natural resources: none
Land use: arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 100% (permanent pastures,
forests, mountain, and heathland)
(1998 est.)
Irrigated land: 0 sq km (1998 est.)
Natural hazards: NA
Environment - current issues: waste disposal (both household and
industrial); transboundary air
pollution
Geography - note: one small islet, the Calf of Man,
lies to the southwest, and is a bird
sanctuary
People Man, Isle of
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Population: 73,873 (July 2002 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 17.5% (male 6,601;
female 6,324)
15-64 years: 65.3% (male 24,206;
female 24,010)
65 years and over: 17.2% (male
5,097; female 7,635) (2002 est.)
Population growth rate: 0.52% (2002 est.)
Birth rate: 11.49 births/1,000 population (2002
est.)
Death rate: 11.68 deaths/1,000 population (2002
est.)
Net migration rate: 5.41 migrant(s)/1,000 population
(2002 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.67 male(s)/
female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/
female (2002 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 6.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2002
est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 77.81 years
female: 81.36 years (2002 est.)
male: 74.44 years
Total fertility rate: 1.65 children born/woman (2002 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: NA%
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/ NA
AIDS:
HIV/AIDS - deaths: NA
Nationality: noun: Manxman (men), Manxwoman
(women)
adjective: Manx
Ethnic groups: Manx (Norse-Celtic descent), Briton
Religions: Anglican, Roman Catholic, Methodist,
Baptist, Presbyterian, Society of
Friends
Languages: English, Manx Gaelic
Literacy: definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Government Man, Isle of
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Country name: conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Isle of Man
Dependency status: British crown dependency
Government type: parliamentary democracy
Capital: Douglas
Administrative divisions: there are 24 local authorities each
with its own elections
Independence: none (British crown dependency)
National holiday: Tynwald Day, 5 July
Constitution: unwritten; note - The Isle of Man
Constitution Act, 1961, does not
embody the Manx Constitution
Legal system: English common law and Manx statute
Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
Executive branch: chief of state: Lord of Mann Queen
ELIZABETH II (since 6 February
1952), represented by Lieutenant
Governor His Excellency Sir Timothy
DAUNT (since 27 October 1995)
election results: Richard CORKILL
elected chief minister by the
Tynwald
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 6 December 2001 (next to
be held NA December 2006)
head of government: Chief Minister
Richard CORKILL (since 6 December
2001)
cabinet: Council of Ministers
Legislative branch: bicameral Tynwald consists of the
Legislative Council (an 11-member
body 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
22 November 2001 (next to be held NA
November 2006)
election results: House of Keys -
percent of vote by party - Man Labor
Party 17.3%, Alliance for
Progressive Government 14.6%; seats
by party - Man Labor Party 2,
Alliance for Progressive Government
3, independents 19
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: Man Labor Party [leader NA];
Alliance for Progressive Government
[leader NA]; Man Nationalist Party
[leader NA]
note: most members sit as
independents
Political pressure groups and none
leaders:
International organization none
participation:
Diplomatic representation in the US: none (British crown dependency)
Diplomatic representation from the none (British crown dependency)
US:
Flag description: 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 Man, Isle of
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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. Trade is mostly with
the UK. The Isle of Man enjoys free
access to EU markets.
GDP: purchasing power parity - $1.4
billion (1999 est.)
GDP - real growth rate: 13.5% (1999 est.)
GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity - $18,800
(1999 est.)
GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 1%
industry: 13%
services: 86% (2000 est.)
Population below poverty line: NA%
Household income or consumption by lowest 10%: NA%
percentage share: highest 10%: NA%
Inflation rate (consumer prices): 2.5% (2000 est.)
Labor force: 36,610 (1998)
Labor force - by occupation: 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%
Unemployment rate: 0.7% (February 2002)
Budget: revenues: $485 million
expenditures: $463 million,
including capital expenditures of
$NA (FY00/01 est.)
Industries: financial services, light
manufacturing, tourism
Industrial production growth rate: 3.2% (FY96/97)
Agriculture - products: cereals, vegetables; cattle, sheep,
pigs, poultry
Exports: $NA
Exports - commodities: tweeds, herring, processed
shellfish, beef, lamb
Exports - partners: UK
Imports: $NA
Imports - commodities: timber, fertilizers, fish
Imports - partners: UK
Debt - external: $NA
Economic aid - recipient: $NA
Currency: British pound (GBP); note - there is
also a Manx pound
Currency code: GBP
Exchange rates: Manx pounds per US dollar - 0.6764
(January 2001), 0.6596 (2000),
0.6180 (1999), 0.6037 (1998), 0.6106
(1997); the Manx pound is at par
with the British pound
Fiscal year: 1 April - 31 March
Communications Man, Isle of
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Telephones - main lines in use: 51,000 (1999)
Telephones - mobile cellular: NA
Telephone system: general assessment: NA
domestic: landline, telefax, mobile
cellular telephone system
international: fiber-optic cable,
microwave radio relay, satellite
earth station, submarine cable
Radio broadcast stations: AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)
Radios: NA
Television broadcast stations: 0 (receives broadcasts from the UK
and satellite) (1999)
Televisions: 27,490 (1999)
Internet country code: .im
Internet Service Providers (ISPs): NA
Internet users: NA
Transportation Man, Isle of
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Railways: total: 68.5 km (43.5 km electrified)
(2001)
Highways: total: 800 km
paved: 800 km
unpaved: 0 km (1999)
Waterways: none
Ports and harbors: Castletown, Douglas, Peel, Ramsey
Merchant marine: total: 212 ships (1,000 GRT or over)
totaling 5,540,100 GRT/9,130,508 DWT
note: includes some foreign-owned
ships registered here as a flag of
convenience: Denmark 45, France 1,
Germany 48, Greece 6, Hong Kong 10,
Iceland 1, Italy 8, Monaco 7,
Netherlands 3, Norway 5, Sweden 4,
Switzerland 2, United Kingdom 70,
United States 1 (2002 est.)
ships by type: bulk 29, cargo 34,
chemical tanker 22, combination bulk
2, container 29, liquefied gas 24,
petroleum tanker 46, roll on/roll
off 20, specialized tanker 1,
vehicle carrier 5
Airports: 1 (2001)
Airports - with paved runways: total: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2001)
Military Man, Isle of
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Military - note: defense is the responsibility of the
UK
Transnational Issues Man, Isle of
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Disputes - international: none
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