| |
| |
| |
|
Home ----
Europe
( M
) ----
Man, Isle of
(British crown dependency) |
|
| |
|
|
 |
|
|
 |
National Map
Of |
Man, Isle of |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
National Flag
Of |
Man, Isle of |
|
|
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
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
National Emblem(Coat Of Arms)
Of |
Man, Isle of |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
National Anthem
Of |
Man, Isle of |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Categories National Symbol Of |
Man, Isle of |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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. |
|
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
land: 572 sq km
water: 0 sq km |
|
Area - comparative:
|
slightly
more than three times the size of Washington, DC |
|
Land boundaries:
|
0 km |
|
Coastline:
|
160 km
|
|
Maritime claims:
|
territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 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: 9%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 91% (permanent pastures, forests,
mountain, and heathland) (2002) |
|
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 |
|
Population:
|
75,049
(July 2005 est.) |
|
Age structure:
|
0-14
years: 17.4% (male 6,681/female 6,365)
15-64 years: 65.5% (male 24,693/female 24,482)
65 years and over: 17.1% (male 5,163/female
7,665) (2005 est.) |
|
Median age:
|
total:
39.48 years
male: 38.16 years
female: 40.89 years (2005 est.) |
|
Population growth rate:
|
0.52%
(2005 est.) |
|
Birth rate:
|
11.18
births/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
|
Death rate:
|
11.26
deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
|
Net migration rate:
|
5.33
migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
|
Sex ratio:
|
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: 0.67 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
|
|
Infant mortality rate:
|
total:
5.93 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 6.93 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.87 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
|
|
Life expectancy at birth:
|
total
population: 78.34 years
male: 74.98 years
female: 81.87 years (2005 est.) |
|
Total fertility rate:
|
1.65
children born/woman (2005 est.) |
|
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
|
NA% |
|
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
|
NA |
|
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% |
|
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:
|
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 |
|
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:
|
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 Ian
MACFADYEN (since 26 October 2002)
head of government: Chief Minister Donald GELLING
(since 14 December 2004)
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 2004 (next to be held December
2010)
election results: Donald GELLING elected chief
minister by the Tynwald; note - Richard CORKILL resigned
2 December 2004 |
|
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 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 leaders:
|
none |
|
International organization participation:
|
UPU |
|
Diplomatic representation in the US:
|
none
(British crown dependency) |
|
Diplomatic representation from the US:
|
none
(British crown dependency) |
|
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 - 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):
|
$2.113
billion (2003 est.) |
|
GDP - real growth rate:
|
NA% |
|
GDP - per capita:
|
purchasing power parity - $28,500 (2003 est.) |
|
GDP - composition by sector:
|
agriculture: 1%
industry: 13%
services: 86% (2000 est.) |
|
Labor force:
|
39,690
(2001) |
|
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:
|
0.6%
(2004 est.) |
|
Population below poverty line:
|
NA |
|
Household income or consumption by percentage share:
|
lowest
10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA% |
|
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
|
3.6%
(March 2003 est.) |
|
Budget:
|
revenues: $485 million
expenditures: $463 million, including capital
expenditures of NA (FY00/01 est.) |
|
Agriculture - products:
|
cereals,
vegetables; cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry |
|
Industries:
|
financial
services, light manufacturing, tourism |
|
Industrial production growth rate:
|
3.2%
(FY96/97) |
|
Exports:
|
$NA |
|
Exports - commodities:
|
tweeds,
herring, processed shellfish, beef, lamb |
|
Exports - partners:
|
UK (2000)
|
|
Imports:
|
$NA |
|
Imports - commodities:
|
timber,
fertilizers, fish |
|
Imports - partners:
|
UK (2000)
|
|
Debt - external:
|
$NA |
|
Economic aid - recipient:
|
NA |
|
Currency (code):
|
British
pound (GBP); note - there is also a Manx pound |
|
Currency code:
|
GBP |
|
Exchange rates:
|
Manx
pounds per US dollar - 0.5462 (2004), 0.6125 (2003),
0.6672 (2002), 0.6947 (2001), 0.6609 (2000) |
|
Fiscal year:
|
1 April -
31 March |
|
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 |
|
Railways:
|
total:
61 km (35 km electrified) (2003) |
|
Highways:
|
total:
800 km
paved: 800 km
unpaved: 0 km (1999) |
|
Ports and harbors:
|
Castletown, Douglas, Ramsey |
|
Merchant marine:
|
total:
267 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 6,834,626 GRT/11,354,689
DWT
by type: bulk carrier 31, cargo 54, chemical
tanker 45, combination ore/oil 1, container 15,
liquefied gas 46, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker
53, refrigerated cargo 4, roll on/roll off 10,
specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 5
foreign-owned: 253 (Australia 1, Bahamas 8,
Denmark 39, France 2, Germany 55, Greece 20, Hong Kong
3, Italy 7, Japan 4, Netherlands 2, New Zealand 1,
Norway 18, Singapore 2, Sweden 1, Turkey 2, United
Kingdom 86, United States 2)
registered in other countries: 9 (2005) |
|
Airports:
|
1 (2004
est.) |
|
Airports - with paved runways:
|
total:
1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2004 est.) |
|
Military - note:
|
defense
is the responsibility of the UK |
|
Disputes - international:
|
none |
|
This page was last updated on
20 October, 2005 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
