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MAN, ISLE OF
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(British crown dependency)
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GEOGRAPHY
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Total area: 588 km2; land area: 588 km2
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Comparative area: slightly less than 3.5 times the size of
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Washington, DC
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Land boundaries: none
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Coastline: 113 km
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Maritime claims:
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Exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm;
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Territorial sea: 3 nm
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Climate: cool summers and mild winters; humid; overcast about half
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the time
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Terrain: hills in north and south bisected by central valley
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Natural resources: lead, iron ore
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Land use: arable land NA%; permanent crops NA%; meadows and
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pastures NA%; forest and woodland NA%; other NA%; extensive arable land
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and forests
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Environment: strong westerly winds prevail
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Note: located in Irish Sea equidistant from England, Scotland,
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and Ireland
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PEOPLE
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Population: 64,075 (July 1991), growth rate 0.1% (1991)
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Birth rate: 11 births/1,000 population (1991)
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Death rate: 14 deaths/1,000 population (1991)
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Net migration rate: 4 migrants/1,000 population (1991)
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Infant mortality rate: 9 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)
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Life expectancy at birth: 72 years male, 78 years female (1991)
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Total fertility rate: 1.8 children born/woman (1991)
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Nationality: noun--Manxman, Manxwoman, adjective--Manx
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Ethnic divisions: native Manx of Norse-Celtic descent; British
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Religion: Anglican, Roman Catholic, Methodist, Baptist,
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Presbyterian, Society of Friends
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Language: English, Manx Gaelic
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Literacy: NA% (male NA%, female NA%) but compulsory education
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age 5 to 16
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Labor force: 25,864 (1981)
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Organized labor: 22 labor unions patterned along British lines
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GOVERNMENT
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Long-form name: none
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Type: British crown dependency
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Capital: Douglas
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Administrative divisions: none (British crown dependency)
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Independence: none (British crown dependency)
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Constitution: 1961, Isle of Man Constitution Act
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Legal system: English law and local statute
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National holiday: Tynwald Day, 5 July
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Executive branch: British monarch, lieutenant governor, prime
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minister, Executive Council (cabinet)
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Legislative branch: bicameral Tynwald consists of an upper
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house or Legislative Council and a lower house or House of Keys
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Judicial branch: High Court of Justice
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Leaders:
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Chief of State--Lord of Mann Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February
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1952), represented by Lieutenant Governor Air Marshal Sir Laurence JONES
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(since NA 1990);
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Head of Government--President of the Legislative Council Sir
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Charles KERRUISH (since NA 1990)
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Political parties and leaders: there is no party system and
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members sit as independents
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Suffrage: universal at age 21
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Elections:
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House of Keys--last held in 1986 (next to be held 1991);
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results--percent of vote NA;
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seats--(24 total) independents 24
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Communists: probably none
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Member of: none
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Diplomatic representation: none (British crown dependency)
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Flag: red with the Three Legs of Man emblem (Trinacria), in
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the center; the three legs are joined at the thigh and bent at the knee;
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in order to have the toes pointing clockwise on both sides of the flag, a
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two-sided emblem is used
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ECONOMY
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Overview: Offshore banking, manufacturing, and tourism are key
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sectors of the economy. The government's policy of offering incentives to
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high-technology companies and financial institutions to locate on the
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island has paid off in expanding employment opportunities in high-income
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industries. As a result, agriculture and fishing, once the mainstays of
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the economy, have declined in their shares of GNP. Banking now
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contributes over 20% to GNP and manufacturing about 15%. Trade is mostly
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with the UK.
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GNP: $490 million, per capita $7,573; real growth rate NA% (1988)
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Inflation rate (consumer prices): NA%
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Unemployment rate: 1.5% (1988)
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Budget: revenues $130.4 million; expenditures $114.4 million,
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including capital expenditures of $18.1 million (FY85 est.)
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Exports: $NA;
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commodities--tweeds, herring, processed shellfish meat;
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partners--UK
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Imports: $NA;
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commodities--timber, fertilizers, fish;
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partners--UK
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External debt: $NA
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Industrial production: growth rate NA%
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Electricity: 61,000 kW capacity; 190 million kWh produced,
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2,930 kWh per capita (1989)
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Industries: an important offshore financial center; financial
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services, light manufacturing, tourism
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Agriculture: cereals and vegetables; cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry
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Economic aid: NA
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Currency: Manx pound (plural--pounds); 1 Manx pound (LM) = 100
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pence
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Exchange rates: Manx pounds (LM) per US$1--0.5171 (January 1991),
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0.5603 (1990), 0.6099 (1989), 0.5614 (1988), 0.6102 (1987), 0.6817
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(1986), 0.7714 (1985); the Manx pound is at par with the British pound
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Fiscal year: 1 April-31 March
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COMMUNICATIONS
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Railroads: 36 km electric track, 24 km steam track
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Highways: 640 km motorable roads
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Ports: Douglas, Ramsey, Peel
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Merchant marine: 73 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,634,471
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GRT/2,906,039 DWT; includes 8 cargo, 6 container, 6 roll-on/roll-off
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cargo, 31 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 4 chemical
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tanker, 2 combination ore/oil, 3 liquefied gas, 13 bulk; note--a captive
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register of the United Kingdom, although not all ships on the register
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are British-owned
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Airports: 2 total; 1 usable with permanent-surface runways
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1,220-2,439 m
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Telecommunications: 24,435 telephones; stations--1 AM, 4 FM, 4 TV
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DEFENSE FORCES
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Note: defense is the responsibility of the UK
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