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ITEM ID     : CI WOFACT WO0152
DATE        : Oct 28, 1994
 
AGENCY      : CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
PROGRAM     : WORLD FACTBOOK
TITLE       : World Factbook: Man, Isle of
 
Source key      : CI 
Program key     : CI WOFACT 
Update sched.   : Annually         
Data type       : TEXT 
End year        : 1994
Date of record  : 19941020
Keywords 3      :  
Keywords 3      : | Man, Isle of 
 
 
                               Man, Isle of
 
 
                                  Header
 
Affiliation:
     (British crown dependency)
 
                                 Geography
 
Location:
     Western Europe, in the Irish Sea, between Ireland and Great Britain
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:
     72,017 (July 1994 est.)
Population growth rate:
     1.04% (1994 est.)
Birth rate:
     13.69 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Death rate:
     12.58 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Net migration rate:
     9.25 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
     8.3 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
     76.25 years
male:
     73.51 years
female:
     79.2 years (1994 est.)
Total fertility rate:
     1.8 children born/woman (1994 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:
total population:
     NA%
male:
     NA%
female:
     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 in 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 GNP.
     Banking now contributes about 45% to GNP. Trade is mostly with the UK.
     The Isle of Man enjoys free access to European Union markets.
National product:
     GNP - exchange rate conversion - $490 million (1988)
National product real growth rate:
     NA%
National product per capita:
     $7,500 (1988)
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, meat
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:
     an important offshore financial center; 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 - 0.6699 (January 1994), 0.6658 (1993),
     0.5664 (1992), 0.5652 (1991), 0.5603 (1990), 0.6099 (1989); the Manx
     pound is at par with the British pound
Fiscal year:
     1 April - 31 March
 
                              Communications
 
Railroads:
     60 km; 36 km electric track, 24 km steam track
Highways:
total:
     640 km
paved:
     NA
unpaved:
     NA
Ports:
     Douglas, Ramsey, Peel
Merchant marine:
     67 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,359,951 GRT/2,316,628 DWT,
     bulk 11, cargo 10, chemical tanker 5, container 5, liquefied gas 7,
     oil tanker 17, roll-on/roll-off cargo 9, vehicle carrier 3
note:
     a captive register of the United Kingdom, although not all ships on
     the register are British owned
Airports:
total:
     1
usable:
     1
with permanent-surface runways:
     1
with runways over 3,659 m:
     0
with runways 2,440-3,659 m:
     0
with runways 1,220-2,439 m:
     1
Telecommunications:
     24,435 telephones; broadcast stations - 1 AM, 4 FM, 4 TV
 
 
                              Defense Forces
 
Note:
     defense is the responsibility of the UK
 
 
 
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This section of THE WORLD FACTBOOK 1994 produced by the United States
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Economics and Statistics Division's NATIONAL TRADE DATA BANK (NTDB) CD-ROM,
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