Isle of Man (2006)

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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
Age structure	0-14 years: 17.3% (male 6,669/female 6,350) 15-64 years: 65.7% (male 24,884/female 24,678) 65 years and over: 17% (male 5,197/female 7,663) (2006 est.)
Agriculture - products	cereals, vegetables; cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry
Airports	1 (2006)
Airports - with paved runways	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2006)
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
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. Isle of Man is a British crown dependency, but is not part of the UK.
Birth rate	11.05 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Budget	revenues: $485 million expenditures: $463 million; including capital expenditures of $NA (FY00/01 est.)
Capital	name: Douglas geographic coordinates: 54 09 N, 4 28 W time difference: UTC 0 (five hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Climate	temperate; cool summers and mild winters; overcast about one-third of the time
Coastline	160 km
Constitution	unwritten; note - The Isle of Man Constitution Act of 1961 does not embody the unwritten Manx Constitution
Country name	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Isle of Man
Death rate	11.19 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Debt - external	$NA
Dependency status	British crown dependency
Diplomatic representation from the US	none (British crown dependency)
Diplomatic representation in the US	none (British crown dependency)
Disputes - international	none
Economic aid - recipient	$NA
Economy - overview	Offshore banking, manufacturing, and tourism are key sectors of the economy. The government offers incentives to high-technology companies and financial institutions to locate on the island; this 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.
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Irish Sea 0 m highest point: Snaefell 621 m
Environment - current issues	waste disposal (both household and industrial); transboundary air pollution
Ethnic groups	Manx (Norse-Celtic descent), Briton
Exchange rates	Manx pounds per US dollar - 0.55 (2005), 0.5462 (2004), 0.6125 (2003), 0.6672 (2002), 0.6947 (2001)
Executive branch	chief of state: Lord of Mann Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Lieutenant Governor Sir Paul K. HADDACKS (since 17 October 2005) 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 2006) election results: Donald GELLING elected chief minister by the Tynwald; note - Richard CORKILL resigned 2 December 2004
Exports	$NA
Exports - commodities	tweeds, herring, processed shellfish, beef, lamb
Exports - partners	UK (2004)
Fiscal year	1 April - 31 March
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
GDP - composition by sector	agriculture: 1% industry: 13% services: 86% (2000 est.)
GDP - real growth rate	6.3% NA%
Geographic coordinates	54 15 N, 4 30 W
Geography - note	one small islet, the Calf of Man, lies to the southwest, and is a bird sanctuary
Household income or consumption by percentage share	lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%
Imports	$NA
Imports - commodities	timber, fertilizers, fish
Imports - partners	UK (2004)
Independence	none (British crown dependency)
Industrial production growth rate	3.2% (FY96/97)
Industries	financial services, light manufacturing, tourism
Infant mortality rate	total: 5.82 deaths/1,000 live births male: 6.8 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.79 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	2.7% (2003 est.)
International organization participation	UPU
Irrigated land	0 sq km
Judicial branch	High Court of Justice (justices are appointed by the Lord Chancellor of England on the nomination of the lieutenant governor)
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%
Land boundaries	0 km
Land use	arable land: 9% permanent crops: 0% other: 91% (permanent pastures, forests, mountain, and heathland) (2002)
Languages	English, Manx Gaelic
Legal system	English common law and Manx statute
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 eight 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
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 78.49 years male: 75.14 years female: 82.02 years (2006 est.)
Literacy	definition: NA total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA%
Location	Western Europe, island in the Irish Sea, between Great Britain and Ireland
Map references	Europe
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm
Merchant marine	total: 305 ships (1000 GRT or over) 8,266,229 GRT/13,792,927 DWT by type: bulk carrier 38, cargo 65, chemical tanker 53, container 16, liquefied gas 38, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 74, refrigerated cargo 5, roll on/roll off 9, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 5 foreign-owned: 213 (Cyprus 1, Denmark 53, Estonia 2, France 2, Germany 56, Greece 45, Italy 5, Japan 4, Monaco 3, Netherlands 1, Norway 27, Singapore 7, Sweden 1, Turkey 3, US 3) registered in other countries: 9 (Antigua and Barbuda 2, Liberia 5, Marshall Islands 1, NZ 1) (2006)
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of the UK
National holiday	Tynwald Day, 5 July
Nationality	noun: Manxman (men), Manxwoman (women) adjective: Manx
Natural hazards	NA
Natural resources	none
Net migration rate	5.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Political parties and leaders	Alliance for Progressive Government; Man Labor Party; Man Nationalist Party (branch of the British National Party) note: most members sit as independents
Political pressure groups and leaders	none
Population	75,441 (July 2006 est.)
Population below poverty line	NA%
Population growth rate	0.52% (2006 est.)
Radio broadcast stations	AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)
Railways	total: 65 km standard guage: 7 km 1.067-m guage (7 km electrified) narrow guage: 58 km 0.914-m guage (29 km electrified) note: primarily summer tourist attractions (2006)
Religions	Anglican, Roman Catholic, Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian, Society of Friends
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: 0.68 male(s)/female total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2006 est.)
Suffrage	16 years of age; universal
Telephone system	general assessment: NA domestic: landline, telefax, mobile cellular telephone system international: fiber-optic cable, microwave radio relay, satellite earth station, submarine cable
Telephones - main lines in use	51,000 (1999)
Telephones - mobile cellular	NA
Television broadcast stations	0 (receives broadcasts from the UK and satellite) (1999)
Terrain	hills in north and south bisected by central valley
Total fertility rate	1.65 children born/woman (2006 est.)
Unemployment rate	0.6% (2004 est.)

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