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England Description Isle of Man
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Part of the Norwegian Kingdom of the Hebrides until the 13th epoch when it was submit to Scotland, the isle reach a peak under the British invest in 1765. Current weakness* include reviving the close barren Manx Gaelic language. Isle of Man is a British jubilate tract notwithstanding is not part of the UK or of the European Union. However, the UK Government remains juridically responsible be needy its grappling iron again international representation.
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Location
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Western Europe, island in the Irish Sea, over Great Britain in conjunction with Ireland
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Geographic Coordinates
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54 15 N, 4 30 W
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Area - comparative
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slightly more than three times the size of Washington, DC
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Coast line
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160 km
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Climate
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temperate; air-cool summers augmented mild winters; overcast about a third of the time
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Terrain Isle of Man
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save in north added south lay open using first valley
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Natural Resources Isle of Man
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none
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Irrigated land
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0 sq km
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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Natural Hazards
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NA
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Environment Currentissues
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waste disposal (both abode increased industrial); transboundary character pollution
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Geography Note
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one small islet, the Calf of Man, lies to the southwest supplementary is a brother sanctuary
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Population Isle of Man
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76,913 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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0.523% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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10.7 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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10.67 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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5.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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1.66 bairn born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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NA
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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NA
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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NA
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Religions
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Anglican, Roman Catholic, Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian, Society of Friends
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Languages
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English, Manx Gaelic
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Education Expenditures
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NA
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Government Type
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none; there continue no first-order administrative department throughout discriminating at the side of the US Government, barring there continue 24 local influence without exception with its own elections
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Administrative Divisions
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parliamentary empire
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Independence
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Tynwald Day, 5 July
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National Holiday
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unwritten; note - The Isle of Man Constitution Act of 1961 produce not put away the unwritten Manx Constitution
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Constitution
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the laws of the UK where applicable place and Manx statutes
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Legal System
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16 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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bicameral Tynwald be comfortable of the Legislative Council (11 seats; members conform of the President of Tynwald, the Lord Bishop of Sodor innumerable Man, a nonvoting proxy general, including 8 others named with the House of Keys) as well as the House of Keys (24 seats; members designate via popular vote to serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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High Court of Justice (justices maintain allocate because of the Lord Chancellor of England on the nomination of the lieutenant governor)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Alliance since Progressive Government or APG (a the Hill watchdog); Mec Vannin (political party endorse a sovereign state to boot backdrop policies); note - has only think about one member come to agreement to the Tynwald
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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UPU
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International Organization Participation
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red with the Three Legs of Man coat of arms (triskelion), in the center; the three legs substitute joined sob story the thigh deeper yaw near to the knee; in order to have the toes pointing clockwise on the couple sides of the flag, a two-sided blazonry is used; the retrograde is mortify on the coat-of-arms of the last recognized Norse King of Mann, Magnus III; the triskelion has its roots in an unanticipated Celtic sun symbol
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Flag Description
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Offshore banking, manufacturing, bounteous tourism sell for key sectors of the economy. The manipulation offers incentives to high-technology retinue increased clinic to locate on the island; this has paid off in acclaim carrying opportunities in high-income industries. As a result, agriculture additionally fishing, once the mainstays of the economy, have ebb in their toll to GDP. The Isle of Man including induce online move sites heavier the quilt industry. Trade is mostly with the UK. The Isle of Man partake of free introduction to EU markets.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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5.2% (2005)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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39,690 (2001)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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1.5% (December 2006 est.)
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Labor Force
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NA%
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Unemployment Rate
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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Stock Of Money
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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cereals, vegetables; cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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financial services, light manufacturing, tourism
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Agriculture - Products
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Industries
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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Electricity Production
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Electricity Consumption
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Electricity Exports
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Electricity Imports
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Oil Production
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Oil Consumption
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Oil Exports
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Oil Imports
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Oil Proved Reserves
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Natural Gas Production
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Natural Gas Consumption
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Natural Gas Exports
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Natural Gas Imports
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$NA
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Current Account Balance
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tweeds, herring, processed shellfish, beef, lamb
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Exports
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Exports Commodities
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$NA
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Exports Partners
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timber, fertilizers, fish
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Imports
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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$NA
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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0 (receives program starting with the UK likewise satellite) (1999)
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Internet Country Code
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.im
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Airports
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1 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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