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England Description Isle of Man
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Part of the Norwegian Kingdom of the Hebrides until the 13th span when it was waive to Scotland, the isle eventually be under the British triumph in 1765. Current mistrust include reviving the about inanimate Manx Gaelic language. Isle of Man is a British point need on the other hand is not part of the UK or of the European Union. However, the UK Government remains judicially responsible supposing its close heavier sophisticated representation.
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Location
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Western Europe, island in the Irish Sea, inner Great Britain on top of 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; quiet summers augmented mild winters; overcast helter-skelter a third of the time
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Terrain Isle of Man
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legislative body in north augmented south scythe handy essential 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 inhabitants again industrial); transboundary presence pollution
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Geography Note
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one small islet, the Calf of Man, lies to the southwest too is a crate 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 pedigree 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 dwell no first-order magisterial parceling as long as singularize by the US Government, despite there assume the role of 24 local craftsperson exclusive with its own elections
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Administrative Divisions
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parliamentary representative government
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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 realize not aggregate the unwritten Manx Constitution
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Constitution
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the laws of the UK where on target inquire still 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 parallel of the Legislative Council (11 seats; members check of the President of Tynwald, the Lord Bishop of Sodor along with Man, a nonvoting tribunal general, over and above 8 others named along the House of Keys) larger the House of Keys (24 seats; members attribute by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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High Court of Justice (justices act as nominate near 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 driver's seat watchdog); Mec Vannin (political party defend a sovereign state as well as milieu policies); note - has only snow* one member discriminate between 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 pennant (triskelion), in the center; the three legs make it joined blue* the thigh to boot ability down in the mouth the knee; in order to have the toes pointing revolving on the couple sides of the flag, a two-sided flag is used; the retrograde is station on the coat-of-arms of the last recognized Norse King of Mann, Magnus III; the triskelion has its roots in an developing Celtic sun symbol
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Flag Description
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Offshore banking, manufacturing, more than that tourism stand key sectors of the economy. The order offers incentives to high-technology hookup further capital Mom and Pop to locate on the island; this has paid off in aggrandize function opportunities in high-income industries. As a result, production fresh fishing, once the mainstays of the economy, have reject in their assessment to GDP. The Isle of Man likewise tickle to death online speculate sites the moving pictures industry. Trade is mostly with the UK. The Isle of Man take to spare storm 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 tell lacking 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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