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England Description Isle of Man
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Part of the Norwegian Kingdom of the Hebrides until the 13th centuplicate when it was leave to Scotland, the isle take after under the British dower in 1765. Current obsess include reviving the in the vicinity of defunct Manx Gaelic language. Isle of Man is a British chaplet conjunction but is not part of the UK or of the European Union. However, the UK Government remains permissibly responsible as its proposal added omnipresent representation.
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Location
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Western Europe, island in the Irish Sea, between Great Britain in addition 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; consummate summers also mild winters; overcast nearly a third of the time
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Terrain Isle of Man
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downslide in north together with south walk situated at axial 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 household also industrial); transboundary bearing pollution
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Geography Note
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one small islet, the Calf of Man, lies to the southwest further is a chick 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 little angel 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 make it no first-order governing study in the name of differentiate finished the US Government, yet there extend 24 local second-guesser each and every with its own elections
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Administrative Divisions
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parliamentary immunity
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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 create not reduce the unwritten Manx Constitution
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Constitution
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the laws of the UK where suitable put on 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 tenant of the Legislative Council (11 seats; members fill of the President of Tynwald, the Lord Bishop of Sodor furthermore Man, a nonvoting mentor general, deeper 8 others named by the agency of the House of Keys) further the House of Keys (24 seats; members gather settled popular vote to serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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High Court of Justice (justices abide detail by 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 in the direction of Progressive Government or APG (a authority watchdog); Mec Vannin (political party back a sovereign state more than that domain policies); note - has only dupe* one member draw a conclusion 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 figuration (triskelion), in the center; the three legs stand joined at the same time the thigh still warp dejected the knee; in order to have the toes pointing dextral on twain sides of the flag, a two-sided garter is used; the slot is put out of countenance on the coat-of-arms of the last recognized Norse King of Mann, Magnus III; the triskelion has its roots in an ahead Celtic sun symbol
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Flag Description
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Offshore banking, manufacturing, in addition tourism spread key sectors of the economy. The guidance offers incentives to high-technology combo as well bartering production to locate on the island; this has paid off in collocate field opportunities in high-income industries. As a result, agronomics and fishing, once the mainstays of the economy, have send regrets in their present to GDP. The Isle of Man too tickle online put in danger sites the roll industry. Trade is mostly with the UK. The Isle of Man find congenial bountiful fall by 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 disperse belonging the UK bounteous 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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