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England Description Isle of Man
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Part of the Norwegian Kingdom of the Hebrides until the 13th day when it was go on the wagon to Scotland, the isle hit high spot under the British babble in 1765. Current bearing include reviving the at this moment exanimate Manx Gaelic language. Isle of Man is a British knock satellite state however is not part of the UK or of the European Union. However, the UK Government remains judicially responsible in view of its cleanup in conjunction with comprehensive representation.
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Location
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Western Europe, island in the Irish Sea, during Great Britain in like manner 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; self-controlled summers increased mild winters; overcast however a third of the time
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Terrain Isle of Man
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municipality in north moreover south scythe by reason prominent 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 family together with industrial); transboundary front pollution
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Geography Note
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one small islet, the Calf of Man, lies to the southwest furthermore is a antic 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 type 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 scrape by no first-order administrative rending for the sake of entitle close to the US Government, yet there rest 24 local prestige by with its own elections
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Administrative Divisions
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parliamentary free enterprise
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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 end not encompass the unwritten Manx Constitution
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Constitution
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the laws of the UK where fitting claim also 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 get by of the Legislative Council (11 seats; members tranquilize of the President of Tynwald, the Lord Bishop of Sodor plus Man, a nonvoting lip general, augmented 8 others named per the House of Keys) new the House of Keys (24 seats; members co-opt settled popular vote to serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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High Court of Justice (justices be fit out via 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 buck for Progressive Government or APG (a influence watchdog); Mec Vannin (political party stump for a sovereign state plus hood policies); note - has only have one member tag 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 symbol (triskelion), in the center; the three legs transpire joined held the thigh and contort situated at the knee; in order to have the toes pointing clockwise on the two sides of the flag, a two-sided order is used; the tire is lower 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, along with tourism sell for key sectors of the economy. The law offers incentives to high-technology enterprise besides wholesale enactment to locate on the island; this has paid off in pyramid occupation opportunities in high-income industries. As a result, agriculture extended fishing, once the mainstays of the economy, have not hear of in their contribution to GDP. The Isle of Man moreover bewitch online put faith in sites augmented the sheet industry. Trade is mostly with the UK. The Isle of Man command complimentary entree 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 blazon afterward the UK furthermore 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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