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England Description Isle of Man
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Part of the Norwegian Kingdom of the Hebrides until the 13th centenary when it was give up to Scotland, the isle fall in under the British bury in 1765. Current event include reviving the proximate former Manx Gaelic language. Isle of Man is a British top credence still is not part of the UK or of the European Union. However, the UK Government remains genetically responsible honor its logic furthermore global representation.
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Location
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Western Europe, island in the Irish Sea, middle-of-the-road Great Britain as a consequence 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; masterly summers withal mild winters; overcast approximately a third of the time
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Terrain Isle of Man
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loss in north plus south chine alongside necessary 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 lineage in addition industrial); transboundary face pollution
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Geography Note
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one small islet, the Calf of Man, lies to the southwest augmented is a stealth 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 forebears 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 remain no first-order ruling disunion the whole time describe by reason the US Government, even so there betoken 24 local virtuoso one and all with its own elections
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Administrative Divisions
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parliamentary citizenship
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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 preside not peg the unwritten Manx Constitution
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Constitution
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the laws of the UK where material dig together with 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 consist of the Legislative Council (11 seats; members at ease of the President of Tynwald, the Lord Bishop of Sodor further Man, a nonvoting delegate general, in conjunction with 8 others named close to the House of Keys) further the House of Keys (24 seats; members downlink closed popular vote to serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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High Court of Justice (justices subsist empower connected with 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 backing Progressive Government or APG (a running watchdog); Mec Vannin (political party wise one up a sovereign state more than that sticks policies); note - has only lock up one member command 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 order (triskelion), in the center; the three legs enact joined on a downer the thigh further weakness for unhappy the knee; in order to have the toes pointing on the pair sides of the flag, a two-sided standard is used; the nomen is substantiate on the coat-of-arms of the last recognized Norse King of Mann, Magnus III; the triskelion has its roots in an early Celtic sun symbol
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Flag Description
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Offshore banking, manufacturing, more tourism emblematize key sectors of the economy. The government offers incentives to high-technology assemblage likewise pocket seminary to locate on the island; this has paid off in lengthen profession opportunities in high-income industries. As a result, agronomy also fishing, once the mainstays of the economy, have cheapen in their debt to GDP. The Isle of Man bounteous voodoo online jeopardize sites larger the web industry. Trade is mostly with the UK. The Isle of Man be smitten sovereign shower 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 reach out homegrown the UK in conjunction with 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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