Airports [time series]

2 total; 1 usable with permanent-surface runways 1,220-2,439 m

Roadways (Highways) [time series]

640 km motorable roads

Merchant marine [time series]

73 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,634,471 GRT/2,906,039 DWT; includes 8 cargo, 6 container, 6 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 31 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 4 chemical tanker, 2 combination ore/oil, 3 liquefied gas, 13 bulk; note--a captive register of the United Kingdom, although not all ships on the register are British-owned

Ports [time series]

Douglas, Ramsey, Peel

Railways (Railroads) [time series]

36 km electric track, 24 km steam track

Telecommunication systems (Telecommunications) [time series]

24,435 telephones; stations--1 AM, 4 FM, 4 TV

Note [time series]

defense is the responsibility of the UK

Agricultural products (Agriculture) [time series]

cereals and vegetables; cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry

Budget [time series]

revenues $130.4 million; expenditures $114.4 million, including capital expenditures of $18.1 million (FY85 est.)

Exchange rates (Currency) [time series]

Manx pound (plural--pounds); 1 Manx pound (5M) = 100 pence

Economic aid [time series]

NA

Electricity [time series]

61,000 kW capacity; 190 million kWh produced, 2,930 kWh per capita (1989)

Exchange rates [time series]

Manx pounds (5M) per US$1--0.5171 (January 1991), 0.5603 (1990), 0.6099 (1989), 0.5614 (1988), 0.6102 (1987), 0.6817 (1986), 0.7714 (1985); the Manx pound is at par with the British pound

Exports [time series]

$NA; commodities--tweeds, herring, processed shellfish meat; partners--UK

Debt - external (External debt) [time series]

$NA

Fiscal year [time series]

1 April-31 March

GNP [time series]

$490 million, per capita $7,573; real growth rate NA% (1988)

Imports [time series]

$NA; commodities--timber, fertilizers, fish; partners--UK

Industrial production growth rate (Industrial production) [time series]

growth rate NA%

Industries [time series]

an important offshore financial center; financial services, light manufacturing, tourism

Inflation rate (consumer prices) [time series]

NA%

Economic overview (Overview) [time series]

Offshore banking, manufacturing, and tourism are key sectors of the economy. The government's policy of offering incentives to high-technology companies and financial institutions to locate on the island has paid off in expanding employment opportunities in high-income industries. As a result, agriculture and fishing, once the mainstays of the economy, have declined in their shares of GNP. Banking now contributes over 20% to GNP and manufacturing about 15%. Trade is mostly with the UK.

Unemployment rate [time series]

1.5% (1988)

Climate [time series]

cool summers and mild winters; humid; overcast about half the time

Coastline [time series]

113 km Exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm; Territorial sea: 3 nm

Area - comparative (Comparative area) [time series]

slightly less than 3.5 times the size of Washington, DC

Environment - current issues (Environment) [time series]

strong westerly winds prevail

Land boundaries [time series]

none

Land use [time series]

arable land NA%; permanent crops NA%; meadows and pastures NA%; forest and woodland NA%; other NA%; extensive arable land and forests

Natural resources [time series]

lead, iron ore

Note [time series]

located in Irish Sea equidistant from England, Scotland, and Ireland

Terrain [time series]

hills in north and south bisected by central valley

Area (Total area) [time series]

588 km2; land area: 588 km2

Administrative divisions [time series]

none (British crown dependency)

Capital [time series]

Douglas

Political parties (Communists) [time series]

probably none

Constitution [time series]

1961, Isle of Man Constitution Act

Diplomatic representation in the US (Diplomatic representation) [time series]

none (British crown dependency)

Executive branch [time series]

British monarch, lieutenant governor, prime minister, Executive Council (cabinet)

Flag [time series]

red with the Three Legs of Man emblem (Trinacria), in the center; the three legs are joined at the thigh and bent at the knee; in order to have the toes pointing clockwise on both sides of the flag, a two-sided emblem is used

Independence [time series]

none (British crown dependency)

Judicial branch [time series]

High Court of Justice Chief of State--Lord of Mann Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Lieutenant Governor Air Marshal Sir Laurence JONES (since NA 1990); Head of Government--President of the Legislative Council Sir Charles KERRUISH (since NA 1990)

Legal system [time series]

English law and local statute

Legislative branch [time series]

bicameral Tynwald consists of an upper house or Legislative Council and a lower house or House of Keys

Country name (Long-form name) [time series]

none

International organization participation (Member of) [time series]

none

National holiday [time series]

Tynwald Day, 5 July

Political parties (Political parties and leaders) [time series]

there is no party system and members sit as independents

Suffrage [time series]

universal at age 21 House of Keys--last held in 1986 (next to be held 1991); results--percent of vote NA; seats--(24 total) independents 24

Government type (Type) [time series]

British crown dependency

Birth rate [time series]

11 births/1,000 population (1991)

Death rate [time series]

14 deaths/1,000 population (1991)

Ethnic groups (Ethnic divisions) [time series]

native Manx of Norse-Celtic descent; British

Infant mortality rate [time series]

9 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)

Labor force [time series]

25,864 (1981)

Languages (Language) [time series]

English, Manx Gaelic

Life expectancy at birth [time series]

72 years male, 78 years female (1991)

Literacy [time series]

NA% (male NA%, female NA%) but compulsory education age 5 to 16

Nationality [time series]

noun--Manxman, Manxwoman, adjective--Manx

Net migration rate [time series]

4 migrants/1,000 population (1991)

Organized labor [time series]

22 labor unions patterned along British lines

Population [time series]

64,075 (July 1991), growth rate 0.1% (1991)

Religions (Religion) [time series]

Anglican, Roman Catholic, Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian, Society of Friends

Total fertility rate [time series]

1.8 children born/woman (1991)