Airports [time series]

total: 1 useable: 1 with permanent-surface runways: 1 with runways over 3,659 m: 0 with runways 2,440-3,659 m: 0 with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 1

Roadways (Highways) [time series]

640 km motorable roads

Merchant marine [time series]

59 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,363,502 GRT/2,363,502 DWT; includes 10 cargo, 6 container, 9 roll-on/roll-off, 14 oil tanker, 4 chemical tanker, 4 liquefied gas, 12 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]

60 km; 36 km electric track, 24 km steam track

Telecommunication systems (Telecommunications) [time series]

24,435 telephones; broadcast 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]

1 Manx pound (#M) = 100 pence

Economic aid [time series]

NA

Electricity [time series]

61,000 kW capacity; 190 million kWh produced, 2,965 kWh per capita (1992)

Exchange rates [time series]

Manx pounds (#M) per US$1 - 0.6527 (January 1993), 0.5664 (1992), 0.5652 (1991), 0.5603 (1990), 0.6099 (1989), 0.5614 (1988); 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

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]

7% (1992 est.)

Real GDP (purchasing power parity) (National product) [time series]

GNP - exchange rate conversion - $490 million (1988)

Real GDP per capita (National product per capita) [time series]

$7,500 (1988)

Real GDP growth rate (National product real growth rate) [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. The Isle of Man enjoys free access to European Community markets.

Unemployment rate [time series]

1% (1992 est.)

Area [time series]

total area: 588 km2 land area: 588 km2 comparative area: nearly 3.5 times the size of Washington, DC

Climate [time series]

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

Coastline [time series]

113 km

Environment - current issues (Environment) [time series]

strong westerly winds prevail

Disputes - international (International disputes) [time series]

none

Irrigated land [time series]

NA km2

Land boundaries [time series]

0 km

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)

Location [time series]

in the Irish Sea, between Ireland and Great Britain

Map references [time series]

Europe

Maritime claims [time series]

exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 3 nm

Natural resources [time series]

lead, iron ore

Note [time series]

one small islet, the Calf of Man, lies to the southwest, and is a bird sanctuary

Terrain [time series]

hills in north and south bisected by central valley

Administrative divisions [time series]

none (British crown dependency)

Capital [time series]

Douglas

Constitution [time series]

1961, Isle of Man Constitution Act

Digraph [time series]

IM

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

none (British crown dependency)

Executive branch (Elections) [time series]

House of Keys: last held in 1991 (next to be held NA 1996); results - percent of vote NA; no party system; seats - (24 total) independents 24

Executive branch [time series]

British monarch, lieutenant governor, president, prime minister, Council of Ministers (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]

Court of Tynwald

Executive branch (Leaders) [time series]

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

International organization participation (Member of) [time series]

none

Country name (Names) [time series]

conventional long form: none conventional short form: Isle of Man

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]

21 years of age; universal

Government type (Type) [time series]

British crown dependency

Diplomatic representation from the US (US diplomatic representation) [time series]

none (British crown dependency)

Birth rate [time series]

13.57 births/1,000 population (1993 est.)

Death rate [time series]

12.87 deaths/1,000 population (1993 est.)

Ethnic groups (Ethnic divisions) [time series]

Manx (Norse-Celtic descent), Briton

Infant mortality rate [time series]

8.5 deaths/1,000 live births (1993 est.)

Labor force [time series]

25,864 (1981) by occupation: NA

Languages [time series]

English, Manx Gaelic

Life expectancy at birth [time series]

total population: 75.98 years male: 73.25 years female: 78.92 years (1993 est.)

Literacy [time series]

total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA%

Nationality [time series]

noun: Manxman, Manxwoman adjective: Manx

Net migration rate [time series]

9.99 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1993 est.)

Population [time series]

71,263 (July 1993 est.)

Population growth rate [time series]

1.07% (1993 est.)

Religions [time series]

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

Total fertility rate [time series]

1.8 children born/woman (1993 est.)