Broadcast media (Radio) [time series]

broadcast stations: AM 1, FM 4, shortwave 0 radios: NA

Telecommunication systems (Telephone system) [time series]

24,435 telephones local: NA intercity: NA international: NA

Broadcast media (Television) [time series]

broadcast stations: 4 televisions: NA

Note [time series]

defense is the responsibility of the UK MARSHALL ISLANDS

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 (1985 est.)

Exchange rates (Currency) [time series]

1 Manx pound (#M) = 100 pence

Economic aid [time series]

$NA

Electricity [time series]

capacity: 61,000 kW production: 190 million kWh consumption per capita: 2,965 kWh (1992)

Exchange rates [time series]

Manx pounds (#M) per US$1 - 0.6350 (January 1995), 0.6529 (1994), 0.6658 (1993), 0.5664 (1992), 0.5652 (1991), 0.5603 (1990); the Manx pound is at par with the British pound

Exports [time series]

$NA commodities: tweeds, herring, processed shellfish, beef, lamb 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]

financial services, light manufacturing, tourism

Inflation rate (consumer prices) [time series]

7% (1992 est.)

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

GDP - purchasing power parity - $780 million (1994 est.)

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

$10,800 (1994 est.)

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 GDP. Banking now contributes about 45% to GDP. Trade is mostly with the UK. The Isle of Man enjoys free access to European Union markets.

Unemployment rate [time series]

1% (1992 est.)

Area [time series]

total area: 588 sq km land area: 588 sq km 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]

current issues: NA natural hazards: NA international agreements: NA

Disputes - international (International disputes) [time series]

none

Irrigated land [time series]

NA sq km

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]

Western Europe, island in the Irish Sea, between Great Britain and Ireland

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 [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) cabinet: Council of Ministers

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

Legislative branch (House of Keys) [time series]

elections last held NA 1991 (next to be held NA 1996); results - percent of vote NA; seats - (24 total) independents 24

Independence [time series]

none (British crown dependency)

Judicial branch [time series]

Court of Tynwald

Legal system [time series]

English law and local statute

Legislative branch (Legislative Council) [time series]

consists of a 10-member body composed of the Lord Bishop of Sodor and Man, a nonvoting attorney general, and 8 others named by the House of Keys

Legislative branch [time series]

bicameral Tynwald

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)

Age structure [time series]

0-14 years: 18% (female 6,462; male 6,833) 15-64 years: 64% (female 23,219; male 23,348) 65 years and over: 18% (female 7,759; male 5,130) (July 1995 est.)

Birth rate [time series]

13.73 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate [time series]

12.36 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Ethnic groups (Ethnic divisions) [time series]

Manx (Norse-Celtic descent), Briton

Infant mortality rate [time series]

8 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 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: 76.53 years male: 73.78 years female: 79.48 years (1995 est.)

Literacy [time series]

NA%

Nationality [time series]

noun: Manxman, Manxwoman adjective: Manx

Net migration rate [time series]

8.55 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Population [time series]

72,751 (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate [time series]

0.99% (1995 est.)

Religions [time series]

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

Total fertility rate [time series]

1.8 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Airports [time series]

total: 1 with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1

Roadways (Highways) [time series]

total: 640 km paved: NA unpaved: NA

Merchant marine [time series]

total: 68 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,810,355 GRT/3,183,773 DWT ships by type: bulk 11, cargo 10, chemical tanker 4, container 9, liquefied gas tanker 8, oil tanker 15, roll-on/roll-off cargo 9, vehicle carrier 2 note: a flag of convenience registry; UK owns 9 ships, Switzerland 2, Denmark 1, Netherlands 1

Ports [time series]

Castletown, Douglas, Peel, Ramsey

Railways (Railroads) [time series]

total: 60 km (36 km electrified)