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Isle of Man

1996 Edition — crown_dependency

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Communications
Military - note (Defense note) [time series]
defense is the responsibility of the UK
Broadcast media (Radio broadcast stations) [time series]
AM 1, FM 4, shortwave 0
Radios [time series]
NA
Telecommunication systems (Telephone system) [time series]
domestic: NA international: NA
Telephones - fixed lines (Telephones) [time series]
41,000 (1995)
Broadcast media (Television broadcast stations) [time series]
4
Televisions [time series]
NA Defense
Economy
Agricultural products (Agriculture) [time series]
cereals, 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 (LM) = 100 pence
Economic aid [time series]
recipient: ODA, $NA
Economic 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 EU markets.
Electricity [time series]
capacity: 61,000 kW production: 190 million kWh consumption per capita: 2,965 kWh (1992)
Exchange rates [time series]
Manx pounds (LM) per US$1 - 0.6537 (January 1996), 0.6335 (1995), 0.6529 (1994), 0.6658 (1993), 0.5664 (1992), 0.5652 (1991); 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
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) (GDP) [time series]
purchasing power parity - $780 million (1994 est.)
GDP - composition, by sector of origin (GDP composition by sector) [time series]
agriculture: NA% industry: NA% services: NA%
Real GDP per capita (GDP per capita) [time series]
$10,800 (1994 est.)
Real GDP growth rate (GDP real growth rate) [time series]
NA%
Imports [time series]
$NA commodities: timber, fertilizers, fish partners: UK
Industrial production growth rate [time series]
NA%
Industries [time series]
financial services, light manufacturing, tourism
Inflation rate (consumer prices) [time series]
7% (1992 est.)
Labor force [time series]
31,829 (1991) by occupation: manufacturing 11%, construction 11%, transport and communication 6%, retail distribution 9%, professional and scientific services 17%, public administration 7%, banking and finance 8%
Unemployment rate [time series]
1% (1992 est.)
Geography
Area [time series]
total area: 588 sq km land area: 588 sq km comparative area: slightly more than three 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
Geographic coordinates [time series]
54 15 N, 4 30 W
Geography - note (Geographic note) [time series]
one small islet, the Calf of Man, lies to the southwest, and is a bird sanctuary
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: 12 nm territorial sea: 12 nm
Natural resources [time series]
lead, iron ore
Terrain [time series]
hills in north and south bisected by central valley lowest point: Irish Sea 0 m highest point: Snaefell 620 m
Government
Administrative divisions [time series]
none (British crown dependency)
Capital [time series]
Douglas
Constitution [time series]
1961, Isle of Man Constitution Act
Data code [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 (of the United Kingdom since 6 February 1952), represented by Lieutenant Governor His Excellency Sir Timothy DAUNT (since NA 1995) who was appointed for a five-year term by the queen head of government: President of the Legislative Council Sir Charles KERRUISH (since NA 1990); was elected by the Tynwald 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 November 1991 (next to be held NA 1996); results - percent of vote NA; seats - (24 total) independents 24
Independence [time series]
none (British crown dependency)
International organization participation [time series]
none
Judicial branch [time series]
High Court of Justice, justices are appointed by the Lord Chancellor of England on the nomination of the lieutenant governor
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
Country name (Name of country) [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; members sit as independents
Suffrage [time series]
21 years of age; universal
Government type (Type of government) [time series]
British crown dependency
Diplomatic representation from the US (US diplomatic representation) [time series]
none (British crown dependency)
People
Age structure [time series]
0-14 years: 18% (male 6,606; female 6,348) 15-64 years: 65% (male 23,917; female 23,815) 65 years and over: 17% (male 5,239; female 7,912) (July 1996 est.)
Birth rate [time series]
12.43 births/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Death rate [time series]
12.09 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Ethnic groups (Ethnic divisions) [time series]
Manx (Norse-Celtic descent), Briton
Infant mortality rate [time series]
2.4 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.)
Languages [time series]
English, Manx Gaelic
Life expectancy at birth [time series]
total population: 77.15 years male: 73.56 years female: 80.91 years (1996 est.)
Literacy [time series]
NA
Nationality [time series]
noun: Manxman, Manxwoman adjective: Manx
Net migration rate [time series]
9.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Population [time series]
73,837 (July 1996 est.)
Population growth rate [time series]
0.94% (1996 est.)
Religions [time series]
Anglican, Roman Catholic, Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian, Society of Friends
Sex ratio [time series]
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.66 male(s)/female all ages: 0.94 male(s)/female (1996 est.)
Total fertility rate [time series]
1.68 children born/woman (1996 est.)
Transportation
Airports [time series]
total: 1 with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m: 1 (1995 est.)
Roadways (Highways) [time series]
total: 640 km paved: 320 km unpaved: 320 km
Merchant marine [time series]
total: 83 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,099,888 GRT/3,569,632 DWT ships by type: bulk 13, cargo 10, chemical tanker 4, container 12, liquefied gas tanker 8, oil tanker 18, passenger 2, roll-on/roll-off cargo 13, short-sea passenger 1, vehicle carrier 2 note: a flag of convenience registry; UK owns 10 ships, Switzerland 2, South Africa 2, Denmark 1, and Netherlands 1 (1995 est.)
Ports [time series]
Castletown, Douglas, Peel, Ramsey
Railways [time series]
total: 52 km (27 km electrified)