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Isle of Man

2003 Edition — crown_dependency

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Communications
Internet users (Internet Service Providers (ISPs)) [time series]
NA
Internet country code [time series]
.im
Internet users [time series]
NA
Broadcast media (Radio broadcast stations) [time series]
AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)
Telecommunication systems (Telephone system) [time series]
general assessment: NA domestic: landline, telefax, mobile cellular telephone system international: fiber-optic cable, microwave radio relay, satellite earth station, submarine cable
Telephones - fixed lines (Telephones - main lines in use) [time series]
51,000 (1999)
Telephones - mobile cellular [time series]
NA
Broadcast media (Television broadcast stations) [time series]
0 (receives broadcasts from the UK and satellite) (1999)
Economy
Agricultural products (Agriculture - products) [time series]
cereals, vegetables; cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry
Budget [time series]
revenues: $485 million expenditures: $463 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (FY00/01 est.)
Exchange rates (Currency) [time series]
British pound (GBP); note - there is also a Manx pound
Exchange rates (Currency code) [time series]
GBP
Debt - external [time series]
$NA
Economic aid (Economic aid - recipient) [time series]
$NA
Economic overview (Economy - 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. Trade is mostly with the UK. The Isle of Man enjoys free access to EU markets.
Exchange rates [time series]
Manx pounds per US dollar - 0.6661 (2002), 0.6944 (2001), 0.6596 (2000), 0.6180 (1999), 0.6037 (1998); the Manx pound is at par with the British pound
Exports [time series]
$NA
Exports - commodities [time series]
tweeds, herring, processed shellfish, beef, lamb
Exports - partners [time series]
UK (2000 est.)
Fiscal year [time series]
1 April - 31 March
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) (GDP) [time series]
purchasing power parity - $1.6 billion (2001 est.)
GDP - composition, by sector of origin (GDP - composition by sector) [time series]
agriculture: 1% industry: 13% services: 86% (2000 est.)
Real GDP per capita (GDP - per capita) [time series]
purchasing power parity - $21,000 (2001 est.)
Real GDP growth rate (GDP - real growth rate) [time series]
13.5%
Household income or consumption by percentage share [time series]
lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%
Imports [time series]
$NA
Imports - commodities [time series]
timber, fertilizers, fish
Imports - partners [time series]
UK (2000)
Industrial production growth rate [time series]
3.2% (FY 96/97)
Industries [time series]
financial services, light manufacturing, tourism
Inflation rate (consumer prices) [time series]
3.6% (March 2003 est.)
Labor force [time series]
36,610 (1998)
Labor force - by occupation [time series]
agriculture, forestry and fishing 3%, manufacturing 11%, construction 10%, transport and communication 8%, wholesale and retail distribution 11%, professional and scientific services 18%, public administration 6%, banking and finance 18%, tourism 2%, entertainment and catering 3%, miscellaneous services 10%
Population below poverty line [time series]
NA%
Unemployment rate [time series]
0.7% (March 2003)
Geography
Area [time series]
total: 572 sq km water: 0 sq km land: 572 sq km
Area - comparative [time series]
slightly more than three times the size of Washington, DC
Climate [time series]
temperate; cool summers and mild winters; overcast about one-third of the time
Coastline [time series]
160 km
Elevation (Elevation extremes) [time series]
lowest point: Irish Sea 0 m highest point: Snaefell 621 m
Environment - current issues [time series]
waste disposal (both household and industrial); transboundary air pollution
Geographic coordinates [time series]
54 15 N, 4 30 W
Geography - note [time series]
one small islet, the Calf of Man, lies to the southwest, and is a bird sanctuary
Irrigated land [time series]
0 sq km (1998 est.)
Land boundaries [time series]
0 km
Land use [time series]
arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (permanent pastures, forests, mountain, and heathland) (1998 est.)
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 hazards [time series]
NA
Natural resources [time series]
none
Terrain [time series]
hills in north and south bisected by central valley
Government
Administrative divisions [time series]
there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 24 local authorities each with its own elections
Capital [time series]
Douglas
Constitution [time series]
unwritten; note - The Isle of Man Constitution Act, 1961, does not embody the Manx Constitution
Country name [time series]
conventional long form: none conventional short form: Isle of Man
Dependency status [time series]
British crown dependency
Diplomatic representation from the US [time series]
none (British crown dependency)
Diplomatic representation in the 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 Ian MACFADYEN (since 26 October 2002) election results: Richard CORKILL elected chief minister by the Tynwald elections: the monarch is hereditary; lieutenant governor appointed by the monarch for a five-year term; the Chief Minister is elected by the Tynwald; election last held 6 December 2001 (next to be held NA December 2006) head of government: Chief Minister Richard CORKILL (since 6 December 2001) cabinet: Council of Ministers
Flag (Flag description) [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
Government type [time series]
parliamentary democracy
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 common law and Manx statute
Legislative branch [time series]
bicameral Tynwald consists of the Legislative Council (an 11-member body composed of the President of Tynwald, the Lord Bishop of Sodor and Man, a nonvoting attorney general, and 8 others named by the House of Keys) and the House of Keys (24 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) elections: House of Keys - last held 22 November 2001 (next to be held NA November 2006) election results: House of Keys - percent of vote by party - Man Labor Party 17.3%, Alliance for Progressive Government 14.6%; seats by party - Man Labor Party 2, Alliance for Progressive Government 3, independents 19
National holiday [time series]
Tynwald Day, 5 July
Political parties (Political parties and leaders) [time series]
Man Labor Party [leader NA]; Alliance for Progressive Government [leader NA]; Man Nationalist Party [leader NA] note: most members sit as independents
Political parties (Political pressure groups and leaders) [time series]
none
Suffrage [time series]
18 years of age; universal
Introduction
Background [time series]
Part of the Norwegian Kingdom of the Hebrides until the 13th century when it was ceded to Scotland, the isle came under the British crown in 1765. Current concerns include reviving the almost extinct Manx Celtic language.
Military
Military - note [time series]
defense is the responsibility of the UK
People
Age structure [time series]
0-14 years: 17.5% (male 6,637; female 6,337) 15-64 years: 65.4% (male 24,373; female 24,165) 65 years and over: 17.1% (male 5,102; female 7,647) (2003 est.)
Birth rate [time series]
11.38 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Death rate [time series]
11.49 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Ethnic groups [time series]
Manx (Norse-Celtic descent), Briton
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate [time series]
NA%
HIV/AIDS - deaths [time series]
NA
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS [time series]
NA
Infant mortality rate [time series]
total: 6.17 deaths/1,000 live births female: 5.05 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.) male: 7.24 deaths/1,000 live births
Languages [time series]
English, Manx Gaelic
Life expectancy at birth [time series]
total population: 77.98 years male: 74.62 years female: 81.53 years (2003 est.)
Literacy [time series]
definition: NA total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA%
Median age [time series]
total: 39.1 years male: 37.8 years female: 40.6 years (2002)
Nationality [time series]
noun: Manxman (men), Manxwoman (women) adjective: Manx
Net migration rate [time series]
5.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Population [time series]
74,261 (July 2003 est.)
Population growth rate [time series]
0.53% (2003 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: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.67 male(s)/female total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2003 est.)
Total fertility rate [time series]
1.65 children born/woman (2003 est.)
Transnational Issues
Disputes - international [time series]
none
Transportation
Airports [time series]
1 (2002)
Airports - with paved runways [time series]
total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2002)
Roadways (Highways) [time series]
total: 800 km paved: 800 km unpaved: 0 km (1999)
Merchant marine [time series]
total: 211 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 5,297,301 GRT/8,703,079 DWT note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Denmark 45, France 1, Germany 48, Greece 6, Hong Kong 10, Iceland 1, Italy 8, Monaco 7, Netherlands 3, Norway 5, Sweden 4, Switzerland 2, UK 70, US 1 (2002 est.) ships by type: bulk 26, cargo 32, chemical tanker 20, combination bulk 2, container 22, liquefied gas 38, petroleum tanker 49, roll on/roll off 16, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 5
Ports (Ports and harbors) [time series]
Castletown, Douglas, Peel, Ramsey
Railways [time series]
total: 60 km (35 km electrified) (2002)
Waterways [time series]
none