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Map of Isle of Man |
Country
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Isle
of Man
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Capital
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Douglas
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Independence
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British
crown dependency
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National holiday
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Tynwald
Day, 5 July
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Population
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85,421
(July 2012 est.)
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Sex ratio
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1.08
male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.11 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.85 male(s)/female total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2011 est.) |
Nationality
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Manxman
(men), Manxwoman (women)
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Religions
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Protestant
(Anglican, Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian, Society of Friends), Roman
Catholic
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Languages
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English,
Manx Gaelic (about 2% of the population has some knowledge)
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Location
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Western
Europe, island in the Irish Sea, between Great Britain and Ireland
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Geographic coordinates
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54
15 N, 4 30 W
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Map references
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Europe
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Area
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Total:
572
sq km
Land: 572 sq km
Water: 0 sq km
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Area - comparative
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Slightly
more than three times the size of Washington, DC
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Land boundaries
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0
km
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Coastline
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160
km
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Maritime claims
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Territorial
sea: 12
nm
Exclusive
fishing zone:
12 nm
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Climate
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Temperate;
cool summers and mild winters; overcast about a third of the time
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Terrain
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Hills
in north and south bisected by central valley
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Elevation extremes
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Lowest
point: Irish
Sea 0 m
Highest
point:
Snaefell 621 m
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Natural resources
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None
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Exports - commodities
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Tweeds,
Herring, Processed Shellfish, Beef, Lamb
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Imports – commodities
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Timber,
Fertilizers, Fish
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Land use
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Arable
land: 10%
Permanent
crops:
0%
Other: 90% (permanent
pastures, forests, mountain, and heathland) (2002)
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Irrigated land
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0
sq km
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Natural hazards
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NA
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Environment - current issues
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Waste
disposal (both household and industrial); transboundary air pollution
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Geography - note
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One
small islet, the Calf of Man, lies to the southwest and is a bird sanctuary
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