Area: 572 sq km
Population: 84 584 inhab. (estimate 2019)
Density: 147.87 inhab./sq km
Coordinates: lat. 54° N; long. 4° W
Capital: Douglas (chief town) 26 997 inhab. (2016);
Internet: www.gov.im (The official Isle of Man Government Website)
Isle of Man

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Not technically a part of the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man is British Crown Dependency with its own government. Following governmental reforms introduced in 1990, the post of Lieutenant Governor (the representative of the British sovereign) was replaced by the President of Parliament (Tynwald).
Geography.
Located in the Irish Sea, the Isle of Man is an island of granite and other old rocks that form two central mountain groups separated by the Gap of Greeba.
The highest peak is Snaefell (621 m). The climate is mild with moderate rainfall.
Administrative division
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
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Douglas | 26 997 | inhab. | 2016 |
Onchan | 9 128 | inhab. | 2016 |
Population
Population by age and gender (% - 2020) | ||||||||
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MALE | AGE | FEMALE |
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
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Birth rate | 8.5 | ‰ | 2017 |
Death rate | 9.4 | ‰ | 2017 |
DESCRIPTION |
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English |
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
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0-14 years | 16.3 | % | 2020 |
15-29 years | 17$ | % | 2020 |
Economy
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
GNI | 6 221 | M US$ | 2016 |
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
Unemployment rate | 2.7 | % | 2016 |
Unemployment rate, Females | 36.4 | % | 2016 |
Forests-Livestock-Fishing
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
cattle | 21.4 | 1000 heads | 2004 |
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
pigs | 0.8 | 1000 heads | 2004 |
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
sheep | 85.1 | 1000 heads | 2004 |
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
birds | 14.8 | 1000 heads | 2004 |
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
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crustaceans and molluscs | 2 926 | t | 2019 |
marine fishes | 13$ | t | 2019 |
Communications
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
Merchant fleet | 319 | units | 2021 |
Merchant fleet, gross tonnage | 13 514 098 | t | 2021 |
Social and welfare
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
Physicians | 1.45 | per 1000 pop. | 2010 |
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
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Access to electricity | 100 | % | 2019 |
Access to improved drinking-water source | 99.075 | % | 2017 |