 Nationality:
white 96.5%, Asian/Asian British 1.9%, other 1.5% (2011 est.)
Languages:
English, Manx Gaelic (about 2% of the population has some knowledge)
Religions:
Protestant (Anglican, Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian, Society of Friends), Roman Catholic
Population:
86,866 (July 2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 200
Age structure:
0.8% (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 138
Birth rate:
11.17 births/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 176
Death rate:
10.03 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 49
Net migration rate:
6.84 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 20
Urbanization:
DOUGLAS (capital) 27,000 (2011)
Sex ratio:
1.94 children born/woman (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 135
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
NA
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
NA
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
NA
Literacy:
NA
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24:
British crown dependency
Government type:
parliamentary democracy
Capital:
none; there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 24 local authorities each with its own elections
Independence:
none (British crown dependency)
National holiday:
Tynwald Day, 5 July
Constitution:
several previous; latest announced 16 October 2006 (Isle of Man Constitution Act 2006) (2006)
Legal system:
the laws of the UK where applicable apply and include Manx statutes
Suffrage:
16 years of age; universal
Executive branch:
bicameral Tynwald consists of the Legislative Council (11 seats; members 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 elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) elections:House of Keys - last held on 29 September 2011 (next to be held in September 2016) election results:House of Keys - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Liberal Vannin Party 3, independents 21
Judicial branch:
Alliance for Progressive Government Liberal Vannin Party [Peter KARRAN] Manx Labor Party Mec Vannin [Bernard MOFFATT]; note - sometimes referred to as the Manx Nationalist Party note: most members sit as independents
| | Political pressure groups and leaders:
Alliance for Progressive Government or APG (a government watchdog) Mec Vannin (political party advocating a sovereign state and environment policies); note - has only had one member elected to the Tynwald
International organization participation:
UPU
Diplomatic representation in the US:
none (British crown dependency)
Diplomatic representation from the US:
none (British crown dependency)
Flag description:
red with the Three Legs of Man emblem (triskelion), 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; the flag is based on the coat-of-arms of the last recognized Norse King of Mann, Magnus III (r. 1252-65); the triskelion has its roots in an early Celtic sun symbol
National symbol(s):
triskelion (a motif of three legs)
National anthem:
Offshore banking, manufacturing, and tourism are key sectors of the economy. The government offers low taxes and other incentives to high-technology companies and financial institutions to locate on the island; this 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 contributions to GDP. The Isle of Man also attracts online gambling sites and the film industry. Trade is mostly with the UK. In January 2013, the Isle of Man signed a tax agreement with Guernsey and Jersey, in order to enable the islands' authorities to end tax avoidance and evasion. The Isle of Man enjoys free access to EU markets.
GDP (purchasing power parity):
$4.076 billion (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 176 $2.719 billion (2005 est.)
GDP (official exchange rate):
$4.076 billion (2007 est.)
GDP - real growth rate:
5.2% (2005) country comparison to the world: 52
GDP - per capita (PPP):
$53,800 (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 13 $35,000 (2005 est.)
GDP - composition, by sector of origin:
cereals, vegetables; cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry
Industries:
financial services, light manufacturing, tourism
Labor force:
41,790 (2006) country comparison to the world: 195
Labor force - by occupation:
2% (April 2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 16 1.8% (October 2010 est.)
Population below poverty line:
NA%
Household income or consumption by percentage share:
23.7% of GDP (FY05/06 est.) country comparison to the world: 138
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-):
0.5% of GDP (FY05/06 est.) country comparison to the world: 33
Fiscal year:
1 April - 31 March
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
5% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 155 3.1% (2006)
Market value of publicly traded shares:
$NA
Exports:
$NA
Exports - commodities:
tweeds, herring, processed shellfish, beef, lamb
Imports:
$NA
Imports - commodities:
timber, fertilizers, fish
Debt - external:
$NA
Exchange rates:
Manx pounds (IMP) per US dollar - 0.6472 (2014) 0.6391 (2013) 0.6472 (2010) 0.6175 (2009) 0.5302 (2008) |