Isle of Man Ellan Vannin or Mannin | |
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Motto: Quocunque Jeceris Stabit (Latin) "Whithersoever you throw it, it will stand"[1] | |
Anthem: O Land of Our Birth Arrane Ashoonagh dy Vannin (Manx) | |
Capital and largest city | Douglas 54°14′06″N 4°31′30″W / 54.235°N 4.525°W |
Official languages | |
Demonym(s) | Manx |
Government | Constitutional Monarchy British Crown Dependencya |
Charles III | |
Adam Wood | |
Allan Bell | |
Legislature | Tynwald |
Legislative Council | |
House of Keys | |
Status | |
• Lordship of Mann revested in British crown | 1765 |
Area | |
• Total | 572 km2 (221 sq mi) (196th) |
• Water (%) | 0 |
Population | |
• Estimate | 84,655 (202nd) |
• Density | 148/km2 (383.3/sq mi) (77th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2010 estimate |
• Total | $2.113 billion (162nd) |
• Per capita | $35,000 (27th) |
Gini | 41[2] medium |
HDI (2010) | 0.849[3] very high · 14th |
Currency | Official currency is the Manx pound. The Pound sterling is also used. (GBP) |
Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 |
Date format | dd/mm/yyyy (AD) |
Driving side | left |
Calling code | +44b |
ISO 3166 code | IM |
Internet TLD | .im |
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The Isle of Man (Manx: Ellan Vannin) is an island in the Irish Sea, off the coast of Great Britain (of which it is a crown dependency). Douglas is the capital city. It also has a flag with a red background and 3 armoured legs joined together - "whichever way you throw us, we always land on our feet".
It has a Parliament called Tynwald. It is the longest running parliament in the world.[source?]