Isle of Man

Isle of Man
Ellan Vannin or Mannin
Motto: Quocunque Jeceris Stabit  (Latin)
"Whithersoever you throw it, it will stand"[1]
Anthem: O Land of Our Birth
Arrane Ashoonagh dy Vannin  (Manx)
Location of  Isle of Man  (red) in the Irish Sea (Manx Sea) between England · Scotland · Wales and Northern Ireland  (dark grey)
Location of  Isle of Man  (red)

in the Irish Sea (Manx Sea) between England · Scotland · Wales and Northern Ireland  (dark grey)

Capital
and largest city
Douglas
54°14′06″N 4°31′30″W / 54.235°N 4.525°W / 54.235; -4.525
Official languages
Demonym(s)Manx
GovernmentConstitutional Monarchy
British Crown Dependencya
Charles III
Adam Wood
Allan Bell
LegislatureTynwald
Legislative Council
House of Keys
Status 

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)
Gini41[2]
medium
HDI (2010)0.849[3]
very high · 14th
CurrencyOfficial currency is the Manx pound. The Pound sterling is also used. (GBP)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)
UTC+1
Date formatdd/mm/yyyy (AD)
Driving sideleft
Calling code+44b
ISO 3166 codeIM
Internet TLD.im
  1. Parliamentary democracy under constitutional monarchy.
  2. +44 1624 (landline) area code
    +44 7524 / 7624 / 7924 (mobile)

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?]

  1. "Island Facts". Isle of Man Public Services (www.gov.im). Archived from the original on 3 August 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  2. "Income inequalities". The Poverty Site. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
  3. "Human Development Report 2010" (PDF). United Nations. p. 143 ff. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 November 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
  4. "CIA - The World Factbook". Archived from the original on 2018-12-26. Retrieved 2012-03-12.

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