Isle of Man Location:
54°09'N, 4°29'W
Isle of Man Geography:
As well as the island of the Isle of Man itself, the Isle of Man includes the small partially inhabited islands of the Calf of Man, Chicken Rock and St Patrick's Isle.
The Isle of Man is located geographically in the middle of the Irish Sea, which is connected to the Atlantic Ocean by St George's Channel between the Republic of Ireland and Wales and Cornwall to the south and by the North Channel between Northern Ireland and Scotland.
The Isle of Man is part of the British Isles, an archipelago off the north-western coast of mainland Europe. The island lies in the Irish Sea, approximately equidistant between England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Approximately 48 kilometres (32 miles) long and between 13 and 24 kilometres (8 and 15 miles) wide, the island has an area of around 572 km2 (221 square miles).
Hills in the north and south are bisected by a central valley. The extreme north is exceptionally flat, consisting mainly of deposits built up by deposition from glacial advances from Western Scotland during colder times. There are more recently deposited shingle beaches at the Point of Ayre. It has only one mountain higher than two thousand feet, Snaefell, with a height of 621 metres (2,036 ft). According to an old saying, from the summit one can see six kingdoms: those of Mann, Scotland, England, Ireland, Wales, and Heaven.[2][3][4] Some versions add a seventh kingdom, that of Neptune or the Sea
Isle of Man People:
According to the 2006 interim census, the Isle of Man is home to 80,058 people, of whom 26,218 reside in the island's capital Douglas. The population is 93.9 percent from the British Isles, (place of birth: Isle of Man (47.6%), England (37.2%), Scotland (3.4%), Northern Ireland (2.1%), Republic of Ireland (2.1%), Wales (1.2%), Channel Islands (0.3%)), and 6.1 percent from the rest of the world. This gives the island a population density of 140 people per square kilometre, or 362 people per square mile.
Population
- estimate 80,058 (201st)
- Density 131.2 /km2 (75th)
339.6 /sq mi
Isle of Man Government:
The United Kingdom is responsible for the Island's defence, for representing the Island in international forums, and ultimately for "good governance", while the Island's own parliament and government have competence over almost all domestic matters.
Government Crown dependency (UK)
- Lord of Mann Elizabeth II
- Lieutenant Governor Sir Paul Haddacks
- First Deemster Michael Kerruish
- President of Tynwald Noel Cringle
- Chief Minister Tony Brown
Isle of Man Communication:
The main telephone provider on the Isle of Man is Manx Telecom. The Island does not have its own ITU country code, but is accessed via the UK's code (+44) and the Island's telephone numbers are part of the UK telephone numbering plan with local dialling codes 01624 (landlines) and 07624 (mobiles).
The Isle of Man has three radio stations: Manx Radio, Energy FM, and 3 FM.
There is no insular television service, and local transmitters retransmit analogue broadcasts of BBC 1 and BBC 2 (with BBC North West regional programmes), ITV Border Television and Channel 4. Channel Five and Freeview are not available via the Island's transmitters, but Sky Digital satellite television can be received.
In some areas, terrestrial television from the UK or Republic or Ireland can be received.
Analogue television transmission will cease between 2008 and 2009, and limited local transmission of digital terrestrial will commence.
Isle of Man Economy:
The Isle of Man is a low tax economy with no capital gains tax, wealth tax, stamp duty, death duty or inheritance tax[10] and income tax rates of 10% and 18%; corporation tax is at 0%.[11][12]
Offshore banking, manufacturing, and tourism form key sectors of the economy. Agriculture and fishing, once the mainstays of the economy, now make declining contributions to the Island's Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
Trade takes place mostly with the United Kingdom.
The Manx government promotes island locations for making films by contributing to the production costs.
Isle of Man More Information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isle_of_Man | 
