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{
"Introduction": {
"Background": {
"text": "Part of the Norwegian Kingdom of the Hebrides until the 13th century when it was ceded to Scotland, the isle came under the British crown in 1765. Current concerns include reviving the almost extinct Manx Gaelic language. Isle of Man is a British crown dependency but is not part of the UK or of the European Union. However, the UK Government remains constitutionally responsible for its defense and international representation."
"text": "Part of the Norwegian Kingdom of the Hebrides until the 13th century when it was ceded to Scotland, the isle came under the British Crown in 1765. Current concerns include reviving the almost extinct Manx Gaelic language. Isle of Man is a British Crown dependency but is not part of the UK or of the EU. However, the UK Government remains constitutionally responsible for its defense and international representation."
}
},
"Geography": {
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"Terrain": {
"text": "hills in north and south bisected by central valley"
},
"Elevation extremes": {
"lowest point": {
"text": "Irish Sea 0 m"
"Elevation": {
"mean elevation": {
"text": "NA"
},
"highest point": {
"text": "Snaefell 621 m"
"elevation extremes": {
"text": "lowest point: Irish Sea 0 m ++ highest point: Snaefell 621 m"
}
},
"Natural resources": {
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}
},
"Irrigated land": {
"text": "0 sq km (2011)"
"text": "0 sq km (2012)"
},
"Population - distribution": {
"text": "most people concentrated in cities and large towns of which Douglas, in the southeast, is the largest"
},
"Natural hazards": {
"text": "NA"
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}
},
"People and Society": {
"Population": {
"text": "88,195 (July 2016 est.)"
},
"Nationality": {
"noun": {
"text": "Manxman(men), Manxwoman(women)"
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"Religions": {
"text": "Protestant (Anglican, Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian, Society of Friends), Roman Catholic"
},
"Population": {
"text": "87,545 (July 2015 est.)"
},
"Age structure": {
"0-14 years": {
"text": "16.3% (male 7,488/female 6,778)"
"text": "16.31% (male 7,526/female 6,855)"
},
"15-24 years": {
"text": "11.81% (male 5,380/female 4,956)"
"text": "11.61% (male 5,354/female 4,886)"
},
"25-54 years": {
"text": "39.27% (male 17,153/female 17,223)"
"text": "39.04% (male 17,212/female 17,222)"
},
"55-64 years": {
"text": "12.83% (male 5,668/female 5,560)"
"text": "12.93% (male 5,752/female 5,649)"
},
"65 years and over": {
"text": "19.81% (male 8,077/female 9,262) (2015 est.)"
},
"population pyramid": {
"text": null
"text": "20.11% (male 8,287/female 9,452) (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Median age": {
"total": {
"text": "43.7 years"
"text": "43.9 years"
},
"male": {
"text": "42.9 years"
"text": "43.2 years"
},
"female": {
"text": "44.4 years (2015 est.)"
"text": "44.7 years (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Population growth rate": {
"text": "0.76% (2015 est.)"
"text": "0.72% (2016 est.)"
},
"Birth rate": {
"text": "11.1 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
"text": "11 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
},
"Death rate": {
"text": "10.06 deaths/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
"text": "10.1 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
},
"Net migration rate": {
"text": "6.56 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
"text": "6.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
},
"Population distribution": {
"text": "most people concentrated in cities and large towns of which Douglas, in the southeast, is the largest"
},
"Urbanization": {
"urban population": {
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"text": "1.08 male(s)/female"
},
"0-14 years": {
"text": "1.11 male(s)/female"
"text": "1.1 male(s)/female"
},
"15-24 years": {
"text": "1.09 male(s)/female"
"text": "1.1 male(s)/female"
},
"25-54 years": {
"text": "1 male(s)/female"
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"text": "0.87 male(s)/female"
},
"total population": {
"text": "1 male(s)/female (2015 est.)"
"text": "1 male(s)/female (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Infant mortality rate": {
"total": {
"text": "4.11 deaths/1,000 live births"
"text": "4.1 deaths/1,000 live births"
},
"male": {
"text": "4.08 deaths/1,000 live births"
"text": "4 deaths/1,000 live births"
},
"female": {
"text": "4.15 deaths/1,000 live births (2015 est.)"
"text": "4.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Life expectancy at birth": {
"total population": {
"text": "81.09 years"
"text": "81.2 years"
},
"male": {
"text": "79.41 years"
"text": "79.5 years"
},
"female": {
"text": "82.9 years (2015 est.)"
"text": "83 years (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Total fertility rate": {
"text": "1.94 children born/woman (2015 est.)"
"text": "1.93 children born/woman (2016 est.)"
},
"HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": {
"text": "NA"
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},
"Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": {
"total": {
"text": "7.2%"
"text": "10.1%"
},
"male": {
"text": "9.5%"
"text": "11.8%"
},
"female": {
"text": "5.1% (2006 est.)"
"text": "8.2% (2011 est.)"
}
}
},
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},
"abbreviation": {
"text": "I.O.M."
},
"etymology": {
"text": "the name \"man\" may be derived from the Celtic word for \"mountain\""
}
},
"Dependency status": {
"text": "British crown dependency"
"text": "British Crown dependency"
},
"Government type": {
"text": "parliamentary democracy"
"text": "parliamentary democracy (Tynwald); a Crown dependency of the UK"
},
"Capital": {
"name": {
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"text": "none (British crown dependency)"
},
"National holiday": {
"text": "Tynwald Day, 5 July (1417, first recorded Day)"
"text": "Tynwald Day, 5 July (1417); date Tynwald Day was first recorded"
},
"Constitution": {
"text": "development of the Isle of Man constitution dates to at least the 14th century; the constitution has been expanded and amended many times, last in 2014 (2015)"
"text": "development of the Isle of Man constitution dates to at least the 14th century; the constitution has been expanded and amended many times, last in 2015 (2016)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply and include Manx statutes"
},
"Citizenship": {
"text": "see United Kingdom"
},
"Suffrage": {
"text": "16 years of age; universal"
},
"Executive branch": {
"chief of state": {
"text": "Lord of Mann Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Lieutenant Governor Adam WOOD (since 7 April 2011)"
"text": "Lord of Mann Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Lieutenant Governor Sir Richard GOZNEY (since 27 May 2016)"
},
"head of government": {
"text": "Chief Minister Allan BELL (since 11 October 2011)"
"text": "Chief Minister Howard QUAYLE (since 4 October 2016)"
},
"cabinet": {
"text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the lieutenant governor"
},
"elections/appointments": {
"text": "the monarchy is hereditary; lieutenant governor appointed by the monarch; chief minister indirectly elected by the Tynwald for a 5-year term (eligible for second term); election last held on 11 October 2011 (next to be held in December 2016)"
"text": "the monarchy is hereditary; lieutenant governor appointed by the monarch; chief minister indirectly elected by the Tynwald for a 5-year term (eligible for second term); election last held on 4 October 2016 (next to be held in 2021)"
},
"election results": {
"text": "Allan BELL (independent) elected chief minister; Tynwald vote count - 27 of 30"
"text": "Howard QUAYLE (independent) elected chief minister; Tynwald vote count - 21 of 33"
}
},
"Legislative branch": {
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"text": "bicameral Tynwald or the High Court of Tynwald consists of the Legislative Council (11 seats; includes the President of Tynwald, 2 ex-officio members - the Lord Bishop of Sodor and Man and the attorney general - and 8 members indirectly elected by the House of Keys with renewal of 4 members every 2 years; elected members serve 4-year terms) and the House of Keys (24 seats; members directly elected by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms)"
},
"elections": {
"text": "House of Keys - last held on 29 September 2011 (next to be held in September 2016)"
"text": "House of Keys - last held on 22 September 2016 (next to be held in September 2021)"
},
"election results": {
"text": "House of Keys - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Liberal Vannin Party 3, independent 21"
"text": "House of Keys - percent of vote by party - Liberal Vannin 6.4%, independent 91.7%; seats by party - Liberal Vannin 3, independent 21"
}
},
"Judicial branch": {
"highest resident court(s)": {
"text": "Isle of Man High Courts of Justice (consists of 3 permanent judges called \"deemsters\" and 1 judge of appeal; organized into the Staff of Government Division or Court of Appeal and the Civil Division); note - appeals beyond the High Court of Justice are referred to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London)"
"text": "Isle of Man High Court of Justice (consists of 3 permanent judges or \"deemsters\" and 1 judge of appeal; organized into the Staff of Government Division or Court of Appeal and the Civil Division); the Court of General Gaol Delivery is not formally part of the High Court but is administered as though part of the High Court and deals with serious criminal cases; note - appeals beyond the Court of Appeal are referred to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London)"
},
"judge selection and term of office": {
"text": "judges appointed by the Lord Chancellor of England on the nomination of the lieutenant governor; judge tenure NA"
"text": "deemsters appointed by the Lord Chancellor of England on the nomination of the lieutenant governor; deemsters can serve until age 70"
},
"subordinate courts": {
"text": "High Court; Court of Summary Gaol Delivery; Summary Courts; magistrate's Court; specialized courts"
"text": "High Court; Court of Summary Gaol Delivery; Summary Courts; Magistrate's Court; specialized courts"
}
},
"Political parties and leaders": {
"text": "Liberal Vannin Party [Kate BEECROFT] ++ Manx Labor Party ++ Mec Vannin [Bernard MOFFATT]; (sometimes referred to as the Manx Nationalist Party; Mec Vannin (advocates a sovereign state and environment policies)",
"text": "Liberal Vannin Party [Kate BEECROFT] ++ Manx Labor Party ++ Mec Vannin [Bernard MOFFATT]; (sometimes referred to as the Manx Nationalist Party; advocates a sovereign state and environment policies)",
"note": {
"text": "most members sit as independents"
}
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"text": "UPU"
},
"Diplomatic representation in the US": {
"text": "none (British crown dependency)"
"text": "none (British Crown dependency)"
},
"Diplomatic representation from the US": {
"text": "none (British crown dependency)"
"text": "none (British Crown dependency)"
},
"Flag description": {
"text": "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"
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"text": "William Henry GILL [English], John J. KNEEN [Manx]/traditional"
},
"note": {
"text": "adopted 2003, in use since 1907; serves as a local anthem; as a British crown dependency, \"God Save the Queen\" is official (see United Kingdom) and is played when the sovereign, members of the royal family, or the lieutenant governor are present"
"text": "adopted 2003, in use since 1907; serves as a local anthem; as a British Crown dependency, \"God Save the Queen\" is official (see United Kingdom) and is played when the sovereign, members of the royal family, or the lieutenant governor are present"
}
}
},
"Economy": {
"Economy - overview": {
"text": "Financial services, 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. The Isle of Man enjoys free access to EU markets and trade is mostly with the UK. In October 2014, the Isle of Man signed an OECD agreement to automatically exchange some financial account information to limit tax avoidance and evasion."
"text": "Financial services, 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. Online gambling sites provided about 10% of the islands income in 2014. The Isle of Man enjoys free access to EU markets and trade is mostly with the UK. In October 2014, the Isle of Man signed an OECD agreement to automatically exchange some financial account information to limit tax avoidance and evasion."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$6.298 billion (FY 2012/13 est.) ++ $5.85 billion (FY 2011/12 est.) ++ $5.621 billion (FY 2010/11 est.)",
"text": "$6.298 billion (FY12/13 est.) ++ $5.85 billion (FY11/12 est.) ++ $5.621 billion (FY10/11 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2013 US dollars"
}
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"text": "13%"
},
"services": {
"text": "86% (FY 2012/13 est.)"
"text": "86% (FY12/13 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
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"text": "$NA"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Manx pounds (IMP) per US dollar - ++ 0.607 (2014 est.) ++ 0.6472 (2013 est.) ++ 0.6241 (2012 est.) ++ 0.624 (2011 est.) ++ 0.6472 (2010 est.)"
"text": "Manx pounds (IMP) per US dollar - ++ 0.6542 (2015) ++ 0.607 (2014) ++ 0.6472 (2013 est.) ++ 0.6241 (2012 est.) ++ 0.624 (2011 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "100% (2016)"
}
}
},
"Communications": {
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"Broadcast media": {
"text": "national public radio broadcasts over 3 FM stations and 1 AM station; 2 commercial broadcasters operating with 1 having multiple FM stations; receives radio and TV services via relays from British TV and radio broadcasters (2008)"
},
"Radio broadcast stations": {
"text": "AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)"
},
"Television broadcast stations": {
"text": "0 (receives broadcasts from the UK and satellite) (1999)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".im"
}
},
"Transportation": {
"Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": {
"text": "M (2016)"
},
"Airports": {
"text": "1 (2013)"
},
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}
}
},
"Military": {
"Manpower fit for military service": {
"males age 16-49": {
"text": "15,206"
},
"females age 16-49": {
"text": "15,127 (2010 est.)"
}
},
"Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually": {
"male": {
"text": "507"
},
"female": {
"text": "494 (2010 est.)"
}
},
"Military and Security": {
"Military - note": {
"text": "defense is the responsibility of the UK"
}