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|align="center"|'''THE ISLE OF MAN COAT OF ARMS'''<br>[[file:Coat of arms of the Isle of Man.svg|336px]] | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:Location of isle-of-man.png|336px]]<br>Location of Isle of Man within the continent of [[Europe]] | |||
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|align="center"|[[file:Isle of Man Flag.jpg|336px]]<br>Flag Description of Isle of Man: 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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'''Official name''' Isle of Man1<br> | '''Official name''' Isle of Man1<br> | ||
'''Political status''' crown dependency (United Kingdom) with two legislative bodies2 (Legislative Council [113]; House of Keys [24])<br> | '''Political status''' crown dependency (United Kingdom) with two legislative bodies2 (Legislative Council [113]; House of Keys [24])<br> | ||
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Snaefell – which is 2,036 feet above sea level – is the Island’s only mountain. You’ll also spot a number of smaller Islands located off the Island’s coast including the Calf of Man at the southern tip, which is home to a nature reserve and bird observatory, and St Patrick’s Isle on which Peel Castle proudly stands. | Snaefell – which is 2,036 feet above sea level – is the Island’s only mountain. You’ll also spot a number of smaller Islands located off the Island’s coast including the Calf of Man at the southern tip, which is home to a nature reserve and bird observatory, and St Patrick’s Isle on which Peel Castle proudly stands. | ||
==Demography of Isle of Man== | ==Demography of Isle of Man== | ||
'''Population''' 86,866 (July 2014 est.) | |||
'''Age structure''' | |||
0-14 years: 16.3% (male 7,457/female 6,721) | |||
15-24 years: 11.9% (male 5,371/female 4,990) | |||
25-54 years: 39.5% (male 17,110/female 17,209) | |||
55-64 years: 12.8% (male 5,605/female 5,519) | |||
65 years and over: 19.4% (male 7,839/female 9,045) (2014 est.) | |||
'''Median age''' | |||
total: 43.4 years | |||
male: 42.7 years | |||
female: 44.1 years (2014 est.) | |||
'''Population growth rate''' 0.8% (2014 est.) | |||
''''Birth rate''' 11.17 births/1,000 population (2014 est.) | |||
'''Death rate''' 10.03 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.) | |||
'''Net migration rate''' 6.84 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.) | |||
'''Urbanization''' urban population: 50.5% of total population (2011) | |||
'''Major cities - population''' DOUGLAS (capital) 27,000 (2011) | |||
'''Sex ratio''' | |||
at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female | |||
0-14 years: 1.11 male(s)/female | |||
15-24 years: 1.08 male(s)/female | |||
25-54 years: 0.99 male(s)/female | |||
55-64 years: 1 male(s)/female | |||
65 years and over: 0.85 male(s)/female | |||
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2014 est.) | |||
'''Infant mortality rate''' | |||
total: 4.17 deaths/1,000 live births | |||
male: 4.12 deaths/1,000 live births | |||
female: 4.21 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.) | |||
'''Life expectancy at birth''' | |||
total population: 80.98 years | |||
male: 79.33 years | |||
female: 82.75 years (2014 est.) | |||
'''Total fertility rate''' | |||
1.94 children born/woman (2014 est.) | |||
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate NA | |||
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS NA | |||
HIV/AIDS - deaths NA | |||
'''Nationality''' noun: Manxman (men), Manxwoman (women) | |||
'''adjective:''' Manx | |||
'''Ethnic groups''' white 96.5%, Asian/Asian British 1.9%, other 1.5% (2011 est.) | |||
'''Religions''' Protestant (Anglican, Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian, Society of Friends), Roman Catholic | |||
Languages English, Manx Gaelic (about 2% of the population has some knowledge) | |||
Literacy NA | |||
rate of urbanization: 0.38% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) | |||
==Economy of Isle of Man== | ==Economy of Isle of Man== | ||
==Government and Society of Isle of Man== | ==Government and Society of Isle of Man== | ||
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Rest assured, wherever you choose to visit you’ll be guaranteed a warm Manx welcome. | Rest assured, wherever you choose to visit you’ll be guaranteed a warm Manx welcome. | ||
==History of Isle | ==History of Isle of Man== | ||
The original inhabitants of the Isle of Man were the Neolithic and Mesolithic tribes, followed by Bronze Age dwellers and the Celts (whose civilization is the basis of Manx culture). Christianity was introduced during the fifth and sixth centuries. | |||
The Scandinavian Vikings arrived more than 1000 years ago and Norse rule prevailed in the establishment of the Kingdom of Man and the Isles from 979 to 1266 AD. The Vikings founded the Tynwald Parliament, (the oldest continuous parliament in the world), which has been in existence for 1,000 years. Annual outdoor sittings of the parliament, however, date back to the 8th century. | |||
After a brief period of Scottish rule, the Kingdom of Man passed to the English Crown, eventually being given to Sir John Stanley in 1403. Stanley’s descendants were Lords of Mann for 362 years before the Lordship reverted to the crown by purchase. The island has a colourful history, with tales of smuggling and as a haven for debtors. In recent years, the Isle of Man has become famous for its distinct tax status. | |||
Formerly reliant on mining, fishing, farming and tourism; the island has capitalised on its independent status to build up a thriving offshore banking and financial services sector. Another major success came from its use by the film industry, as the centre for many productions. | |||
The Isle of Man is not part of the UK, but is a crown dependency, with the Queen holding the title the Lord of Mann. Its law is not English law, but is based on the same system, and the island's parliament will often consider recent English laws for introduction. Lawyers on the island are called advocates and combine the role of barrister and solicitor. | |||
==Isle of Man and Channel Islands== | |||
The Isle of Man first had its own coinage, in bronze, from 1709 to 1733 under the earls of Derby; this was continued, in 1758 only, for the earls of Athol. Regal coinage in bronze appeared intermittently from 1786 to 1839. The characteristic badge was the “three-legs,” or triskelis, forming the spokes of a wheel. Since 1840, English issues have been current. | |||
Jersey and Guernsey have had their own bronze coinage for well over a century, showing the shield of three leopards proper to the Duchy of Normandy. Variation of types has occurred since World War II, the end of which prompted also the special issue of the Jersey “liberation penny” to mark the end of the German occupation. The coinage was decimalized in February 1971. | |||
'''Colonies and Commonwealth''' | |||
British colonial issues, begun under Elizabeth I with silver for the East India Company, were extended in the 17th century. New England colonists struck the silver “pine tree” and “oak tree” money from 1652; Charles II had silver rupees coined at Bombay for the East India Company with the company’s arms; silver and copper “hog money” (obverse, boar; reverse, ship) was issued for Bermuda; and James II struck tin coins for American plantations. | |||
There were few official attempts to provide colonial coinages in the 18th century; thus, currency in the British West Indies was based on Spanish, Portuguese, and Brazilian gold and especially on Spanish silver dollars, normally cut and counterstamped. Spanish dollars were similarly used in the early 19th century at Sierra Leone. In the 19th century, however, colonial issues proper multiplied. That of the Ionian Islands, from 1819, was among the earliest. In Malta one-third farthings were issued by William IV and Victoria. Gibraltar had copper from 1842. Farther afield, token bronze had been coined for Nova Scotia and New Brunswick from 1823; a general coinage for Canada appeared in 1858. Ceylon’s coinage began with bronze half- and quarter-farthings and silver three-halfpence from 1838. The private raj of Sarawak had coinage from 1841. Australian coinage of sovereigns started as early as 1855; its unit was changed to that of the dollar on Feb. 14, 1966. In Cape Colony little coinage was produced until the Boer republic of South Africa had been incorporated in the Union. Silver and bronze for Hong Kong began in 1863, and in closely succeeding years colonial issues were started for Jamaica, Cyprus, Mauritius, Zanzibar, North Borneo, Honduras, and elsewhere. | |||
In the 20th century, coins of the colonies continued in general to show a crowned bust of the monarch; those of the self-governing Commonwealth powers exchanged a crowned for an uncrowned bust. New Zealand issues, with Maori designs prominent, began only in 1933. Indian and Pakistani coinages, each bilingual with English, grew out of the imperial Indian coinage, the British sovereign’s head being replaced in India by pictorial designs and in Muslim Pakistan by calligraphic and symbolic devices. | |||
Generally, Commonwealth and colonial coins alike have emphasized on their reverses either national symbols or national heraldic devices. Those U.K. dependencies that had not by February 1971 decimalized their currencies adopted the new decimal currency that the United Kingdom introduced at that time. The currencies of the many nations that achieved independence in the second half of the 20th century exhibited a variety of types, including portraits, traditional emblems, and renderings of indigenous flora and fauna. | |||
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