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Though fishing, agriculture, and smuggling were formerly important, offshore financial services, high-technology manufacturing, and tourism from Britain are now the mainstays of the island’s economy. The island’s annual Tourist Trophy motorcycle races (in June) attract many visitors. The island’s farms produce oats, wheat, barley, turnips, and potatoes, and cattle and sheep graze on the pastures of the central massif. The principal towns are Douglas, the capital; Peel; Castletown; and Ramsey. There is an airport near Castletown, and packet boats connect Man with the British mainland. Pop. (2006) 80,058. | Though fishing, agriculture, and smuggling were formerly important, offshore financial services, high-technology manufacturing, and tourism from Britain are now the mainstays of the island’s economy. The island’s annual Tourist Trophy motorcycle races (in June) attract many visitors. The island’s farms produce oats, wheat, barley, turnips, and potatoes, and cattle and sheep graze on the pastures of the central massif. The principal towns are Douglas, the capital; Peel; Castletown; and Ramsey. There is an airport near Castletown, and packet boats connect Man with the British mainland. Pop. (2006) 80,058. | ||
==Geography of Isle Man== | ==Geography of Isle of Man== | ||
==Demography of Isle Man== | ==Demography of Isle of Man== | ||
==Economy of Isle Man== | ==Economy of Isle of Man== | ||
==Government and Society of Isle Man== | ==Government and Society of Isle of Man== | ||
==Culture Life of Isle Man== | ==Culture Life of Isle of Man== | ||
==History of Isle Man== | ==History of Isle pf Man== | ||
==Disclaimer== | ==Disclaimer== | ||
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