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Fact Sheet |
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Location
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The Isle of Man occupies a central position
in the Irish Sea, and also in the British
Isles
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Capital
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Douglas
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Surface
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572 sq kms
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Population
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76,315 people
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Currency
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Manx pound (= 1 pound sterling)
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GDP
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Purchasing
power parity - $2.113 billion
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GDP/capita
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Purchasing
power parity - $28,500
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Language
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English and Manx Gaelic (closely related
to the Scottish Gaelic and Irish Lang)
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Religion
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Anglican, Roman Catholic, Methodist, Baptist,
Presbyterian, and Society of Friends
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Government
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Semi-autonomous
Crown dependency. The Lord of Mann is Queen
Elizabeth II and the Lieutenant Governor
is Vice Admiral Sir Paul Kenneth Haddacks.
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Time
Zone
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Greenwich Mean Time
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Telecom
Code
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+44 (UK area code 01624)
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Airport
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Ronaldsway Airport (IOM)
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Driving
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On left hand side of the road, license required
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Electrical
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230 Volts, 50 Hz
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Political
climate
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Stable
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Business & Service Providers |
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Financial
services
Legal and fiduciary
Financial
Technology
Business travel
Image identity Consultancy
Corporate incentives
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| History |
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The Isle
of Man became a Viking outpost/kingdom from circa
AD 700 to AD 900. The Norse Kingdom of Mann and
the Isles was created by Godred Crovan in 1079.
Norway's King Magnus VI ceded the isles to Scotland
in 1266, as dictated in the Treaty of Perth. The
Isle of Man came under English control in the
14th century and to the British Crown in 1765.The
Isle of Man was used as a base for Alien Civilian
Internment camps in both the First World War (1914-18)
and the Second World War (1939-45)
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