| Country Fact Sheet |
| Capital
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Douglas |
| Surface
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572 sq kms |
| Currency
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Manx pound (= 1 pound sterling) |
| GDP
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Purchasing power parity - $ 2.719 billion |
| GDP/Capita
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(PPP) - $ 35,000 |
| Language
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English and Manx Gaelic (closely related to the Scottish Gaelic and Irish Lang) |
| Religion
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Anglican, Roman Catholic, Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian, and Society of Friends |
| Government
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parliamentary democracy |
| Time Zone
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Greenwich Mean Time hours GMT |
| Telecom Code
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+44 (UK area code 01624) |
| Airport
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Ronaldsway Airport (IOM) |
| Driving
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On left hand side of the road, license required |
| Electrical
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230 Volts, 50 Hz |
| Political Climate
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Stable |
| Population
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76220 people |
| History |
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) |
| Local Business & Service Providers |
| Accommodation |
» Ascot
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| Automotive services |
» Athol
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| Business travel |
» Regency Travel Agency
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| Corporate incentives |
| Financial services |
» AIB Bank
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| Financial Technology |
» AXA
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| Intellectual Property |
» CFS Financial Consultants
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| Legal and fiduciary |
» Dickinson Cruickshank
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| Lifestyle |
» Ciappelli's Restaurant
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| Technology |
| Local Radio |
| » 101.0 Today FM |
| » 106.0 NewsTalk 106FM |
| » 89.1 Radio 1 (RTE) |
| » 92.5 Phoenix FM |
| » 96.5 Louth Meath FM |
| Local Weather Forecast |
| » BBC Weather |
| » Reuters |
| Government Agencies |
| » Central Bank of Ireland / Banc Ceannais na hEireann |
| » Companies Registration Office (CRO) |
| » Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment |
| » Department of Finance / An Roinn Airgeadais |
| » Euro Changeover Board of Ireland (ECBI) |
| » Industrial Development Agency (IDA) |
| » Irish Radio and Television |
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