BASIC
INFORMATION
Full
Name: Isle of Man
Capital
Douglas
Largest city Douglas
Official language
English, Manx
Government
Crown Dependency (UK)
Area 572 km²
Population
76,538
Currency Pound
sterling1 (GBP)
Time
zone (UTC +0)
Internet
TLD .im
Calling
code +44 (UK area code
01624)
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GEOGRAPHY
& BACKGROUND
The
Isle of Man (Manx: Ellan Vannin) or Mann
(Manx: Mannin), is an island located in
the Irish Sea at the geographical centre
of Great Britain and Ireland. Although it
is not part of the United Kingdom, it is
a Crown dependency.
The
Isle of Man is part of the British Isles,
an archipelago off the north-western coast
of mainland Europe. The island lies in the
Irish Sea, approximately equidistant between
England, Scotland and Ireland. Approximately
48 kilometres (32 miles) long and between
13 and 24 kilometres (8 and 15 miles) wide,
the island has an area of around 572 km²
(221 square miles).
Hills
in the north and south are bisected by a
central valley. The extreme north is exceptionally
flat, consisting mainly of deposits built
up by deposition from glacial advances from
Western Scotland during colder times. There
are more recently deposited shingle beaches
at the Point of Ayre. It has only one mountain
higher than 2,000 feet, Snaefell, with a
height of 621 metres (2,036 ft). According
to an old saying, from the summit one can
see six kingdoms: those of Mann, Scotland,
England, Ireland, Wales, and Heaven.
For
more information please visit
http://www.fco.gov.uk/
