Nationality: noun: Manxman (men), Manxwoman (women)

adjective: Manx

Ethnic groups: Manx (Norse-Celtic descent), Briton

Religions: Anglican, Roman Catholic, Methodist, Baptist,
Presbyterian, Society of Friends

Languages: English, Manx Gaelic

Literacy: definition: NA

total population: NA%

male: NA%

female: NA%

Man, Isle of Government

Country name: conventional long form: none

conventional short form: Isle of Man

Dependency status: British crown dependency

Government type: parliamentary democracy

Capital: Douglas

Administrative divisions: there are 24 local authorities each with
its own elections

Independence: none (British crown dependency)

National holiday: Tynwald Day, 5 July

Constitution: unwritten; note - The Isle of Man Constitution Act,
1961, does not embody the Manx Constitution

Legal system: English common law and Manx statute

Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal

Executive branch: chief of state: Lord of Mann Queen ELIZABETH II
(since 6 February 1952), represented by Lieutenant Governor His
Excellency Sir Timothy DAUNT (since 27 October 1995)

head of government: Chief Minister Donald GELLING (since 3 December
1996)

cabinet: Council of Ministers

elections: the monarch is hereditary; lieutenant governor appointed
by the monarch for a five-year term; the Chief Minister is elected
by the Tynwald; election last held 3 December 1996 (next to be held
NA 2001)

election results: Donald GELLING elected chief minister by the
Tynwald

Legislative branch: bicameral Tynwald consists of the Legislative
Council (a 11-member body composed of the President of Tynwald, the
Lord Bishop of Sodor and Man, a nonvoting attorney general, and 8
others named by the House of Keys) and the House of Keys (24 seats;
members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)

elections: House of Keys - last held 21 November 1996 (next to be
held NA November 2001)

election results: House of Keys - percent of vote by party - NA%;
seats by party - independents 24

Judicial branch: High Court of Justice (justices are appointed by
the Lord Chancellor of England on the nomination of the lieutenant
governor)

Political parties and leaders: there is no party system; members sit
as independents

Political pressure groups and leaders: none

International organization participation: none

Diplomatic representation in the US: none (British crown dependency)