itish pound (GBP); note - there is also a Manx pound

Currency code:
GBP

Exchange rates:
Manx pounds per US dollar - 0.6125 (2003), 0.6661 (2002), 0.6944
(2001), 0.6596 (2000), 0.6180 (1999); the Manx pound is at par with
the British pound

Fiscal year:
1 April - 31 March

Communications Man, Isle of

Telephones - main lines in use:
51,000 (1999)

Telephones - mobile cellular:
NA

Telephone system:
general assessment: NA
domestic: landline, telefax, mobile cellular telephone system
international: fiber-optic cable, microwave radio relay, satellite
earth station, submarine cable

Radio broadcast stations:
AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)

Radios:
NA

Television broadcast stations:
0 (receives broadcasts from the UK and satellite) (1999)

Televisions:
27,490 (1999)

Internet country code:
.im

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
NA

Internet users:
NA

Transportation Man, Isle of

Railways:
total: 61 km (35 km electrified) (2003)

Highways:
total: 800 km
paved: 800 km
unpaved: 0 km (1999)

Ports and harbors:
Castletown, Douglas, Peel, Ramsey

Merchant marine:
total: 226 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 6,055,436 GRT/9,972,459 DWT
by type: bulk 25, cargo 40, chemical tanker 25, combination bulk 2,
container 19, liquefied gas 31, multi-functional large load carrier
1, petroleum tanker 59, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 17,
specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 5
registered in other countries: 9 (2004 est.)
foreign-owned: Australia 3, Cyprus 4, Denmark 30, Estonia 3, France
1, Germany 57, Greece 8, Hong Kong 11, Iceland 1, Italy 6, Monaco 4,
Netherlands 2, New Zealand 1, Norway 10, Singapore 2, Sweden 3,
United Kingdom 80, United States 1

Airports:
1 (2003 est.)

Airports - with paved runways:
total: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2004 est.)

Military Man, Isle of

Military - note:
defense is the responsibility of the UK

Transnational Issues Man, Isle of

Disputes - international:
none

This page was last updated on 10 February, 2005

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@Marshall Islands

Introduction Marshall Islands

Background:
After almost four decades under US administration as the
easternmost part of the UN Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands,
the Marshall Islands attained independence in 1986 under a Compact
of Fre