rown in 1765. Current concerns include reviving the almost extinct Manx
Celtic language.
Geography Man, Isle of
Location: Western Europe, island in the Irish Sea, between Great Britain
and Ireland
Geographic coordinates: 54 15 N, 4 30 W
Map references: Europe
Area: total: 572 sq km water: 0 sq km land: 572 sq km
Area - comparative: slightly more than three times the size of
Washington, DC
Land boundaries: 0 km
Coastline: 160 km
Maritime claims: exclusive fishing zone: 12 NM territorial sea: 12 NM
Climate: temperate; cool summers and mild winters; overcast about
one-third of the time
Terrain: hills in north and south bisected by central valley
Elevation extremes: lowest point: Irish Sea 0 m highest point: Snaefell
621 m
Natural resources: none
Land use: arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (permanent
pastures, forests, mountain, and heathland) (1998 est.)
Irrigated land: 0 sq km (1998 est.)
Natural hazards: NA
Environment - current issues: waste disposal (both household and
industrial); transboundary air pollution
Geography - note: one small islet, the Calf of Man, lies to the
southwest, and is a bird sanctuary
People Man, Isle of
Population: 73,873 (July 2002 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 17.5% (male 6,601; female 6,324) 15-64 years:
65.3% (male 24,206; female 24,010) 65 years and over: 17.2% (male 5,097;
female 7,635) (2002 est.)
Population growth rate: 0.52% (2002 est.)
Birth rate: 11.49 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Death rate: 11.68 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Net migration rate: 5.41 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04
male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 65 years and over:
0.67 male(s)/female total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2002 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 6.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: 81.36 years (2002 est.) male: Total fertility
rate: 1.65 children born/woman (2002 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: NA%
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: NA
HIV/AIDS - deaths: NA
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 popula
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