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ISLE OF MAN
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OFFICIAL NAME:Isle of Man.
LOCATION:Irish Sea, northeast of Ireland.
LAT/LONG:54N/5W
CONTINENT:Europe.
ZONES-ITU:27 CQ:14
TIME:UTC. (+1 Hr.during summer).
AREA:227 Sq.M. 588 Sq.Km.
POPULATION:64,934 DENSITY 286/Sq.M. (110/Sq.Km.).
TYPE OF GOVERNMENT:self-governing British dependent territory. (Not a
part of the UK).
CAPITAL:Douglas.
LANGUAGES:English, Manx Gaelic.
RELIGIONS:Anglican, Roman Catholic, Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian,
Society of Friends.
CURRENCY:Isle of Man pound and British pound sterling.
GNP:|195 million (1983/4).
MAJOR INDUSTRIES:offshore financing, financial services, light
manufacturing, tourism.
AGRICULTURE:cereals and vegetables, cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry.
EXPORTS:tweeds, herring, processed shellfish meat.
COMMERCIAL POWER:240/415V; 50Hz.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS:24,435 telephones; 1 radio station.
NATIONAL HOLIDAY:16 June (Birthday of the Queen).
MISC:The Isle of Man is famous for the Manx tailless cat (the cat
however, is not indigenous to the Isle of Man). The Manx sheep has four
horns. Grey seals breed on the Calf of Man, a small islet lying off to
the southwest of the main island. The climate is equable but fog is
very common and weather is overcast about half of the time.
(FOR US OPS-3rd party:no)