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Isle of Man
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AT A GLANCE
Isle of Man in facts
- CapitalDouglas
- Population84,1182025
- Area572 km²slightly more than three times the size of Washington, D.C
- CurrencyManx pound
All geographic & statistical details (34)
- Density
- 147 people per km²
- Government
- parliamentary democracy (Tynwald)
- World region
- Europe · Northern Europe
- Official languages
- English, Manx
- People are called
- Manx
- Founded
- 1765
- Time zone
- UTC+00:00
- Calling code
- +44
- Drives on the
- left
- Land borders
- None
- Coastline
- 160 km
- Topographic elevation profile
- Snaefell 621 m
- Economy (GDP)
- US$7.6 billion (2023)
- Climate
- Temperate; cool summers and mild winters; overcast about a third of the time
- GDP per person
- US$90,015 (2023)
- Terrain
- Hills in north and south bisected by central valley
- Life expectancy
- 81.1 years (2024)
- Land use
- Agri 69.1%Forest 6.4%Other 24.5%
- Median age
- 45.1 years (2025 est.)
- Urban population
- Urban 53.5%Rural 46.5%
- Major urban areas
- Douglas (capital) (000)
- Ethnic groups
- White 94.7%, Asian 3.1%, Mixed 1%, Black 0.6%, other 0.4% (2021 est.)
- Administrative subdivisions
- 24 first-order regions
- Religions
- Christian 54.7%, Muslim 0.5%, Buddhist 0.5%, Hindu 0.4%, Jewish 0.2%, none 43.8% (2021 est.)
- Railways & airports
- 63 km of rail · 4 airports
- Plug types
- BS 1363
- Mains voltage
- 230 V
- Emergency numbers
- 112, 999
- Internet domain
- .im
- ISO & UN codes
- IM · IMN · M49 833
- Official website
- gov.im (opens in a new tab)
- Name origin
- The name "man" may be derived from the Gaelic word for "mountain;" the local name is from the words ellan, or "island," and Vannin, a form of the name Mannan
- Names in other languages
- Île de Man, Man, Man Adası, Isle of Man, マン島, Pulau Man
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Isla de Man, Wyspa Man, جزيرة مان, আইল অব ম্যান, جزیره من, ઇસ્લે ઓફ મેન, आइल ऑफ़ मैन, isola di Man, ಐಲ್ ಆಫ್ ಮ್ಯಾನ್, 맨섬, ഐൽ ഒഫ് മാൻ, आईल ऑफ मान, ਮੈਨ ਟਾਪੂ, Ilha de Man, Остров Мэн, மாண் தீவு, ఐజిల్ ఆఫ్ మ్యాన్, ไอล์ออฟแมน, Острів Мен, آئل آف مین, Đảo Man, 马恩岛 - Capital location
- 54.1°N, 4.5°W
Facts: Wikidata Q9676, World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0: population, economy, life expectancy) and the CIA World Factbook (public domain: geography, demographics, borders, coastline and symbols), retrieved 1 November 2026. Figures can change; check the source for the latest.
The flag and symbols of Isle of Man
The flag
Red with the Three Legs of Man emblem (triskelion) in the center; the three legs are joined at the thigh and bent at the knee; a two-sided emblem is used to allow the toes to point clockwise on both sides of the flag.
National coloursRedWhite
National animals and emblems
TriskelionA Motif Of Three Legs
Motto
“Whithersoever you throw it, it will stand”National day
Tynwald Day, 5 July (1417); date Tynwald Day was first recorded
Independence
none (British Crown dependency)
Flag description and meaning, colours, symbols, anthem details, national day and independence: CIA World Factbook (public domain). Coat of arms, motto and recording: Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (credited above). Flag artwork: flag-icons (MIT), retrieved 1 November 2026.
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Crown Dependency
Crown relationship via the UK: United Kingdom. Status & relationship source ↗
Self-governing dependencies of the Crown; not part of the United Kingdom.
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