Isle of Man

Isle of Man Ellan Vannin or Mannin
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: Quocunque Jeceris Stabit  (Latin) "Whithersoever you throw it, it will stand"[1]
Anthem: O Land of Our Birth Arrane Ashoonagh dy Vannin  (Manx) Royal anthem: God Save the King
Location of  Isle of Man  (red) in the Irish Sea (Manx Sea) between England · Scotland · Wales and Northern Ireland  (dark grey)
Capital and largest city	Douglas 54°14′06″N 4°31′30″W / 54.235°N 4.525°W / 54.235; -4.525
Official languages	English Manx
Demonym(s)	Manx
Government	Constitutional Monarchy British Crown Dependencya
• Lord of Mann	Charles III
• Lieutenant Governor	Adam Wood
• Chief Minister	Allan Bell
Legislature	Tynwald
• Upper house	Legislative Council
• Lower house	House of Keys
Status  (Crown dependency)
• Lordship of Mann revested in British crown	1765
Area
• Total	572 km2 (221 sq mi) (196th)
• Water (%)	0
Population
• Estimate	84,655 (202nd)
• Density	148/km2 (383.3/sq mi) (77th)
GDP (PPP)	2010 estimate
• Total	$2.113 billion (162nd)
• Per capita	$35,000 (27th)
Gini	41[2] medium
HDI (2010)	0.849[3] very high · 14th
Currency	Official currency is the Manx pound. The Pound sterling is also used. (GBP)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy (AD)
Driving side	left
Calling code	+44b
ISO 3166 code	IM
Internet TLD	.im
Parliamentary democracy under constitutional monarchy. +44 1624 (landline) area code +44 7524 / 7624 / 7924 (mobile)

The Isle of Man (Manx: Ellan Vannin) is an island in the Irish Sea, off the coast of Great Britain (of which it is a crown dependency). Douglas is the capital city. It also has a flag with a red background and 3 armoured legs joined together - "whichever way you throw us, we always land on our feet".

It has a Parliament called Tynwald. It is the longest running parliament in the world.^[source?]

1. ↑ "Island Facts". Isle of Man Public Services (www.gov.im). Archived from the original on 3 August 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
2. ↑ "Income inequalities". The Poverty Site. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
3. ↑ "Human Development Report 2010" (PDF). United Nations. p. 143 ff. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 November 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
4. ↑ "CIA - The World Factbook". Archived from the original on 2018-12-26. Retrieved 2012-03-12.