Isle of Man
The Isle of Man, a British crown dependency, lies in the Irish Sea almost equidistant from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. With an area of 572 km² (221 square miles) and a population of around 76,315 (2001 Census) it has the "Oldest Continuously Democratic Parliament in the World" - the Tynwald - founded in 979.
It is a common misconception that Man forms part of the United Kingdom; under British law it does not, though the United Kingdom takes care of its external and defence affairs. The Isle of Man does not have membership of the European Union either.
Background
The Isle of Man formed a Viking outpost/kingdom from circa 700 A.D. to 900 A.D., and part of the Norwegian Kingdom of the Hebrides until the 13th century when it was ceded to Scotland. The island came under the British crown in 1765. Current concerns include reviving the once almost extinct Manx language.
Miscellaneous topics
See also
External links
From the CIA World Factbook 2000.
Referenced By
'Celt' | 100 km² | 100km2 | 1275 | 1765 | 1 E08 m² | 1 E8 m2 | 1 E8 m² | 1e8 m2 | 21 December | 21st December | 5 July | 5th July | Aboriginal | Aboriginals | Alexander III of Scotland | Aran Ashoonagh dy Vannin | Archbishop of York | Archbishops of York | Area and population of European countries | Bahrain/Geography | Baillie Scott | Barinthus | Baron Stanley of Bickerstaffe | BeeGees | Bee Gees | Belfast Agreement | Bible translation | Bible translations | Border Television | Bowls | Britain and Ireland | British-Irish Council | British Banknotes | British Crown Colony | British Crown Overseas Dependencies | British Empire | British Islands | British Isles | British colonial period | British popular music | British territories | Brythonic mythology | Calf of Man | Capital of the Isle of Man | Castletown | CcTLD | Celt | Celtic | CelticMusic | Celtic Music | Celtic Mythology | Celtic folk | Celtic goddess | Celts | Channel Island | Channel Islands | Channel Isles | Chough | Church of England | Communications in the Isle of Man | Communications on the Isle of Man | Continental Brythonic mythology | Corrib | Country code TLD | Crown Colony | Crown Dependencies | Crown Dependency | Crown colonies | Cymric cat | Dalriada | December 21 | December 21st | Demographics of the Isle of Man | Department for Constitutional Affairs | Dependencies | Dependendent area | Dependent territories of the United Kingdom | Double-deck | Double-decker | Double-level | Double decker | Douglas | Douglas, Isle of Man | Dál Riata | Earl of Derby | Earls of Derby | Easter Monday | Economy of the Isle of Man | Edwin of Deira | Edwin of Northumbria | Europe | European | European Union Member States | European continent | Europeans | Fand | Fictional countr | Fictional countries | Fictional country ...
|
