Isle of Man

Latitude ... 54 deg 3' - 54 deg 25' N
Longitude ... 4 deg 18' - 4 deg 47' W

Distance from the UK
����Closest point ... Burrow Head (Scotland) 16 miles

Climate - 1997
����Hours of sunshine........1,602
����Rainfall...................716 mm
����Highest temp..............24.5 c
����Lowest temp...............-2.0 c
����Days of ground frost........39

Population....71,714
����female........36,917
����male..........34,797

The Isle of Man, situated in the centre of the British Isles is an internally self-governing dependent territory of the Crown which is not part of the United Kingdom.

Tynwald, the Island's 1,000 year old Parliament, makes its own laws and oversees all internal administration, fiscal and social policies. External issues, such as foreign representation and defence, are administered on the island's behalf by the U.K. government and the Island makes an annual payment for these services. As a British Crown dependency, the ultimate responsibility for the Island's good government is vested in the Crown but by long standing convention, the U.K. Government does not legislate for the Island except with the specific consent of the Island's Government.

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