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Isle of Man
| Population | 75,000 (2004) |
| Area | 227 square miles |
| Agriculture and fishing | Farming dates to 4000 B.C., grains and vegetables |
| Animals of the region | Manx cat (a “rumpy” has no tail at all; a “stumpy” has a vestige of a tail), Lochtan sheep, pigs, poultry, 35-foot long Basking sharks |
| Culture | Manx crosses, the film Waking Ned Devine was filmed on the island |
| Capital & major cities | Douglas, Peel, Castletown, Ramsey, Laxey |
| Folklore, legends, crafts | Tales and lore of ghosts and fairies |
| Foods and beverages | Kippers |
| Industry & products, past and present | Off-shore banking, tourism (especially the annual TT motorcycle race), textiles (tweeds), mining of lead and zinc |
| Inventions, discoveries, and notable people | Barry, Robin, Maurice, and Andy Gibb (musical group The BeeGees) were born on the IOM, John Champion Bradshaw (photographer in the Arts & Crafts Era), Miles Standish (Mayflower), Fletcher Christian (Bounty), and Dan Quayle (former U.S. Vice President) all have direct ties to the IOM |
| Musical instruments | Harp, fiddle, whistle, violin, mandolin, guitar |
| Symbols of the region | The Trinacria (Three Legs of Man) was first officially used in the 14th century. The source of the legs emblem is attributed to a variety of pagan references to the sun, Sicily’s emblem, Medusa, and the swastika |
| Tourist sites | Peel Castle, sunken gardens at Douglas, St. John Arboretum, a variety of Victorian-era steam trains, the “Lady Isabella” waterwheel – the largest in Europe |
| Unique qualities | The Tynwald, IOM’s Parliament, is the world’s oldest parliamentary body, with over 1000 years of unbroken rule; citizens are called Manxmen and Manxwomen; because of the Gulf Stream, Manx Palm trees and wild orchids are not uncommon |
| Websites |
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