Capital: Douglas
Administrative divisions: none (British crown dependency)

Independence: none (British crown dependency)
National holiday: Tynwald Day, 5 July

Constitution: 1961, Isle of Man Constitution Act

Legal system: English law and local statute
Suffrage: 21 years of age; universal

Executive branch:
chief of state: Lord of Mann Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Lieutenant Governor Air Marshal Sir Laurence JONES (since NA 1990)
head of government: President of the Legislative Council Sir Charles KERRUISH (since NA 1990)
cabinet: Council of Ministers

Legislative branch: bicameral Tynwald
Legislative Council: consists of a 10-member body composed of the Lord Bishop of Sodor and Man, a nonvoting attorney general, and 8 others named by the House of Keys
House of Keys: elections last held in 1991 (next to be held NA 1996); results - percent of vote NA; seats - (24 total) independents 24

Judicial branch: Court of Tynwald

Political parties and leaders: there is no party system and members sit as independents
Member of: none

Diplomatic representation in US: none (British crown dependency)
US diplomatic representation: none (British crown dependency)

Flag: red with the Three Legs of Man emblem (Trinacria), in the center; the three legs are joined at the thigh and bent at the knee; in order to have the toes pointing clockwise on both sides of the flag, a two-sided emblem is used

NOTE: The information regarding Man, Isle of on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Man, Isle of Government 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Man, Isle of Government 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.