ays 2,440-3,659 m:
1
with runways 1,220-2,439 m:
0
Telecommunications:
automatic system satisfies normal requirements; 153,000 telephones;
excellent service by broadcast stations - 8 AM, 4 FM, and 2 TV;
submarine cable and microwave radio relay between islands;
international service by 1 submarine cable and 1 Atlantic Ocean
INTELSAT earth station

@Malta, Defense Forces

Branches:
Armed Forces, Maltese Police Force
Manpower availability:
males age 15-49 98,241; fit for military service 78,071
Defense expenditures:
exchange rate conversion - $21.9 million, 1.3% of GDP (1989 est.)

@Man, Isle of

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Affiliation:
(British crown dependency)

@Man, Isle of, Geography

Location:
Western Europe, in the Irish Sea, between Ireland and Great Britain
Map references:
Europe
Area:
total area:
588 sq km
land area:
588 sq km
comparative area:
nearly 3.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries:
0 km
Coastline:
113 km
Maritime claims:
exclusive fishing zone:
200 nm
territorial sea:
3 nm
International disputes:
none
Climate:
cool summers and mild winters; humid; overcast about half the time
Terrain:
hills in north and south bisected by central valley
Natural resources:
lead, iron ore
Land use:
arable land:
NA%
permanent crops:
NA%
meadows and pastures:
NA%
forest and woodland:
NA%
other:
NA% (extensive arable land and forests)
Irrigated land:
NA sq km
Environment:
current issues:
NA
natural hazards:
NA
international agreements:
NA
Note:
one small islet, the Calf of Man, lies to the southwest, and is a bird
sanctuary

@Man, Isle of, People

Population:
72,017 (July 1994 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.04% (1994 est.)
Birth rate:
13.69 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Death rate:
12.58 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Net migration rate:
9.25 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
8.3 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
76.25 years
male:
73.51 years
female:
79.2 years (1994 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.8 children born/woman (1994 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Manxman, Manxwoman
adjective:
Manx
Ethnic divisions:
Manx (Norse-Celtic descent), Briton
Religions:
Anglican, Roman Catholic, Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian, Society of
Friends
Languages:
English, Manx Gaelic
Literacy: