Statistics at a Glance

Location: Irish Sea, 83 miles from Liverpool and 90 miles from Belfast.

Size: 33 miles long and 13.5 miles wide, with a total area of 221 square miles

Population: 81, 952 (2006 census)

Capital: Douglas

Currency: Sterling – but the Island prints its own notes and coins which are not acceptable in the UK.

Highest peak: Snaefell (2, 036 ft)

Longest river: Sulby (10.5 miles)