Factfile
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)