General Reference
- Pronunciation:
- Common English country name: The Isle of Man
- Official English country name: The Isle of Man
- Common endonym(s): Isle of Man, Mannin
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Manx
- Demonym(s): Manxman (Manxmen)
- Etymology: Name of the Isle of Man
- ISO country codes: IM, IMN, 833
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:IM
- Internet country code top-level domain: .im
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