The Isle of Man is in the middle of the Irish Sea at the centre of the British Isles.

It is 33 miles (53km) long and 13 miles (22km) wide at its broadest point, with a total land area of 227 square miles (572 square km). The resident population at the 2011 census was 84,500, up 5.5% since 2006.

A richly varied rural landscape rises to the 2,036 ft (621m) summit of Snaefell, the highest peak.