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although it has brought valuable jobs<br />
and financial stability when traditional<br />
employments such as farming and<br />
fishing have decreased because of<br />
EU competition, it has also led to<br />
significant immigration and cultural<br />
change, and the Manx have become<br />
a minority in their own country. The<br />
Isle of Man’s financial industry now<br />
works to a more rigorous standard<br />
than the UK. Nevertheless, taxes are<br />
considerably lower than in the UK -<br />
although Valued Added Tax is the same<br />
by agreement between the Manx and<br />
UK Governments.<br />
The Island has retained a pace of<br />
life, which is the envy of most urban<br />
dwellers.<br />
Visiting tourists, business people and<br />
new residents find the more desirable<br />
features of modern life without many<br />
of its unpleasant aspects, such as a<br />
high crime rate and social unrest. Old<br />
values are respected but new ideas are<br />
always welcomed.<br />
Newcomers to the Isle of Man are<br />
surprised by the variety of scenery,<br />
which exists on such a relatively<br />
small landmass. From rolling hills to<br />
picturesque farmlands, spectacular<br />
coastal scenery to secluded glens, the<br />
Island provides a wealth of diverse<br />
leisure activities, with an emphasis on<br />
sport and outdoor pursuits.<br />
The choice of outdoor sport is<br />
considerable, including activities such<br />
as golf, sea and river fishing, sailing,<br />
windsurfing, hang gliding, diving<br />
or just rambling. International car<br />
rallying, cycling and motor bike races,<br />
including the famous TT Races, are also<br />
annual events.<br />
Heritage forms an important part of<br />
Island life, in the form of museums,<br />
castles, and a rich spectrum of other<br />
ancient monuments spanning 10,000<br />
years of Manx history.<br />
Sights such as the world famous<br />
Laxey Wheel and associated working<br />
mechanisms, driving the pumps<br />
which once cleared the village mines<br />
of water, are spectacular examples<br />
of the Island’s preserved industrial<br />
archaeology. People who live on the<br />
Isle of Man enjoy an enviable quality<br />
of life, the roots of which are based on<br />
traditional values and standards. The<br />
Island aims to maintain a prosperous<br />
and caring society in which both<br />
enterprise and family life can flourish.<br />
This country is unmatched in its<br />
beauty. Where else in the world can<br />
you walk, drive, ride your bike for even<br />
a few minutes and find a postcard<br />
picture of perfection? Niarbyl, Marine<br />
Drive, Fenella Beach, Port Erin, Point of<br />
Ayre<br />
The Isle of Man is all about keeping the<br />
Island a special place to live, work and<br />
visit. It has been recognised as one of<br />
the best places in the world to explore<br />
nature.<br />
It is the first entire Island Nation in<br />
the world to be awarded the UNESCO<br />
status as the UNESCO world biosphere<br />
region..<br />
The accolade comes from world<br />
heritage body Unesco which has<br />
designated the entire island a<br />
Biosphere Reserve, celebrating and<br />
protecting the breadth and range of its<br />
biodiversity.<br />
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