Quality of life comparison
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If you lived in Isle of Man instead of Svalbard, you would:
Geography
see 95.5% less coastline
Svalbard has a total of 3,587 km of coastline. In Isle of Man, that number is 160 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Isle of Man: At a glance
Isle of Man (sometimes abbreviated I.O.M.) is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 572 sq km. Part of the Norwegian Kingdom of the Hebrides until the 13th century when it was ceded to Scotland, the isle came under the British crown in 1765. Current concerns include reviving the almost extinct Manx Gaelic language. Isle of Man is a British crown dependency but is not part of the UK or of the European Union. However, the UK Government remains constitutionally responsible for its defense and international representation.
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