The Isle of Man, which has the oldest continuous parliament in the world.
Ireland is not called the British Isle. The island of Ireland is beside the island of Britain. Collectively and with some of their surrounding islands, they are sometimes called the British Isles.
Yes, the currency on the Isle of Man is the pound sterling (GBP).
Ireland is known as the Emerald Isle. It is a beautiful and very green country. Montserrat, an island in the Caribbean, is also referred to as the Emerald Isle.
The Isle of Man.
The Isle of Man
The Isle of Man is a self governing British Crown possession.
The Island of Jersey, which is on the English Canal between Britain and France. The Isle of Jersey isn't necessarily a country, as it's considered on of the British Islands that surround the bigger island of Great Britain and Scotland.
The Isle of Man is run by the British Monarchy, therefore they are a British island. Because of that, they use the British Pound (£) for currency.
Ireland is in the British Isles, but is not a part of the United Kingdom.
Isle and island are synonyms.
The Isle of Man parliament is called the Tynwald.
The Isle of Man is not part of the UK, good governance is the responsibility of the UK (on behalf of the British Crown). The Island is a self governing Crown dependency - it is not an independent country but it also isn't part of the UK or European Union. Think of it as a possession of the British Crown (monarchy). People from the Isle of Man can not vote in UK or EU elections (unless they're living in an EU country). People from the IOM aren't entitled to UK health care either (from 2010).