The Isle of Man holds the singular honor of being the only nation registered as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. This autonomous Crown Dependency takes pride in its own parliament, the Tynwald, rooted in a thousand-year-old lineage. The Manx people, having their exclusive Gaelic dialect and a history of governance by an array of Scandinavian kingdoms from the 11th to the 13th centuries, are today British citizens. The island is a sanctuary for a diverse spectrum of wildlife, and its terrain is untamed and rugged, yet remarkably suited for farming.