is the "isle of man" its own country PLEASE READ DETAILS?

Question

the isle of man, in the irish sea between great britain and ireland, is it an island. i researched it said it was a "british crown dependency" what does that mean???, is it a country or not, whats the equivalent for the us., puerto rico or something. SECOND QUESTION:: is there a name for the island w/ the reb. of ireland and northern ireland, just like the other island in the britsh isles GREAT BRITAIN , the name for scotland wales and england Thanks, please answer

Answer 1

IOM is more or less an independent country. See below

Answer 2

hi, the isle of man has it,s own goverment and is not ruled by british goverment, in fact to this day you can still be flogged ( cat of nine tales) on the isle of man for various offences,
great britain consists of england, scotland & wales all situated on one island, southern ireland & northern ireland make up another island which lies some 12 miles of mainland britain,
southern ireland also has it,s own goverment and if you travel from the mainland england, scotland, wales you need a passport to enter,
i hope this as been some help.

Answer 3

The Isle of Man is internally self-governing but depends on the UK government for foreign affairs and defense. It is a member of the British Commonwealth.

The island is the island of Ireland. It's all the name it needs.

Answer 4

umm i guess its sorta like puerto rico but its not exactly a property. " british crown dependency" might mean the queen supplies for the island. second question u have to clarify. i'm just answerin cuz i saw last three words XD