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Northern Mariana Islands
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The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, usually shortened to the Northern Mariana Islands, is a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean that are a political division controlled by the United States. Its capital is Saipan.
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Northern Mariana Islands | |
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Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Sankattan Siha Na Islas Mariånas (Chamorro) Commonwealth Téél Falúw kka Efáng llól Marianas (Carolinian) | |
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Anthem: "Gi Talo Gi Halom Tasi" (Chamorro) "Satil Matawal Pacifiko" (Carolinian) ("In the Middle of the Sea") | |
![]() Location of the Northern Mariana Islands (circled in red) | |
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Before belonging to the United States | Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands |
Commonwealth Status | January 9, 1978 |
End of U.N. Trusteeship | November 4, 1986 |
Capital and largest city | Saipan 15.19°N 145.74°E / 15.19; 145.74 |
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Religion (2010)[2] |
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Demonym(s) | Northern Mariana Islander (formal) Northern Marianan (other) Marianan (diminutive form) Chamorro (colloquial)[3] |
Government | Devolved presidential constitutional dependency |
• Governor | Arnold Palacios (I) |
David Apatang (I) | |
Legislature | Commonwealth Legislature |
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House of Representatives | |
United States Congress | |
• House delegate | Gregorio Sablan (D) |
Area | |
• Total | 464[4][5] km2 (179 sq mi) |
• Water (%) | negligible |
Highest elevation (Mount Agrihan) | 965 m (3,166 ft) |
Population | |
• 2022 estimate | 55,650[6] (209th) |
• 2020 census | 47,329[7] |
• Density | 113/km2 (292.7/sq mi) (97th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2016 estimate |
• Total | $1.24 billion[6] |
• Per capita | $25,516[6] |
GDP (nominal) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | US$1,182,000,000[8] |
• Per capita | $21,239 |
Currency | United States dollar (US$) (USD) |
Time zone | UTC+10:00 (ChST) |
Date format | mm/dd/yyyy |
Driving side | right |
Calling code | +1-670 |
USPS abbreviation | MP |
Trad. abbreviation | CNMI |
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Internet TLD | .mp |
Website | gov |
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Spain owned the islands until 1899 and sold them to the German Empire. Germany lost them to Japan in World War I and the United States took them in World War II.