Northern Mariana Islands

Official name Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Political status self-governing commonwealth in association with the United States, having two legislative houses (Senate [9]; House of Representatives [20])1
Head of state President of the United States: Barack Obama
Head of government Governor: Eloy S. Inos
Seat of government on Saipan2
Official languages Chamorro; Carolinian; English
Official religion none
Monetary unit dollar (U.S.$)
Population (2013 est.) 49,700COLLAPSE
Total area (sq mi) 176.5
Total area (sq km) 457.1
Urban-rural population

Urban: (2009) 90.8%

Rural: (2009) 9.2%

Life expectancy at birth

Male: (2012) 74.6 years

Female: (2012) 80.1 years

Literacy: percentage of population age 15 and over literate

Male: not available

Female: not available

GNI per capita (U.S.$) (2009) 13,907

Background of Northern Mariana Islands

Northern Mariana Islands, also called Northern Marianas, officially Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, a self-governing commonwealth in association with the United States. It is composed of 22 islands and islets in the western Pacific Ocean. The commonwealth is a part of the Mariana Islands, a chain of volcanic mountain peaks and uplifted coral reefs. (The Marianas chain also includes the politically separate island of Guam, to the south.) Saipan (46.5 square miles [120 square km]), Tinian (39 square miles [101 square km]), and Rota (33 square miles [85 square km]) are the principal islands and, together with Anatahan, Alamagan, and Agrihan, are inhabited. Another island, Pagan, was evacuated in 1981 after a severe volcanic eruption there. The capital is on Saipan.

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People of Northern Mariana Islands
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Culture Life of Northern Mariana Islands
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Disclaimer

This is not the official site of this country. Most of the information in this site were taken from the U.S. Department of State, The Central Intelligence Agency, The United Nations, [1],[2], [3], [4], [5],[6], [7], [8], [9], [10], [11], [12], [13], [14],[15], [16], [17], [18], [19], [20], [21], [22], [23], [24],[25], [26], [27], [28], [29], [30],[31], [32], [33], [34], and the [35].

Other sources of information will be mentioned as they are posted.