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'''Official name''' Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands<br> | |||
'''Political status''' self-governing commonwealth in association with the United States, having two legislative houses (Senate [9]; House of Representatives [20])1<br> | |||
'''Head of state''' President of the United States: Barack Obama<br> | |||
'''Head of government''' Governor: Eloy S. Inos<br> | |||
'''Seat of government''' on Saipan2<br> | |||
'''Official languages''' Chamorro; Carolinian; English<br> | |||
'''Official religion''' none<br> | |||
'''Monetary unit''' dollar (U.S.$)<br> | |||
'''Population''' (2013 est.) 49,700COLLAPSE<br> | |||
'''Total area (sq mi)''' 176.5<br> | |||
'''Total area (sq km)''' 457.1<br> | |||
'''Urban-rural population'''<br> | |||
:Urban: (2009) 90.8% | |||
:Rural: (2009) 9.2% | |||
'''Life expectancy at birth'''<br> | |||
:Male: (2012) 74.6 years | |||
:Female: (2012) 80.1 years | |||
'''Literacy: percentage of population age 15 and over literate'''<br> | |||
:Male: not available | |||
:Female: not available | |||
'''GNI per capita (U.S.$)''' (2009) 13,907<br> | |||
==Background of Northern Mariana Islands== | ==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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'''[[Economy of Northern Mariana Islands]]'''<br> | |||
'''[[Government and Society of Northern Mariana Islands]]'''<br> | |||
'''[[Culture Life of Northern Mariana Islands]]'''<br> | |||
'''[[History of Northern Mariana Islands]]'''<br> | |||