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Northern Mariana Islands The Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI; ch, Sankattan Siha Na Islas Mariånas; cal, Commonwealth Téél Falúw kka Efáng llól Marianas), is an unincorporated territory and commonw ...
: The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) is an
island country An island country, island state or an island nation is a country whose primary territory consists of one or more islands or parts of islands. Approximately 25% of all independent countries are island countries. Island countries are historically ...
in the western
North Pacific Ocean North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. Etymology The word ''north'' i ...
that maintains a
political union A political union is a type of political entity which is composed of, or created from, smaller polities, or the process which achieves this. These smaller polities are usually called federated states and federal territories in a federal govern ...
with the
United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country Continental United States, primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 U.S. state, states, a Washington, D.C., ...
. The Northern Mariana Islands comprise 15 islands about three-quarters of the way from
Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only stat ...
to the
Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...
, at . The
United States Census Bureau The United States Census Bureau (USCB), officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, responsible for producing data about the American people and economy. The Census Bureau is part of th ...
reports the total land area of all islands as 179.01 sq mi (463.63 km2). The Northern Mariana Islands has a population of 80,362 (2005 estimate). The official 2000 census count was 69,221. The Northern Mariana Islands have the lowest male to female
sex ratio The sex ratio (or gender ratio) is usually defined as the ratio of males to females in a population. As explained by Fisher's principle, for evolutionary reasons this is typically about 1:1 in species which reproduce sexually. Many species dev ...
in the world: 76 men to every 100 women, due to a large number of female foreign workers, especially in the garment industry.Census shows poorer NMI, Saipan Tribune 2008-04-11
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General reference

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Pronunciation Pronunciation is the way in which a word or a language is spoken. This may refer to generally agreed-upon sequences of sounds used in speaking a given word or language in a specific dialect ("correct pronunciation") or simply the way a particular ...
: * Common American Territory name: The
Northern Mariana Islands The Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI; ch, Sankattan Siha Na Islas Mariånas; cal, Commonwealth Téél Falúw kka Efáng llól Marianas), is an unincorporated territory and commonw ...
* Official American Territory name: The
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands The Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI; ch, Sankattan Siha Na Islas Mariånas; cal, Commonwealth Téél Falúw kka Efáng llól Marianas), is an unincorporated territory and commonwea ...
* Common
endonym An endonym (from Greek: , 'inner' + , 'name'; also known as autonym) is a common, ''native'' name for a geographical place, group of people, individual person, language or dialect, meaning that it is used inside that particular place, group, ...
(s): * Official endonym(s): * Adjectival(s): Northern Marianan *
Demonym A demonym (; ) or gentilic () is a word that identifies a group of people (inhabitants, residents, natives) in relation to a particular place. Demonyms are usually derived from the name of the place (hamlet, village, town, city, region, province, ...
(s): *
Etymology Etymology () The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) – p. 633 "Etymology /ˌɛtɪˈmɒlədʒi/ the study of the class in words and the way their meanings have changed throughout time". is the study of the history of the form of words ...
: Name of the Northern Mariana Islands *
ISO country codes ISO 3166-1 (''Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions – Part 1: Country codes'') is a standard defining codes for the names of countries, dependent territories, and special areas of geographical interest. It ...
: MP, MNP, 580 *
ISO region codes ISO 3166-2 is part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), and defines codes for identifying the principal subdivisions (e.g., provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1. The ...
: See ISO 3166-2:MP *
Internet The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It is a '' network of networks'' that consists of private, p ...
country code top-level domain A country code top-level domain (ccTLD) is an Internet top-level domain generally used or reserved for a country, sovereign state, or dependent territory identified with a country code. All ASCII ccTLD identifiers are two letters long, and all ...
: .mp


Geography

Geography of the Northern Mariana Islands * The Northern Mariana Islands are: a U.S. commonwealth * Location: ** Southern Hemisphere and
Eastern Hemisphere The Eastern Hemisphere is the half of the planet Earth which is east of the prime meridian (which crosses Greenwich, London, United Kingdom) and west of the antimeridian (which crosses the Pacific Ocean and relatively little land from pole ...
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Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the conti ...
***
North Pacific Ocean North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. Etymology The word ''north'' i ...
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Oceania Oceania (, , ) is a geographical region that includes Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. Spanning the Eastern and Western hemispheres, Oceania is estimated to have a land area of and a population of around 44.5 million ...
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Micronesia Micronesia (, ) is a subregion of Oceania, consisting of about 2,000 small islands in the western Pacific Ocean. It has a close shared cultural history with three other island regions: the Philippines to the west, Polynesia to the east, ...
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Mariana Islands The Mariana Islands (; also the Marianas; in Chamorro: ''Manislan Mariånas'') are a crescent-shaped archipelago comprising the summits of fifteen longitudinally oriented, mostly dormant volcanic mountains in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, betw ...
**
Time zone A time zone is an area which observes a uniform standard time for legal, commercial and social purposes. Time zones tend to follow the boundaries between countries and their subdivisions instead of strictly following longitude, because it ...
: Chamorro Standard Time (
UTC+10 UTC+10:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +10:00. This time is used in: As standard time (year-round) ''Principal cities: Brisbane, Gold Coast, Vladivostok, Khabarovsk, Port Moresby, Dededo, Saipan'' North Asia *Russia – ...
) ** Extreme points of the Northern Mariana Islands *** High: unnamed location on Agrihan *** Low:
North Pacific Ocean North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. Etymology The word ''north'' i ...
0 m ** Land boundaries: ''none'' ** Coastline:
North Pacific Ocean North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. Etymology The word ''north'' i ...
1,482 km * Population of the Northern Mariana Islands: * * Area of the Northern Mariana Islands: * Atlas of the Northern Mariana Islands


Environment

* Climate of the Northern Mariana Islands * Renewable energy in the Northern Mariana Islands * Geology of the Northern Mariana Islands * Protected areas of the Northern Mariana Islands ** Biosphere reserves in the Northern Mariana Islands ** National parks of the Northern Mariana Islands * Superfund sites in the Northern Mariana Islands * Wildlife of the Northern Mariana Islands ** Fauna of the Northern Mariana Islands *** Birds of the Northern Mariana Islands *** Mammals of the Northern Mariana Islands


Natural geographic features

* Fjords of the Northern Mariana Islands * Glaciers of the Northern Mariana Islands * Islands of the Northern Mariana Islands * Lakes of the Northern Mariana Islands * Mountains of the Northern Mariana Islands ** Volcanoes in the Northern Mariana Islands * Rivers of the Northern Mariana Islands ** Waterfalls of the Northern Mariana Islands * Valleys of the Northern Mariana Islands * World Heritage Sites in the Northern Mariana Islands: None


Regions

Regions of the Northern Mariana Islands


Ecoregions

List of ecoregions in the Northern Mariana Islands * Ecoregions in the Northern Mariana Islands


Administrative divisions

Administrative divisions of the Northern Mariana Islands ** Districts of the Northern Mariana Islands *** Municipalities of the Northern Mariana Islands


=Districts

= Districts of the Northern Mariana Islands


=Municipalities

= Municipalities of the Northern Mariana Islands *
Capital Capital may refer to: Common uses * Capital city, a municipality of primary status ** List of national capital cities * Capital letter, an upper-case letter Economics and social sciences * Capital (economics), the durable produced goods used fo ...
of the Northern Mariana Islands:
Saipan Saipan ( ch, Sa’ipan, cal, Seipél, formerly in es, Saipán, and in ja, 彩帆島, Saipan-tō) is the largest island of the Northern Mariana Islands, a Commonwealth (U.S. insular area), commonwealth of the United States in the western Pa ...
* Cities of the Northern Mariana Islands


Demography

Demographics of the Northern Mariana Islands


Government and politics

Politics of the Northern Mariana Islands Politics of the Northern Mariana Islands takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic system, whereby the Governor is head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. The Northern Mariana Islands is an u ...
*
Form of government A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is ...
: *
Capital Capital may refer to: Common uses * Capital city, a municipality of primary status ** List of national capital cities * Capital letter, an upper-case letter Economics and social sciences * Capital (economics), the durable produced goods used fo ...
of the Northern Mariana Islands:
Saipan Saipan ( ch, Sa’ipan, cal, Seipél, formerly in es, Saipán, and in ja, 彩帆島, Saipan-tō) is the largest island of the Northern Mariana Islands, a Commonwealth (U.S. insular area), commonwealth of the United States in the western Pa ...
* Elections in the Northern Mariana Islands *
Political parties in the Northern Mariana Islands Politics (from , ) is the set of activities that are associated with making decisions in groups, or other forms of power relations among individuals, such as the distribution of resources or status. The branch of social science that studies ...


Branches of government

Government of the Northern Mariana Islands The Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI; ch, Sankattan Siha Na Islas Mariånas; cal, Commonwealth Téél Falúw kka Efáng llól Marianas), is an unincorporated territory and commonwea ...


Executive branch

*
Head of state A head of state (or chief of state) is the public persona who officially embodies a state Foakes, pp. 110–11 " he head of statebeing an embodiment of the State itself or representatitve of its international persona." in its unity and ...
:
President of the United States The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the Federal government of the United States#Executive branch, executive branch of the Federal gove ...
, *
Head of government The head of government is the highest or the second-highest official in the executive branch of a sovereign state, a federated state, or a self-governing colony, autonomous region, or other government who often presides over a cabinet, a ...
: Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands * Cabinet of the Northern Mariana Islands


Legislative branch

* Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature (
bicameral Bicameralism is a type of legislature, one divided into two separate assemblies, chambers, or houses, known as a bicameral legislature. Bicameralism is distinguished from unicameralism, in which all members deliberate and vote as a single gr ...
) **
Upper house An upper house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house.''Bicameralism'' (1997) by George Tsebelis The house formally designated as the upper house is usually smaller and often has more restric ...
: Northern Mariana Islands Senate **
Lower house A lower house is one of two Debate chamber, chambers of a Bicameralism, bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house. Despite its official position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide, the lower house has co ...
: Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives


Judicial branch

Court system of the Northern Mariana Islands * Supreme Court of the Northern Mariana Islands


International organization membership

The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands is a member of: * Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) *
Universal Postal Union The Universal Postal Union (UPU, french: link=no, Union postale universelle), established by the Treaty of Bern of 1874, is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) that coordinates postal policies among member nations, in addition to ...
(UPU)


Law and order

* Cannabis in the Northern Mariana Islands *
Constitution of the Northern Mariana Islands The Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands is the governing document of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands The Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana ...
* Crime in the Northern Mariana Islands * Human rights in the Northern Mariana Islands ** LGBT rights in the Northern Mariana Islands ** Freedom of religion in the Northern Mariana Islands * Law enforcement in the Northern Mariana Islands


Local government

Local government in the Northern Mariana Islands The Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI; ch, Sankattan Siha Na Islas Mariånas; cal, Commonwealth Téél Falúw kka Efáng llól Marianas), is an unincorporated territory and commonwea ...


History

* Military history of the Northern Mariana Islands


Culture

Culture of the Northern Mariana Islands * Architecture of the Northern Mariana Islands * Cuisine of the Northern Mariana Islands * Festivals in the Northern Mariana Islands *
Languages of the Northern Mariana Islands The Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI; ch, Sankattan Siha Na Islas Mariånas; cal, Commonwealth Téél Falúw kka Efáng llól Marianas), is an unincorporated territory and commonwea ...
* Media in the Northern Mariana Islands * National symbols of the Northern Mariana Islands ** Coat of arms of the Northern Mariana Islands ** Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands ** Commonwealth anthem of the Northern Mariana Islands * People of the Northern Mariana Islands * Public holidays in the Northern Mariana Islands * Records of the Northern Mariana Islands * Religion in the Northern Mariana Islands ** Christianity in the Northern Mariana Islands ** Hinduism in the Northern Mariana Islands ** Islam in the Northern Mariana Islands ** Judaism in the Northern Mariana Islands ** Sikhism in the Northern Mariana Islands * World Heritage Sites in the Northern Mariana Islands: None


Arts

* Art in the Northern Mariana Islands * Cinema of the Northern Mariana Islands * Literature of the Northern Mariana Islands * Music of the Northern Mariana Islands * Television in the Northern Mariana Islands * Theatre in the Northern Mariana Islands


Sports

Sports in the Northern Mariana Islands *
Football in the Northern Mariana Islands The sport of association football in the country of the Northern Mariana Islands is run by the Northern Mariana Islands Football Association. The association administers the men's national football team, the women's national football team, yout ...


Economy

Economy of the Northern Mariana Islands * Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 173rd (one hundred and seventy third) * Agriculture in the Northern Mariana Islands * Banking in the Northern Mariana Islands *
Communications in the Northern Mariana Islands The Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI; ch, Sankattan Siha Na Islas Mariånas; cal, Commonwealth Téél Falúw kka Efáng llól Marianas), is an unincorporated territory and commonwea ...
** Internet in the Northern Mariana Islands * Companies of the Northern Mariana Islands * Currency of the Northern Mariana Islands:
US Dollar The United States dollar ( symbol: $; code: USD; also abbreviated US$ or U.S. Dollar, to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies; referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, American dollar, or colloquially buck) is the officia ...
**
ISO 4217 ISO 4217 is a standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) that defines alpha codes and numeric codes for the representation of currencies and provides information about the relationships between individual ...
: USD * Energy policy of the Northern Mariana Islands * Mining in the Northern Mariana Islands * Oil industry in the Northern Mariana Islands * Tourism in the Northern Mariana Islands * Transport in the Northern Mariana Islands * the Northern Mariana Islands Stock Exchange


Education

Education in the Northern Mariana Islands


Infrastructure

* Energy in the Northern Mariana Islands * Health care in the Northern Mariana Islands * Transportation in the Northern Mariana Islands ** Airports in the Northern Mariana Islands ** Rail transport in the Northern Mariana Islands ** Roads in the Northern Mariana Islands * Water supply and sanitation in the Northern Mariana Islands


See also

*Topic overview: **
Northern Mariana Islands The Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI; ch, Sankattan Siha Na Islas Mariånas; cal, Commonwealth Téél Falúw kka Efáng llól Marianas), is an unincorporated territory and commonw ...
** Index of Northern Mariana Islands-related articles *
Carolinian language Carolinian is an Austronesian language originating in the Caroline Islands, but spoken in the Northern Mariana Islands. It is an official language (as well as English) of the Carolinian people. Carolinian is a threatened language according to ...
*
Chamorro language Chamorro (; ch, Finuʼ Chamorro, links=no (CNMI), (Guam)) is an Austronesian language spoken by about 58,000 people (about 25,800 people on Guam and about 32,200 in the rest of the Mariana Islands and elsewhere). It is the native and spoken l ...
* *


References


External links

; U.S. and CNMI relations
Full Committee Hearing: Conditions in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Thursday, 8 February 2007, United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
View complete webcast of above hearings
(streaming Real video). Approximately 2.5 hours long.

; Government * ttps://web.archive.org/web/20090428022941/http://www.gov.mp/ Northern Mariana Islandsofficial government site
The CNMI CovenantCNMI Office of Resident Representative Pedro A. Tenorio
; News * ttp://saipantribune.com Saipan Tribunebr>Marianas VarietyBruce Lloyd Media Services CNMI NewsThe Pacific TimesFood for Thought - Weekly commentary on CNMI society by KZMI and KCNM manager Harry Blalock
; Overviews *
myMicronesia/Northern Marianas sectionDigital Micronesia
; Other
Micronesian Journal of the Humanities and Social SciencesNorthern Mariana Islands Online EncyclopediaFresh Air (NPR): "Sweatshops in U.S. Territory"
* ttp://bc.edu/bc_org/avp/law/lwsch/journals/bciclr/24_2/06_FMS.htm "Solving Worker Abuse Problems in the Northern Mariana Islands" by Karen M. Smithbr>"About Saipan"
- A strongly critical take on the CNMI, Saipan Sucks
Satellite Image of Anatahan Ash Plume
* pictures
Thinkprogress'
information on sex and labor slavery
Saipan and Tinian locator map
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060702152508/http://www.msmagazine.com/spring2006/paradise.asp ''Ms.'' magazine Spring 2006 article "Paradise Lost: Greed, Sex Slavery, Forced Abortions and Right-Wing Moralists"] Article about the plight of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union, garment workers, the Jack Abramoff Indian lobbying scandal, and other abuses, by Rebecca Clarren. {{DEFAULTSORT:Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands The Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI; ch, Sankattan Siha Na Islas Mariånas; cal, Commonwealth Téél Falúw kka Efáng llól Marianas), is an unincorporated territory and commonw ...