Northern Mariana Islands

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Country Details
Land Area 477 sq km Population 74612
Capital City Saipan People Chamorro, Carolinians and other Micronesians, Caucasian, Japanese, Chinese, Korean
Language English, Chamorro, Carolinian note: 86% of population speaks a language other than English at home Religion Christian (Roman Catholic majority, although traditional beliefs and taboos may still be found)
Government Type commonwealth; self-governing with locally elected Life Expectancy 75.74 years
HIV/AIDS Rate NA% GNP per Capita $12,500
Currency US dollar (USD) Major Exports garments
National Holiday Commonwealth Day, 8 January (1978) Dialing Code
Electricity Malaria Risk
Water Quality Inoculations
Crime Driving License
Photography Entry Regs
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Background

Under US administration as part of the UN Trust Territory of the Pacific, the people of the Northern Mariana Islands decided in the 1970s not to seek independence but instead to forge closer links with the US. Negotiations for territorial status began in 1972. A covenant to establish a commonwealth in political union with the US was approved in 1975. A new government and constitution went into effect in 1978.

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Map of Northern Mariana Islands

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