Northern Mariana Islands

Northern Mariana Islands
United States territory
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Sankattan Siha Na Islas Mariånas  (Chamorro) Commonwealth Téél Falúw kka Efáng llól Marianas  (Carolinian)
Flag Seal
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)
Sovereign state	United States[a]
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°11′N 145°44′E / 15.19°N 145.74°E / 15.19; 145.74
Official languages	English Chamorro Carolinian
Ethnic groups (2010)[1]	51.6% Asian 33.0% Pacific Islander 12.7% Multiracial 2.1% White 0.6% Other
Religion (2010)[2]	81.3% Christianity 10.6% Buddhism 5.3% Folk religions 1.0% No religion 0.7% Islam 1.1% Other
Demonym(s)	Northern Mariana Islander (formal) Northern Marianan (other) Marianan (diminutive form) Chamorro (colloquial)[3]
Government	Devolved presidential constitutional dependency
• Governor	Arnold Palacios (I)
• Lieutenant Governor	David Apatang (I)
Legislature	Commonwealth Legislature
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	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
ISO 3166 code	MP US-MP
Internet TLD	.mp
Website	gov.mp

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.

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.
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1. ↑ Bureau, U.S. Census. "American FactFinder – Results". factfinder.census.gov. Archived from the original on February 14, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2018. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
2. ↑ "Northern Mariana Islands". Archived from the original on 2019-04-21. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
3. ↑ "AAPI – Asian American and Pacific Islander – Primer". Environmental Protection Agency. June 28, 2006. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
4. ↑ "Northern Mariana Islands". CIA World Factbook. November 10, 2021. Area:total: 464 sq km land: 464 sq km water: 0 sq km note: consists of 14 islands including Saipan, Rota, and Tinian
5. ↑ "Our District". Congressman Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan Representing the Northern Mariana Islands. Archived from the original on November 5, 2020. The U.S. Census Bureau reports the total land area of all islands as 179 square miles.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} "Australia-Oceania :: Northern Mariana Islands (Territory of the US)". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
7. ↑ 2020 Census Population of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands: Municipality and Village, U.S. Census Bureau.
8. ↑ "Northern Mariana Islands | Data". data.worldbank.org. Retrieved August 9, 2021.