Protection & Enforcement of IPRs in Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands | |
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| Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Sankattan Siha Na Islas Mariånas (Chamorro) Commonwealth Téél Falúw kka Efáng llól Marianas (Carolinian) | |
| Anthem: "Gi Talo Gi Halom Tasi" (Chamorro) "Satil Matawal Pacifiko" (Carolinian) ("In the Middle of the Sea") | |
_(small_islands_magnified).svg) 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 |
| Official languages | |
| Ethnic groups (2010)[1] |
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| Religion (2010)[2] |
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| Demonym(s) | Northern Mariana Islander (formal) Northern Marianan (other) Marianan (diminutive form) Chamorro (colloquial)[3] |
| Government | Devolved presidential constitutional dependency |
• Governor | Ralph Torres (R) |
| Arnold Palacios (I) | |
| Legislature | Commonwealth Legislature |
| Senate | |
| House of Representatives | |
| United States Congress | |
| Gregorio Sablan (D) | |
| Area | |
• Total | 464[4][5] km2 (179 sq mi) |
• Water (%) | negligible |
| Highest elevation | 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 | |
| Internet TLD | .mp |
| Website | gov |
Northern Mariana Islands
The Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, is an unincorporated territory and commonwealth of the United States consisting of 14 islands in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. The CNMI includes the 14 northernmost islands in the Mariana Archipelago; the southernmost island, Guam, is a separate U.S. territory.