Northern Mariana Islands

The Commonwealth of 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.

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Sankattan Siha Na Islas Mariånas
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Anthem: Gi Talo Gi Halom Tasi  (Chamorro) Satil Matawal Pacifiko  (Carolinian)
Capital	Saipan 15°14′N 145°45′E
Official languages	English Chamorro Carolinian
Demonym(s)	American Northern Mariana Islander
Government	Presidential representative democracy
• President of the United States	Joe Biden (D)
• Governor	Ralph Torres (R)
• Lt. Governor	Victor Hocog
• Delegate to U.S. Congress	Gregorio Sablan (D)
Legislature	Commonwealth Legislature
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	House of Representatives
Commonwealth in union with the United States
• Covenant	1975
• Commonwealth	1978
• End of trusteeship	1986
Area
• Total	463.63 km2 (179.01 sq mi) (196th)
• Water (%)	negligible
Population
• 2007 estimate	77,000 (211th)
• 2010 census	53,833
• Density	168/km2 (435.1/sq mi) (93rd)
Currency	United States dollar (USD)
Time zone	UTC+10 (ChST)
Calling code	+1 670
ISO 3166 code	MP
Internet TLD	.mp
Website www.gov.mp

Location of the Northern Mariana Islands

Geography

The Northern Mariana Islands, together with Guam to the south, compose the Mariana Islands. The southern islands are limestone, with level terraces and fringing coral reefs. The northern islands are volcanic, with active volcanos on Anatahan, Pagan and Agrihan. The volcano on Agrihan has the highest elevation at 3,166 feet (965 m). Anatahan Volcano is a small volcanic island 80 miles (130 km) north of Saipan. It is about 6 miles (10 km) long and 2 miles (3 km) wide. Anatahan began erupting suddenly from its east crater on May 10, 2003, at about 6 p.m. (0800 UTC). It has since alternated between eruptive and calm periods. On April 6, 2005, approximately 1,800,000 cubic feet (50,970 m³) of ash and rock were ejected, causing a large, black cloud to drift south over Saipan and Tinian.

Other websites

• Northern Mariana Islands Archived 2009-04-28 at the Wayback Machine official government website
• The CNMI Covenant Archived 2013-01-17 at the Wayback Machine
• The CNMI Constitution Archived 2008-10-05 at the Wayback Machine
• CNMI Office of Resident Representative Pedro A. Tenorio
• H.R. 873 - the Northern Mariana Islands Delegate Act Archived 2008-12-24 at the Wayback Machine
• H.R. 5550 - The United States-Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Human Dignity Act Archived 2008-12-23 at the Wayback Machine
• U.S. Census Bureau: Island Areas Census 2000
• "Northern Mariana Islands". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.
• Northern Mariana Islands at the Open Directory Project
• Wikimedia Atlas of Northern Mariana Islands
• Northern Mariana Islands travel guide from Wikivoyage