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) | |
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Capital | Saipan 15°14′N 145°45′E / 15.233°N 145.750°E |
Official languages | |
Demonym(s) | |
Government | Presidential representative democracy |
• President of the United States | Joe Biden (D)[2] |
• Governor | Ralph Torres (R) |
Victor Hocog | |
Gregorio Sablan (D) | |
Legislature | Commonwealth Legislature |
Senate | |
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 |
GeographyEdit
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.
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ http://www.epa.gov/aapi/primer.htm
- ↑ "Australia - Oceania :: Northern Mariana Islands — The World Factbook - Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov. Archived from the original on 2017-03-07. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
Other websitesEdit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Northern Mariana Islands. |
- 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