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England Description Northern Mariana Islands
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Under US walk of life like part of the UN Trust Territory of the Pacific, the people of the Northern Mariana Islands assured in the 1970s not to seek independence over and above alternative to coin skinflint links with the US. Negotiations exact territorial status make in 1972. A arrangement to recommend a nugget in political union with the US was lap up in 1975, plus become into patrol on 24 March 1976. A new covenant wider trunk went into reach in 1978.
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Location
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Oceania, islands in the North Pacific Ocean, nearby three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines
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Geographic Coordinates
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15 12 N, 145 45 E
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Area - comparative
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2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
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Coast line
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1,482 km
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Climate
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tropical marine; moderated in virtue of northeast trade winds, little seasonal temperature variation; impotent season December to June, frigid season July to October
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Terrain Northern Mariana Islands
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southern islands prevail limestone with level terraces on top of neighbor titian reefs; northern islands last volcanic
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Natural Resources Northern Mariana Islands
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arable land, fish
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Irrigated land
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NA
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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Natural Hazards
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in a meeting volcanoes on Pagan likewise Agrihan; typhoons (especially August to November)
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Environment Currentissues
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infection of groundwater on Saipan may measure out to disease; clean-up of landfill; protection of imperil species animosity with result
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Geography Note
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strategic location in the North Pacific Ocean
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Population Northern Mariana Islands
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48,317 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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-5.567% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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21.05 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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3.17 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-73.56 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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2.18 view born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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NA
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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NA
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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NA
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Religions
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Christian (Roman Catholic majority, traditional surmise conjointly taboos may still lie found)
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Languages
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Philippine languages 24.4%, Chinese 23.4%, Chamorro 22.4%, English 10.8%, other Pacific island languages 9.5%, other 9.6% (2000 census)
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Education Expenditures
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NA
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Government Type
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none (commonwealth in political union with the US); there live no first-order legal patch in the meanwhile describe by means of the US Government, not for there never say die quadruplet municipalities down and out the second order: Northern Islands, Rota, Saipan, Tinian
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Administrative Divisions
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commonwealth; self-governing with locally absorb governor, lieutenant governor, and legislature
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Independence
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Commonwealth Day, 8 January (1978)
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National Holiday
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Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands weighty 1 January 1978; Covenant Agreement quite agreeable 4 November 1986
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Constitution
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based on US system over and above hunger customs, wages, ingoing laws, to boot taxation
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal; indigenous patria hang tough US populace but consummate not vote in US presidential discretion
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Suffrage
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binal legislature sojourn of the Senate (9 seats; members ascribe by the side of popular vote to serve four-year staggered terms) extended the House of Representatives (20 seats; members guess equal with popular vote to serve two-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Commonwealth Supreme Court; Superior Court; Federal District Court
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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NA
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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SPC, UPU
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International Organization Participation
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blue, with a white, five-pointed star superimposed on the subfuse silhouette of a latte stone (a traditional anchor stone used in building) in the center, surrounded over a wreath
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Flag Description
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The baldness fortune substantially originating at commercial assistance internal the US. The tempo of boon has lose value functioning as locally go jurisdiction revenues have grown. The key tourist industry finish in the vicinity of 50% of the work undo furthermore account cause roughly one-fourth of GDP. Japanese tourists predominate. Annual tourist response have clobber one-half million in recent years, beside budgetary on the skids in Japan have work into lather a temporary slowdown. The undomesticated sector is made up of mass field other small camping ground producing coconuts, breadfruit, tomatoes, along with melons. Garment production is by external the most important industry with the berth of 17,500 mostly Chinese workers higher sizable shipments to the US under obedience plus quota exemptions.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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NA%
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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38,450 total indigenous labor force; 28,717 extrinsic workers (2005 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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8% (2005 est.)
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Labor Force
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NA%
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Unemployment Rate
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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Stock Of Money
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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vegetables too many melons, end again nuts; ornamental plants; livestock, poultry on top of eggs, recall heavier products
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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banking, construction, fishing, garment, tourism, handicrafts
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Agriculture - Products
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NA%
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Industries
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60,600 kWh (January 2009)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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48,300 kWh (January 2009)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (January 2009 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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0 kWh (January 2009 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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Electricity Imports
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Oil Production
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Oil Consumption
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Oil Exports
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Oil Imports
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Oil Proved Reserves
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Natural Gas Production
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Natural Gas Consumption
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Natural Gas Exports
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Natural Gas Imports
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$98.2 million (2008)
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Current Account Balance
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trappings
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Exports
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Exports Commodities
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$214.4 million (2001)
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Exports Partners
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food, erecting aid besides materials, petroleum products
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Imports
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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$NA
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 1, FM 6, shortwave 1 (2005)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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1 (on Saipan; in addition, 2 coaxial services on Saipan provide varied programming defective satellite networks) (2006)
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Internet Country Code
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.mp
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Airports
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5 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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