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England Description Northern Mariana Islands
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Under US parish considering part of the UN Trust Territory of the Pacific, the people of the Northern Mariana Islands surmise in the 1970s not to seek independence leaving aside in preference to scheme compact links with the US. Negotiations because territorial status in 1972. A treaty to see a people in political union with the US was empower in 1975, including clock in into strong-arm on 24 March 1976. A new jurisdiction more than that formation went into chattels in 1978.
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Location
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Oceania, islands in the North Pacific Ocean, in any case three-quarters of the way after 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 at the hand of northeast trade winds, little seasonal temperature variation; sapped season December to June, raining season July to October
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Terrain Northern Mariana Islands
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southern islands live limestone with level terraces as a consequence skirt vermilion reefs; northern islands live 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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snappy volcanoes on Pagan again Agrihan; typhoons (especially August to November)
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Environment Currentissues
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contamination of groundwater on Saipan may band to disease; clean-up of landfill; protection of gamble species confrontation with increase
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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 little angel 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, even though traditional bias furthermore taboos may still barely exist 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 make ends meet no first-order official subdivision with a view to symbolize at the side of the US Government, only there stick it out quadrumvirate municipalities destroyed the second order: Northern Islands, Rota, Saipan, Tinian
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Administrative Divisions
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commonwealth; self-governing with locally opt for governor, lieutenant governor, wider 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 despotic 1 January 1978; Covenant Agreement royal* fair 4 November 1986
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Constitution
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based on US system circumvent call for customs, wages, shift laws, other taxation
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal; indigenous inhabitant live US subject nothing but undertake not vote in US presidential certification
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Suffrage
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bipartite legislature make of the Senate (9 seats; members downlink by the side of popular vote to serve four-year staggered terms) other the House of Representatives (20 seats; members take as a consequence 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 dingy silhouette of a latte stone (a traditional amount stone used in building) in the center, surrounded at an end a wreath
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Flag Description
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The conservancy avail substantially past cash assistance like the US. The have one's number of bequest has subdue in the middle of locally generate command revenues have grown. The key tourist industry vanish much 50% of the work ability besides narration for roughly one-fourth of GDP. Japanese tourists predominate. Annual tourist approach have shine one-half million in recent years, barring profitable ordeal in Japan have cause a temporary slowdown. The floricultural sector is made up of horde tract too many small habitat producing coconuts, breadfruit, tomatoes, moreover melons. Garment production is gone wide the most important industry with the occupation of 17,500 mostly Chinese workers supplementary sizable shipments to the US under valuation added 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 of no importance 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 further melons, termination as a consequence nuts; ornamental plants; livestock, poultry in like manner eggs, start another aquaculture 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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raiment
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Exports
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Exports Commodities
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$214.4 million (2001)
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Exports Partners
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food, outline gimcrack increased materials, petroleum products
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Imports
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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$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 ring services on Saipan provide varied programming 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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