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Saipan
Tinian
Northern Mariana Islands
Official languages
English, Chamorro, Carolinian . Tagalog is de facto (Filipinos are the largest ethnic group in the territory).
Capital
Saipan
Head of State
George W. Bush
Governor
Benigno R. Fitial
Lieutenant Governor
Timothy P. Villagomez
Resident Representative
Pedro Agulto Tenorio
Area  - Total  - % water
Ranked 230th 477 kmē Negl.
Population  - Total (2003)  - Density
Ranked N/A 80,006 (July 2003 est.) 168/kmē
Independence
none (in political union with the USA)
Currency
US dollar (USD)
Time zone
UTC+10
National anthem
Gi Talo Gi Halom Tase
Internet TLD
.mp
Calling Code
+1 670
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Northern Mariana Islands Information
History

The first European in these waters was Germany in 1899, the Japanese took over in 1914 and turned the island into a military garrison. On June 15, 1944, during World War II, U.S. Marines landed on the islands and eventually won the bitterly fought three-week Battle of Saipan.
After Japan's defeat, the islands were administered by the United States as part of the United Nations Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; thus, defense and foreign affairs are the responsibility of the U.S. The people of the Northern Mariana Islands decided in the 1970s not to seek independence, but instead to forge closer links with the U.S. Negotiations for territorial status began in 1972. A covenant to establish a commonwealth in political union with the U.S. was approved in 1975. A new government and constitution went into effect in 1978.
On September 23, 2004, Congressman Richard Pombo of California introduced H.R. 5135 - the Northern Mariana Islands Delegate Act. The bill, had it become law, would have allowed CNMI to elect a non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives starting with the 2006 election. The bill died at the end of the 108th Congress. But, on February 18, 2005, the Delegate Act was reintroduced by Pombo with a new number, H.R. 873.[1]
The Northern Mariana Islands have also come into the news recently due to their connection to the scandals involving Jack Abramoff and House Majority Leader Tom DeLay.[2] As a direct result of lobbying by Abramoff and associates, the Northern Mariana Islands received special federal subsidies.[3] As well, Congressman Bob Ney allegedly received free trips to the Northern Mariana Islands from Abramoff, in violation of federal law.[4]

Islands, island groups and municipalities

The islands total some 477 square kilometers. An overview is presented next, with the individual islands from North to South: No.
Island
Area (km2)
Population
Census 2000
Height (m)
Highest Peak
Location 1
Farallon de Pajaros (Uracas)
2.0
0
319

20°33?N 144°54?E 2
Maug Islands
2.0
occupied 1939-44
227
(North Island)
20°02?N 145°19?E 3
Asuncion
7.4
0
891

19°43?N 145°41?W 4
Agrihan (Agrigan)
40.0
evacuated 1990
965
Mount Tapochao
18°46?N 145°40?W 5
Pagan
46.6
evacuated 1990
579
Mount Pagan
18°08?36 N°145?47 6
Alamagan
11.0
6
744
Bandeera
17°35?N 145°50?W 7
Guguan
4.0
0
301

17°20?N 145°51?W 8
Zealandia Bank
>0.0
0
>0

16°45?N 145°42?W 9
Sarigan
4.9
formerly inhab.
549

16°43?N 145°47?W 10
Anatahan
30.8
evacuated 1990
787

16°22?N 145°40?W 11
Farallon de Medinilla
0.9
0
81

16°01?N 146°04?W 12
Saipan
122.9
62 392
474
Mount Tagpochau
15°11?06 N°145?44 13
Tinian
102.0
3 540
170
Kastiyu (Lasso Hill)
14°57?12 N°145?38 14
Aguijan (Agiguan)
7.0
0
157

14°42?N 145°18?W 15
Rota
95.7
3 283
491
Sabana
14°08?37 N°145?11
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
477.2
69 221
965
Mount Tapochao
14°08' to 20°33'N,
144°54° to 146°04'E Administratively, the CNMI is divided into four municipalities:
Islands 1 through 11 are collective known as the Northern Islands, together forming the Tinian, and Rota (uninhabited Aguijan is part of Tinian municipality).
Because of volcanic threat, the northern islands have been largely evacuated, with just six people remaining on Alamagan island (Census of 2000), and with the Mayor of the Northern Islands Municipality residing in "exile" on Saipan.
Saipan, Tinian, and Rota have the only ports and harbors, and are the only permanently populated islands.

From the CIA World Factbook 2000.





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