Data as of Aug 2, 2026, 10:04 PM

SERIAL · 580Insular Oceania

Northern Mariana Islands

CapitalSaipan

CurrencyUSD · United States dollar

LanguageEnglish, Carolinian, Chamorro

Area460 km²

Since1898

ISOMNP · MP

Population

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Coat of arms of Northern Mariana Islands

— THE COUNTRY —

U.S. territory in the Pacific Ocean

The Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), is an unincorporated territory and commonwealth of the United States consisting of the 14 northern islands of the Mariana Archipelago in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. The southernmost, Guam, is a separate U.S. territory. The Northern Mariana Islands were listed by the United Nations as a non-self-governing territory until 1990.

Text: Wikipedia — Northern Mariana IslandsCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-07-22

— FACTS —

Capital: Saipan
Currency: United States dollar (USD)
Official language: English, Carolinian, Chamorro
Drives on the: Right
Calling code: +1670
Top-level domain: .mp
Independence / founding: 1898
Highest point: Mount Agrihan
Lowest point: Pacific Ocean (0 m)
Anthem: Gi Talo Gi Halom Tasi

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-08-02

— LAND —

Land covered by forest

53.0%% of land area

#42 of 2132023

167% of world average

Forest area

244km²

#176 of 2132023

0% of world average

Agricultural land

1.2%% of land area

#205 of 2092023

3% of world average

Farmable (arable) land

0.2%% of land area

#204 of 2062023

1% of world average

Land area

460km²

#190 of 2152023

0% of world average

— PEOPLE —

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— MONEY —

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— TRADE —

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— HEALTH —

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— LEARNING —

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— WORK —

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— CONNECTED —

Money earned from tourism

$655.0Mcurrent US$

not enough data to rank1995

18% of world average

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— NATURE —

Carbon emissions per person

0tonnes per person

#7 of 2032024

0% of world average

Carbon emissions

0Mt CO2

#5 of 2032024

0% of world average

Greenhouse gas emissions

0Mt CO2-equivalent

#3 of 2032024

0% of world average

Protected land

2.8%% of land area

#195 of 2132025

15% of world average

Protected coastal waters

32.4%% of territorial waters

#16 of 1742025

314% of world average

Renewable energy use

0.5%% of final energy consumption

#198 of 2122022

2% of world average

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— TRADE —

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— EXTRAS —

Anthem

Gi Talo Gi Halom TasiAudio: Wikimedia Commons

Capital time

--:--:--Saipan · approx. UTC+10

Neighbours

Northern Mariana Islands has no land borders

Landmarks

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People

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History

1898Northern Mariana Islands — founding / independence (Wikidata)

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1960 → now

2026

Population43,5412025

GDP$1.10B2022

GDP per person$23,7862022