Outline of the Northern Mariana Islands

The Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands

The Seal of the Northern Mariana Islands

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The location of the Northern Mariana Islands

Main article: Northern Mariana Islands

See also: Index of Northern Mariana Islands-related articles

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Northern Mariana Islands:

The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) is an island country in the western North Pacific Ocean that maintains a political union with the United States. The Northern Mariana Islands comprise 15 islands about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines, at . The United States Census Bureau reports the total land area of all islands as 179.01 sq mi (463.63 km²).

The Northern Mariana Islands has a population of 80,362 (2005 estimate). The official 2000 census count was 69,221. The Northern Mariana Islands have the lowest male to female sex ratio in the world: 76 men to every 100 women, due to a large number of female foreign workers, especially in the garment industry.

General reference

An enlargeable map of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

• Pronunciation:
• Common American Territory name: The Northern Mariana Islands
• Official American Territory name: The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Northern Marianan
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology: Name of the Northern Mariana Islands
• ISO country codes: MP, MNP, 580
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:MP
• Internet country code top-level domain: .mp

Geography

An enlargeable topographic map of the island of Saipan

Main article: Geography of the Northern Mariana Islands

• The Northern Mariana Islands are: a U.S. commonwealth
• Location:
  • Southern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
  • Pacific Ocean
    • North Pacific Ocean
      • Oceania
        • Micronesia
          • Mariana Islands
  • Time zone: Chamorro Standard Time (UTC+10)
  • Extreme points of the Northern Mariana Islands
    • High: unnamed location on Agrihan 965 m (3,166 ft)
    • Low: North Pacific Ocean 0 m
  • Land boundaries: none
  • Coastline: North Pacific Ocean 1,482 km
• Population of the Northern Mariana Islands:
• Area of the Northern Mariana Islands:
• Atlas of the Northern Mariana Islands

Environment

An enlargeable satellite image of the island of Pagan

• Climate of the Northern Mariana Islands
• Renewable energy in the Northern Mariana Islands
• Geology of the Northern Mariana Islands
• Protected areas of the Northern Mariana Islands
  • Biosphere reserves in the Northern Mariana Islands
  • National parks of the Northern Mariana Islands
• Superfund sites in the Northern Mariana Islands
• Wildlife of the Northern Mariana Islands
  • Fauna of the Northern Mariana Islands
    • Birds of the Northern Mariana Islands
    • Mammals of the Northern Mariana Islands

Natural geographic features

• Fjords of the Northern Mariana Islands
• Glaciers of the Northern Mariana Islands
• Islands of the Northern Mariana Islands
• Lakes of the Northern Mariana Islands
• Mountains of the Northern Mariana Islands
  • Volcanoes in the Northern Mariana Islands
• Rivers of the Northern Mariana Islands
  • Waterfalls of the Northern Mariana Islands
• Valleys of the Northern Mariana Islands
• World Heritage Sites in the Northern Mariana Islands: None

Regions

Main article: Regions of the Northern Mariana Islands

Ecoregions

Main articles: List of ecoregions in the Northern Mariana Islands and Ecoregions in the Northern Mariana Islands

Administrative divisions

Main article: Administrative divisions of the Northern Mariana Islands

• • Districts of the Northern Mariana Islands
    • Municipalities of the Northern Mariana Islands

Districts

Main article: Districts of the Northern Mariana Islands

Municipalities

Main article: Municipalities of the Northern Mariana Islands

• Capital of the Northern Mariana Islands: Saipan
• Cities of the Northern Mariana Islands

Demography

Main article: Demographics of the Northern Mariana Islands

Government and politics

Main article: Government of the Northern Mariana Islands and Politics of the Northern Mariana Islands

• Form of government:
• Capital of the Northern Mariana Islands: Saipan

• Elections in the Northern Mariana Islands
• Political parties in the Northern Mariana Islands

Branches of government

Main article: Government of the Northern Mariana Islands

Executive branch

• Head of state: President of the United States,
• Head of government: Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands
• Cabinet of the Northern Mariana Islands

Legislative branch

• Commonwealth Legislature (bicameral)
  • Upper house: Senate of the Northern Mariana Islands
  • Lower house: House of Representatives of the Northern Mariana Islands

Judicial branch

Main article: Court system of the Northern Mariana Islands

• Supreme Court of the Northern Mariana Islands

International organization membership

The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands is a member of:

• Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC)
• Universal Postal Union (UPU)

Law and order

Main article: Law of the Northern Mariana Islands

• Constitution of the Northern Mariana Islands
• Crime in the Northern Mariana Islands
• Human rights in the Northern Mariana Islands
  • Freedom of religion in the Northern Mariana Islands
• Law enforcement in the Northern Mariana Islands

Local government

Main article: Local government in the Northern Mariana Islands

History

Main articles: History of the Northern Mariana Islands and Timeline of the history of the Northern Mariana Islands

• Military history of the Northern Mariana Islands

Culture

Main article: Culture of the Northern Mariana Islands

• Architecture of the Northern Mariana Islands
• Cuisine of the Northern Mariana Islands
• Festivals in the Northern Mariana Islands
• Languages of the Northern Mariana Islands
• Media in the Northern Mariana Islands
• National symbols of the Northern Mariana Islands
  • Coat of arms of the Northern Mariana Islands
  • Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands
  • Commonwealth anthem of the Northern Mariana Islands
• People of the Northern Mariana Islands
• Public holidays in the Northern Mariana Islands
• Records of the Northern Mariana Islands
• Religion in the Northern Mariana Islands
  • Christianity in the Northern Mariana Islands
  • Hinduism in the Northern Mariana Islands
  • Islam in the Northern Mariana Islands
  • Judaism in the Northern Mariana Islands
  • Sikhism in the Northern Mariana Islands
• World Heritage Sites in the Northern Mariana Islands: None

Arts

• Art in the Northern Mariana Islands
• Cinema of the Northern Mariana Islands
• Literature of the Northern Mariana Islands
• Music of the Northern Mariana Islands
• Television in the Northern Mariana Islands
• Theatre in the Northern Mariana Islands

Sports

Main article: Sports in the Northern Mariana Islands

• Football in the Northern Mariana Islands

Economy

Main article: Economy of the Northern Mariana Islands

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 173rd (one hundred and seventy third)

• Agriculture in the Northern Mariana Islands
• Banking in the Northern Mariana Islands
• Communications in the Northern Mariana Islands
  • Internet in the Northern Mariana Islands
• Companies of the Northern Mariana Islands

• Currency of the Northern Mariana Islands: US Dollar
  • ISO 4217: USD

• Energy policy of the Northern Mariana Islands
• Mining in the Northern Mariana Islands
• Oil industry in the Northern Mariana Islands
• Tourism in the Northern Mariana Islands
• Transport in the Northern Mariana Islands

• the Northern Mariana Islands Stock Exchange

Education

Main article: Education in the Northern Mariana Islands

Infrastructure

• Energy in the Northern Mariana Islands
• Health care in the Northern Mariana Islands
• Transportation in the Northern Mariana Islands
  • Airports in the Northern Mariana Islands
  • Rail transport in the Northern Mariana Islands
  • Roads in the Northern Mariana Islands
• Water supply and sanitation in the Northern Mariana Islands

See also

• Topic overview:
  • Northern Mariana Islands
  • Index of Northern Mariana Islands-related articles
• Carolinian language
• Chamorro language
• All pages beginning with "Northern Mariana Islands"
• All pages with titles containing Northern Mariana Islands

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of the Northern Mariana Islands

U.S. and CNMI relations

• Full Committee Hearing: Conditions in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Thursday, 8 February 2007, United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

View complete webcast of above hearings (streaming Real video). Approximately 2.5 hours long.

• "Cohen Warns of Imminent CNMI 'Federalization'" Pacific Daily News, 7 January 2007.

Government

• Northern Mariana Islands official government site
• The CNMI Covenant
• The CNMI Constitution
• CNMI Office of Resident Representative Pedro A. Tenorio
• H.R. 873 - the Northern Mariana Islands Delegate Act
• H.R. 5550 - The United States-Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Human Dignity Act

News

• Saipan Tribune
• Marianas Variety
• Bruce Lloyd Media Services CNMI News
• The Pacific Times
• Food for Thought - Weekly commentary on CNMI society by KZMI and KCNM manager Harry Blalock

Overviews

• Northern Mariana Islands at DMOZ
• myMicronesia/Northern Marianas section
• Digital Micronesia
• Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands Archives

Other

• www.lonelyplanet.com
• Micronesian Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences
• Northern Mariana Islands Online Encyclopedia
• Micronesian Seminar
• Fresh Air (NPR): "Sweatshops in U.S. Territory"
• "Neo-Colonialism & Contract Labor Under The U.S. Flag" by Phil Kaplan
• "Solving Worker Abuse Problems in the Northern Mariana Islands" by Karen M. Smith
• "About Saipan" - A strongly critical take on the CNMI, Saipan Sucks
• Satellite Image of Anatahan Ash Plume
• Ocean Dots at the Wayback Machine (archived December 23, 2010) pictures
• Thinkprogress' information on sex and labor slavery
• Saipan and Tinian locator map
• Pascal Horst Lehne and Christoph Gäbler: Über die Marianen. Lehne-Verlag, Wohldorf in Germany 1972.
• Ms. magazine Spring 2006 article "Paradise Lost: Greed, Sex Slavery, Forced Abortions and Right-Wing Moralists" Article about the plight of the garment workers, the Jack Abramoff Indian lobbying scandal, and other abuses, by Rebecca Clarren.