Outline of the Northern Mariana Islands
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Northern Mariana Islands:
The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 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.
The Northern Mariana Islands has a population of 80,362. 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
- Pronunciation:
- Common American Territory name: The Northern Mariana Islands
- Official American Territory name: The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
- Common endonym:
- Official endonym:
- Adjectival: Northern Marianan
- Demonym:
- Etymology: Name of the Northern Mariana Islands
- ISO country codes: MP, MNP, 580
- ISO region codes: See
- Internet country code top-level domain: .mp
Geography
- 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
- * Extreme points of the Northern Mariana Islands
- ** High: unnamed location on Agrihan
- ** 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:
- :commons:Atlas of the Northern Mariana Islands|Atlas of the Northern Mariana Islands
Environment
- 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
Ecoregions
- Ecoregions in the Northern Mariana Islands
Administrative divisions
- * Districts of the Northern Mariana Islands
- ** Municipalities of the Northern Mariana Islands
Districts
Municipalities
- Capital of the Northern Mariana Islands: Saipan
- Cities of the Northern Mariana Islands
Demography
Government and politics
- 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
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
- Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature
- * Upper house: Northern Mariana Islands Senate
- * Lower house: Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives
Judicial branch
- Supreme Court of the Northern Mariana Islands
International organization membership
- Secretariat of the Pacific Community
- Universal Postal Union
Law and order
- Cannabis in the Northern Mariana Islands
- Constitution of the Northern Mariana Islands
- Crime in the Northern Mariana Islands
- Human rights in the Northern Mariana Islands
- * LGBT rights in the Northern Mariana Islands
- * Freedom of religion in the Northern Mariana Islands
- Law enforcement in the Northern Mariana Islands
Local government
History
- Military history of the Northern Mariana Islands
Culture
- 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
- Football in the Northern Mariana Islands
Economy
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP : 173rd
- 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
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