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Complete details about Northern Mariana Islands in Oceania with capital city Garapan

Country NameNorthern Mariana Islands (Northern Mariana Islands)
Country CodeMNP
Capital CityGarapan
ContinentOceania
RegionMicronesia
Independence Year0
Population78000
Surface Area464.0
Life Expectancy75.5 years
GNP0.0 (old 0.0)
Government FormCommonwealth of the US

Spoken Languages

Carolinian     (4.8%)
Chamorro     (30.0%)
Chinese     (7.1%)
English [official]     (4.8%)
Korean     (6.5%)
Philippene Languages     (34.1%)

Major Cities

Garapan, Saipan     (population 9200)

Northern Mariana Islands's most recent News and Stories



Publisher: BusinessWeekWed, 23 May 2012 06:28:02 -0700
GOP senators question judicial conference on Maui

The court serves Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon and Washington, as well as Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. The Hawaii Tourism Authority spent $8.8 million last year on efforts to lure business travelers ...   read full story


Publisher: Pacific Daily NewsWed, 23 May 2012 10:04:00 -0700
Man, 55, missing in Saipan

Saipan public safety officials are looking for a 55-year-old man who has been missing since the beginning of the month, according to a press release from the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Department of Public Safety.   read full story

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Publisher: China DailyTue, 22 May 2012 04:42:26 -0700
More flights headed to Saipan read full story


Publisher: Wall Street JournalFri, 11 May 2012 15:32:29 -0700
The Mariana Pension Foreshock

The Northern Mariana Islands, a US commonwealth, lie 5000 miles off the coast of California, but they sent a shock wave across the Pacific last month when their public pension fund declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Legal experts say this is the first ...   read full story


Publisher: Marianas VarietyTue, 22 May 2012 07:06:56 -0700
Marianas' May matrimony in Vegas

The May 5 ceremony took place an hour outside of Las Vegas; a world away from the tropical Northern Mariana Islands and that is exactly how the event was envisioned. ?We wanted something private, at an amazing natural location and close to hiking and ...   read full story