Northern Mariana Islands

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
ISO: CQ / null

📊 Quick Facts

Capital
Saipan
Population (2024)
51,118
Total Area
464 km²
GDP (PPP)
N/A
Government Type
a commonwealth in political union with and under the sovereignty of the US; republican form of government with separate executive, legislative, and judicial branches
Independence
none (commonwealth in political union with the US)

🌍 Geography

Location: Oceania, islands in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines

Area & Boundaries

Total Area 464 km²
Land Area 464 km²
Water Area N/A km²
World Rank by Area #null
Land Boundaries N/A km
Coastline 1,482 km

Terrain & Climate

Terrain: the southern islands in this north-south trending archipelago are limestone, with fringing coral reefs; the northern islands are volcanic, with active volcanoes on several islands

Climate: tropical marine; moderated by northeast trade winds, little seasonal temperature variation; dry season December to June, rainy season July to October

Elevation

Highest Point : N/Am
Lowest Point : nullm
Mean Elevation N/Am

Natural Resources

arable land, fish

👥 Demographics

Population Overview

Total Population (2024) 51,118
World Rank #null
Growth Rate 0.34%
Urbanization null%

Age & Life Expectancy

Median Age 32.4 years
Life Expectancy null years
Birth Rate 15.7 per 1,000
Death Rate 5.7 per 1,000

Major Urban Areas

Languages

Education

Literacy Rate: null% (Male: null%, Female: null%)

💼 Economy

US Pacific island commonwealth economy; growing Chinese and Korean tourist destination; hit hard by 2018 typhoon; dependent on energy imports; exempt from some US labor and immigration laws; longstanding garment production

GDP & Economic Indicators

GDP (PPP) N/A
GDP (Official Rate) $1.10 billion
GDP per Capita (PPP) N/A
World GDP Rank #null
GDP Growth Rate null%
Unemployment Rate null%
Inflation Rate null%
Public Debt (% of GDP) null%

GDP Composition by Sector

Agriculture null%
Industry null%
Services null%

Major Industries

tourism, banking, construction, fishing, handicrafts, other services

Trade

Exports N/A
Imports N/A
Foreign Exchange Reserves N/A
Currency (null)

🏛️ Government

Government Type a commonwealth in political union with and under the sovereignty of the US; republican form of government with separate executive, legislative, and judicial branches
Suffrage 18 years of age; universal

Executive Branch

Chief of State:

Head of Government:

Legislative Branch

National Holiday

Commonwealth Day, 8 January (1978)

📈 Social Indicators

🎨 Cultural Heritage

Data Sources: CIA World Factbook, World Bank, United Nations, IMF, OECD
Reference Year: 2024
Last Updated: 2026-01-11