Northern Mariana Islands

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archipelago commonwealth in political union with the United States insular area of the United States island territory overseas territory

The Northern Mariana Islands is a self-governing commonwealth in political union with the United States, located in the western Pacific Ocean and known for its Micronesian culture and strategic military significance.

Aliases (7)

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands ×25
Mariana Islands ×2
CNMI ×1
Islas Marianas y Carolinas Territory ×1
Mariana Islands (excluding Guam) ×1
Northern Mariana Islands municipalities ×1
U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands ×1

Statements (63)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	archipelago → commonwealth in political union with the United States → insular area of the United States → island territory → overseas territory →
callingCode	+1-670 →
capital	Saipan →
climate	tropical marine →
continent	Oceania →
country	United States of America →
currency	United States dollar →
currentLegalSystem	based on U.S. law and local statutes →
drivingSide	right →
ethnicGroup	Carolinian → Chamorro → Filipino → other Pacific Islanders and Asians →
governmentType	commonwealth government → presidential representative democratic system →
headOfGovernment	Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands →
headOfState	President of the United States →
historicalColonizer	Germany → Japan → Spain →
historicalStatus	part of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands →
internetTLD	.mp →
ISO3166-1Alpha2	MP →
ISO3166-1Alpha3	MNP →
knownFor	Micronesian culture → World War II historical sites → tourism, especially diving and beaches →
largestCity	Saipan →
legislature	Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature →
locatedIn	Micronesia → Oceania → western Pacific Ocean →
lowerHouse	Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives →
majorIsland	Rota → Saipan → Tinian →
majorReligion	Roman Catholicism →
neighboringEntity	Guam →
officialLanguage	Carolinian → Chamorro → English →
officialName	Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands →
politicalStatus	self-governing commonwealth in political union with the United States →
population	approximately 50,000 →
populationNote	population has declined in recent decades →
postalCodeFormat	96950–96952 →
primaryEconomicSector	services → subsistence agriculture and fishing → tourism →
regionalLanguage	various Micronesian languages →
religion	Christianity →
seatOfGovernment	Saipan →
shortName	CNMI →
sovereignState	United States of America →
strategicImportance	hosts significant U.S. military facilities → located along key Pacific air and sea routes →
timeZone	Chamorro Standard Time →
upperHouse	Northern Mariana Islands Senate →
UTCOffset	+10 →

Referenced by (88)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Agrihan ("Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands") → Anatahan → Anatahan ("Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands") → Asuncion → District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands → Esmeralda Bank ("Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands") → Farallon de Pajaros → Government of the Northern Mariana Islands → Mariana Trench Marine National Monument ("Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands") → Pagan → Saipan ("Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands") → Sarigan →	locatedIn
Agrihan → Asuncion ("Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands") → Farallon de Pajaros ("Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands") → Pagan ("Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands") → Rota → Saipan → Sarigan ("Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands") → Tinian →	partOf
Insular Cases doctrine → MNP → Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature → Title 48 of the United States Code →	appliesTo
Chamorro Language Commission (Northern Mariana Islands) → District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands ("Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands") → Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature ("Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands") → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit →	jurisdiction
Micronesia ("U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands") → Pacific Islands → United States territories →	hasPart
Mariana volcanic arc ("Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands") → Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands ("Mariana Islands (excluding Guam)") → United Nations Trust Territory →	includes
Carolinean languages → Carolinian → Chamorro →	spokenIn
Rota ("Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands") → Tinian ("Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands") →	administrativeDivisionOf
Chamorro Language Commission (Northern Mariana Islands) → Government of the Northern Mariana Islands →	country
Agrihan ("Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands") → Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature →	countrySubdivision
Pacific Community → U.S. Pacific territories →	hasMember
Agrihan → Anatahan →	islandGroup
MNP → MP →	represents
ChST → Chamorro Standard Time →	usedIn
U.S. Pacific municipal governments ("Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands") →	appliesToTerritory
MP →	assignedTo
Micronesians →	associatedWithTerritory
Philippine Sea →	bordersCountry
Saipan →	capitalOf
Mariana Island Arc →	contains
Oceania →	containsTerritory
ChST →	countryOrTerritory
Pacific Reporter →	coversJurisdiction
CA9 →	coversTerritory
Mexican Constitution of 1824 ("Islas Marianas y Carolinas Territory") →	createdTerritory
United States territories →	currentInhabitedTerritories
Chamorro Standard Time →	geographicalScope
Mariana Island Arc ("Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands") →	governingTerritory
Western Pacific Region ("Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands") →	hasAssociatedMemberState
United States National Guard ("Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands") →	hasJurisdiction
Chamorro →	hasOfficialStatusIn
Agrihan →	highestPointOf
United States territorial waters →	includesAreasOff
United States of America →	includesTerritory
Invasion of Tinian →	isIn
Saipan →	largestIslandOf
Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature ("Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands") →	legislativeBodyFor
Chamorro Language Commission (Northern Mariana Islands) →	locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity
Mariana Trench ("Mariana Islands") →	locatedNear
Battle of Saipan →	location
Saipan →	mostPopulousIslandOf
Mariana Trench ("Mariana Islands") →	namedAfter
Northern Mariana Islands ("Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands") →	officialName
Carolinian ("Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands") →	politicalEntity
Haredi Jews →	populationCenter
Chamorro people →	primaryLocation
Chamorro Language Commission (Northern Mariana Islands) ("Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands") →	regionServed
ISO 3166-2:MP ("Northern Mariana Islands municipalities") →	relatesTo
Northern Mariana Islands ("CNMI") →	shortName
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands ("Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands") →	successor
United Nations Trust Territory ("Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands") →	successorEntity