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$Unique_ID{COW02353}
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$Title{Northern Mariana Islands
Statistical Profile of the Northern Mariana Islands}
$Subtitle{}
$Author{Central Intelligence Agency}
$Affiliation{United States Government}
$Subject{na
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commonwealth
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$Date{1990}
$Log{Map of Northern Mariana Is.*0235301.scf
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Country: Northern Mariana Islands
Book: CIA World Factbook
Author: Central Intelligence Agency
Affiliation: United States Government
Date: 1990
[See Map of Northern Mariana Is.]
Statistical Profile of the Northern Mariana Islands
Geography
Total area: 477 km2; land area: 477 km2; includes Saipan, Rota, and Tinian
Comparative area: slightly more than 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries: none
Coastline: 1,482 km
Maritime claims:
Contiguous zone: 12 nm
Continental shelf: 200 m
Extended economic zone: 200 nm
Territorial sea: 3 nm
Climate: tropical marine; moderated by northeast trade winds, little
seasonal temperature variation; dry season December to July, rainy season
July to October
Terrain: southern islands are limestone with level terraces and fringing
coral reefs; northern islands are volcanic; highest elevation is 471 meters
(Mt. Tagpochu on Saipan)
Natural resources: arable land, fish
Land use: 1% arable land; NA% permanent crops; 19% meadows and
pastures; NA% forest and woodland; NA% other
Environment: Mt. Pagan is an active volcano (last erupted in October
1988); subject to typhoons during the rainy season
Note: strategic location 5,635 km west-southwest of Honolulu in the
North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way between Hawaii and
the Philippines
People
Population: 21,312 (July 1989), growth rate 2.3% (1989)
Birth rate: 42 births/1,000 population (1989)
Death rate: 6 deaths/1,000 population (1989)
Net migration rate: - 13 migrants/1,000 population (1989)
Infant mortality rate: 17 deaths/1,000 live births (1989)
Life expectancy at birth: 65 years male, 70 years female (1989)
Total fertility rate: 5.6 children born/woman (1989)
Nationality: undetermined
Ethnic divisions: Chamorro majority; Carolinians and other Micronesians;
Spanish, German, Japanese admixtures
Religion: Christian with a Roman Catholic majority, although traditional
beliefs and taboos may still be found
Language: English, but Chamorro and Carolinian are also spoken in the
home and taught in school
Literacy: NA%
Labor force: 17,533, including 10,000 foreign workers (1988 est.)
Organized labor: NA
Government
Long-form name: Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Type: commonwealth associated with the US
Capital: Saipan
Administrative divisions: none
Independence: none (commonwealth associated with the US)
Constitution: Covenant Agreement effective 3 November 1986
National holiday: Commonwealth Day, 8 January (1978)
Branches: executive (governor elected by popular vote); bicameral
legislature (nine-member Senate elected for a four-year term, 15-member House
of Representatives elected for a two-year term); judiciary (US District Court,
Commonwealth Trial Court, Commonwealth Appeals Court)
Leaders: Chief of State Head of Government Governor Pedro P.
TENORIO (since 1978),
Lieutenant Governor Pedro A. TENORIO
Suffrage: over 18 years
Elections: 1985, 1989
Political parties and leaders: Democratic Party, Antonio S. Guerrero;
Republican Party, Alonso Igisomar
Note: administered by the Office of Territorial and International Affairs,
US Department of Interior; indigenous inhabitants are US citizens and elect a
nonvoting delegate to the US House of Representatives
Diplomatic representation: none
Flag: blue with a white five-pointed star superimposed on the gray
silhouette of a latte stone (a traditional foundation stone used in building)
in the center
Economy
Overview: The economy benefits substantially from financial assistance
from the US. An agreement for the years 1986 to 1992 entitles the islands to
$228 million for capital development, government operations, and special
programs. Another major source of income comes from the tourist industry, which
employs about 10% of the work force. The agricultural sector is made up of
cattle ranches and small farms producing coconuts, bread fruit, tomatoes, and
melons. Industry is small scale in nature--mostly handicrafts and fish
processing.
GNP: $165 million, per capita $9,170; real growth rate NA% (1982)
Inflation rate (consumer prices): NA%
Unemployment rate: NA%
Budget: revenues $NA; expenditures $70.6 million, including capital
expenditures of $NA (1987)
Exports: $NA; commodities--vegetables, beef, pork;
partners--NA
Imports: $NA; commodities--NA;
partners--NA
External debt: $NA
Industrial production: growth rate NA%
Electricity: 25,000 kW capacity; 35 million kWh produced,
1,700 kWh per capita (1988)
Industries: tourism, construction, light industry, handicrafts
Agriculture: coffee, coconuts, fruits, tobacco, cattle
Aid: NA
Currency: US currency is used
Exchange rates: US currency is used
Fiscal year: 1 October-30 September
Communications
Highways: 300 km total (53 km primary, 55 km secondary, 192 km local)
Ports: Saipan, Rota, Tinian
Airports: 6 total, 4 usable; 3 with permanent-surface runways;
1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m; 2 with runways 1,220-2,439 m
Telecommunications: stations--2 AM, no FM, 1 TV; COMSAT ground station on
Saipan
Defense Force
Note: defense is the responsibility of the US