Northern Mariana Islands
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
- Region
- Oceania · Micronesia
- Capital
- Saipan
- Population
- 43,541 (2025)
- Government
- a commonwealth in political union with and under the sovereignty of the US; republican form of government with separate executive, legislative, and judicial branches
- Currency
- United States dollar (USD)
- Official languages
- Carolinian, Chamorro, English
- Spoken languages
- Philippine languages 32.8%, Chamorro (official) 24.1%, English (official) 17%, other Pacific island languages 10.1% (includes Carolinian (official), Chinese 6.8%, other Asian languages 7.3%
- Written scripts
- Latin
- Area
- 464 km²
- Coastline
- Coastal
- UN member
- No
Population stability
4 / 100
0–100, higher is more stable. Political: World Bank governance score. Economic: government effectiveness, regulatory quality, and inflation proximity to 2% (World Bank). Population: stability of growth and net migration rates (World Bank).
Trade profile
- Key exports
- scrap iron, refined petroleum, scrap copper, hydraulic engines, integrated circuits (2021)
- Key imports
- refined petroleum, cars, jewelry, trunks and cases, flavored water (2023)
- Natural resources
- arable land, fish
- Primary route
- Feeder services to Guam and Asian hubs
- Secondary route
- Transpacific connections to the U.S. West Coast
Trade research
- WTO trade profile — tariffs, trade in goods and services, top partners
- World Bank country data — GDP, trade share of GDP, logistics indicators
- OEC trade profile — export/import composition and partners, visualized
- ITC Trade Map — detailed trade statistics by product (ITC/UN Comtrade)
- CIA World Factbook — geography, economy, transportation infrastructure
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Sources: mledoze/countries (ODbL), CIA World Factbook (public domain), World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), flag-icons (MIT). Stability scores are xin.bz composites of the cited World Bank indicators; routes and commodity notes are xin.bz assessments. Informational only — verify with official sources.