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Northern Mariana Islands

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Flag of 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

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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.