The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Northern Mariana Islands:

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands – island country in the western North Pacific Ocean that maintains a political union with the United States.^[1] The Northern Mariana Islands comprise 15 islands about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines, at 15°1′2″N 145°4′5″E. The United States Census Bureau reports the total land area of all islands as 179.01 sq mi (463.63 km²).

In 2023, the population is estimated at 51,000.^[2]

Previously, the Northern Mariana Islands has a population of 80,362 (2005 estimate). The official 2000 census count was 69,221.^[3] The Northern Mariana Islands had the lowest male to female sex ratio in the world: 76 men to every 100 women,^[1] due to a large number of female foreign workers, especially in the garment industry.^[4] In the early 2000s the began shutting down and by 2009 they were all closed, and the imported workers usually returned home.^[5]

• Pronunciation:
• Common American Territory name: The Northern Mariana Islands
• Official American Territory name: The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Northern Marianan
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology: Name of the Northern Mariana Islands
• ISO country codes: MP, MNP, 580
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:MP
• Internet country code top-level domain: .mp

Geography of the Northern Mariana Islands

• The Northern Mariana Islands are: a U.S. commonwealth
• Location:
  • Southern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
  • Pacific Ocean
    • North Pacific Ocean
      • Oceania
        • Micronesia
          • Mariana Islands
  • Time zone: Chamorro Standard Time (UTC+10)
  • Extreme points of the Northern Mariana Islands
    • High: unnamed location on Agrihan 965 m (3,166 ft)
    • Low: North Pacific Ocean 0 m
  • Land boundaries: none
  • Coastline: North Pacific Ocean 1,482 km
• Population of the Northern Mariana Islands:
• Area of the Northern Mariana Islands:
• Atlas of the Northern Mariana Islands

Politics of the Northern Mariana Islands

• Form of government:
• Capital of the Northern Mariana Islands: Saipan
• Elections in the Northern Mariana Islands
• Political parties in the Northern Mariana Islands

• Military history of the Northern Mariana Islands

Culture of the Northern Mariana Islands

• Architecture of the Northern Mariana Islands
• Cuisine of the Northern Mariana Islands
• Festivals in the Northern Mariana Islands
• Languages of the Northern Mariana Islands
• Media in the Northern Mariana Islands
• National symbols of the Northern Mariana Islands
  • Coat of arms of the Northern Mariana Islands
  • Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands
  • Commonwealth anthem of the Northern Mariana Islands
• People of the Northern Mariana Islands
• Public holidays in the Northern Mariana Islands
• Records of the Northern Mariana Islands
• Religion in the Northern Mariana Islands
  • Christianity in the Northern Mariana Islands
  • Hinduism in the Northern Mariana Islands
  • Islam in the Northern Mariana Islands
  • Judaism in the Northern Mariana Islands
  • Sikhism in the Northern Mariana Islands
• World Heritage Sites in the Northern Mariana Islands: None

Economy of the Northern Mariana Islands

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 173rd (one hundred and seventy third)
• Agriculture in the Northern Mariana Islands
• Banking in the Northern Mariana Islands
• Communications in the Northern Mariana Islands
  • Internet in the Northern Mariana Islands
• Companies of the Northern Mariana Islands
• Currency of the Northern Mariana Islands: US Dollar
  • ISO 4217: USD
• Energy policy of the Northern Mariana Islands
• Mining in the Northern Mariana Islands
• Oil industry in the Northern Mariana Islands
• Tourism in the Northern Mariana Islands
• Transport in the Northern Mariana Islands
• the Northern Mariana Islands Stock Exchange

Education in the Northern Mariana Islands

• Energy in the Northern Mariana Islands
• Health care in the Northern Mariana Islands
• Transportation in the Northern Mariana Islands
  • Airports in the Northern Mariana Islands
  • Rail transport in the Northern Mariana Islands
  • Roads in the Northern Mariana Islands
• Water supply and sanitation in the Northern Mariana Islands

• Topic overview:
  • Northern Mariana Islands
  • Index of Northern Mariana Islands-related articles
• Carolinian language
• Chamorro language
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