Outline of the Northern Mariana Islands

The Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands		The Seal of the Northern Mariana Islands

The location of the Northern Mariana Islands

An enlargeable map of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

See also: Index of Northern Mariana Islands-related articles

The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) is an island country in the western North Pacific Ocean that maintains a political union with the United States. 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).

The Northern Mariana Islands has a population of 80,362 (2005 estimate). The official 2000 census count was 69,221. The Northern Mariana Islands have the lowest male to female sex ratio in the world: 76 men to every 100 women, due to a large number of female foreign workers, especially in the garment industry.

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

General reference

• Pronunciation:
• Common English country name: The Northern Mariana Islands
• Official English country 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

An enlargeable topographic map of the island of Saipan

Main article: 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

Environment

An enlargeable satellite image of the island of Pagan

• Climate of the Northern Mariana Islands
• Environmental issues in the Northern Mariana Islands
• Ecoregions in the Northern Mariana Islands
• Renewable energy in the Northern Mariana Islands
• Geology of the Northern Mariana Islands
• Protected areas of the Northern Mariana Islands
  • Biosphere reserves in the Northern Mariana Islands
  • National parks of the Northern Mariana Islands
• Superfund sites in the Northern Mariana Islands
• Wildlife of the Northern Mariana Islands
  • Flora of the Northern Mariana Islands
  • Fauna of the Northern Mariana Islands
    • Birds of the Northern Mariana Islands
    • Mammals of the Northern Mariana Islands

Natural geographic features

• Fjords of the Northern Mariana Islands
• Glaciers of the Northern Mariana Islands
• Islands of the Northern Mariana Islands
• Lakes of the Northern Mariana Islands
• Mountains of the Northern Mariana Islands
  • Volcanoes in the Northern Mariana Islands
• Rivers of the Northern Mariana Islands
  • Waterfalls of the Northern Mariana Islands
• Valleys of the Northern Mariana Islands
• World Heritage Sites in the Northern Mariana Islands: None

Regions

Main article: Regions of the Northern Mariana Islands

Ecoregions

Main articles: List of ecoregions in the Northern Mariana Islands and Ecoregions in the Northern Mariana Islands

Administrative divisions

Main article: Administrative divisions of the Northern Mariana Islands

• Provinces of the Northern Mariana Islands
  • Districts of the Northern Mariana Islands
    • Municipalities of the Northern Mariana Islands

Provinces

Main article: Provinces of the Northern Mariana Islands

Districts

Main article: Districts of the Northern Mariana Islands

Municipalities

Main article: Municipalities of the Northern Mariana Islands

• Capital of the Northern Mariana Islands: Saipan
• Cities of the Northern Mariana Islands

Demography

Main article: Demographics of the Northern Mariana Islands

Government and politics

Main article: Government of the Northern Mariana Islands and Politics of the Northern Mariana Islands

• Form of government:
• Capital of the Northern Mariana Islands: Saipan

• Elections in the Northern Mariana Islands
  • (specific elections)
• Political parties in the Northern Mariana Islands
• Political scandals of the Northern Mariana Islands
• Taxation in the Northern Mariana Islands

Branches of government

Main article: Government of the Northern Mariana Islands

Executive branch

• Head of state: President of the Northern Mariana Islands,
• Head of government: Prime Minister of the Northern Mariana Islands,
• Cabinet of the Northern Mariana Islands

Legislative branch

• Parliament of the Northern Mariana Islands (bicameral)
  • Upper house: Senate of the Northern Mariana Islands
  • Lower house: House of Commons of the Northern Mariana Islands

Judicial branch

Main article: Court system of the Northern Mariana Islands

• Supreme Court of the Northern Mariana Islands

Foreign relations

Main article: Foreign relations of the Northern Mariana Islands

• Diplomatic missions in the Northern Mariana Islands
• Diplomatic missions of the Northern Mariana Islands
• United States-the Northern Mariana Islands relations

International organization membership

The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands is a member of:

• Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC)
• Universal Postal Union (UPU)

Law and order

Main article: Law of the Northern Mariana Islands

• Capital punishment in the Northern Mariana Islands
• Constitution of the Northern Mariana Islands
• Crime in the Northern Mariana Islands
• Human rights in the Northern Mariana Islands
  • LGBT rights in the Northern Mariana Islands
  • Freedom of religion in the Northern Mariana Islands
• Law enforcement in the Northern Mariana Islands

Military

Main article: Military of the Northern Mariana Islands

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
    • Ministry of Defence of the Northern Mariana Islands
• Forces
  • Army of the Northern Mariana Islands
  • Navy of the Northern Mariana Islands
  • Air Force of the Northern Mariana Islands
  • Special forces of the Northern Mariana Islands
• Military history of the Northern Mariana Islands
• Military ranks of the Northern Mariana Islands

Local government

Main article: Local government in the Northern Mariana Islands

History

Main article: History of the Northern Mariana Islands, Timeline of the history of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Current events of the Northern Mariana Islands

• Economic history of the Northern Mariana Islands
• Military history of the Northern Mariana Islands

Culture

Main article: Culture of the Northern Mariana Islands

• Architecture of the Northern Mariana Islands
• Cuisine of the Northern Mariana Islands
• Ethnic minorities in the Northern Mariana Islands
• Festivals in the Northern Mariana Islands
• Humor 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
  • National anthem of the Northern Mariana Islands
• People of the Northern Mariana Islands
• Prostitution in the Northern Mariana Islands
• Public holidays in the Northern Mariana Islands
• Records of the Northern Mariana Islands
• Religion in the Northern Mariana Islands
  • Buddhism 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

Arts

• Art in the Northern Mariana Islands
• Cinema of the Northern Mariana Islands
• Literature of the Northern Mariana Islands
• Music of the Northern Mariana Islands
• Television in the Northern Mariana Islands
• Theatre in the Northern Mariana Islands

Sports

Main article: Sports in the Northern Mariana Islands

• Football in the Northern Mariana Islands

Economy

Main article: 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
  • National Bank of 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: Dollar
  • ISO 4217: USD

• Economic history of the Northern Mariana Islands
• 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

Main article: Education in the Northern Mariana Islands

Infrastructure

• 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

See also

Main article: Northern Mariana Islands

• Index of Northern Mariana Islands-related articles
• List of international rankings
• List of Northern Mariana Islands-related topics
• Outline of geography
• Outline of Oceania
• Outline of the United States

Carolinian language

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of the Northern Mariana Islands

U.S. and CNMI relations

• Full Committee Hearing: Conditions in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Thursday, 8 February 2007, United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

View complete webcast of above hearings (streaming Real video). Aprox 2.5 hours long.

• "Cohen Warns of Imminent CNMI 'Federalization'" Pacific Daily News, 7 January 2007.

Government

• Northern Mariana Islands official government site
• The CNMI Covenant
• The CNMI Constitution
• CNMI Office of Resident Representative Pedro A. Tenorio
• H.R. 873 - the Northern Mariana Islands Delegate Act
• H.R. 5550 - The United States-Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Human Dignity Act

News

• Saipan Tribune
• Marianas Variety
• Bruce Lloyd Media Services CNMI News
• The Pacific Times
• Food for Thought - Weekly commentary on CNMI society by KZMI and KCNM manager Harry Blalock

Overviews

• Northern Mariana Islands at the Open Directory Project
• myMicronesia/Northern Marianas section
• Digital Micronesia
• Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands Archives

Other

• www.lonelyplanet.com
• Micronesian Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences
• Northern Mariana Islands Online Encyclopedia
• Micronesian Seminar
• Fresh Air (NPR): "Sweatshops in U.S. Territory"
• "Neo-Colonialism & Contract Labor Under The U.S. Flag" by Phil Kaplan
• "Solving Worker Abuse Problems in the Northern Mariana Islands" by Karen M. Smith
• "About Saipan" - A strongly critical take on the CNMI, Saipan Sucks
• Satellite Image of Anatahan Ash Plume
• Ocean Dots pictures
• Thinkprogress' information on sex and labor slavery
• Saipan and Tinian locator map
• Pascal Horst Lehne and Christoph Gäbler: Über die Marianen. Lehne-Verlag, Wohldorf in Germany 1972.
• Ms. magazine Spring 2006 article "Paradise Lost: Greed, Sex Slavery, Forced Abortions and Right-Wing Moralists" Article about the plight of the garment workers, the Jack Abramoff Indian lobbying scandal, and other abuses, by Rebecca Clarren.