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Official country name
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Short name
Northern Mariana Islands
Former name
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, Mariana Islands District
Abbreviation
CNMI
Nationality
NA (US citizens) (noun) 0 (adjective)
Languages spoken
Philippine languages 24.4%, Chinese 23.4%, Chamorro 22.4%, English 10.8%, other Pacific island languages 9.5%, other 9.6% (2000 census)
Capital
Saipan
Government type
commonwealth; self-governing with locally elected governor, lieutenant governor, and legislature
Population
86,616 ranked 199, (data 2008)
Geography
strategic location in the North Pacific Ocean. The lowest point is Pacific Ocean 0 m.
Coastline
Coastline 1,482 km.
Land borders
0km,
Administrative divisions
none (commonwealth in political union with the US); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are four municipalities at the second order: Northern Islands, Rota, Saipan, Tinian
Independence
none (commonwealth in political union with the US)