| Official name | Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands |
| Name in local language | Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (en) ; Sankattan Siha Na Islas Mariånas (ch) ; Commonwealth Téél Falúw kka Efáng llól Marianas (cal) |
| Continent | Oceania |
| Subcontinent | Oceania |
| Population (ranking: 223e) | 51,807 inhabitants (2019) |
| Population growth | -0.44 % / year |
| Area | 464 km² |
| Density | 111.65 inhabitants / km² |
| GDP (ranking: 214e) | 1.323 billions $USD (2018) |
| GDP/capita (ranking) | 23,259 $USD (2018) |
| GDP growth | -19.60 % / year (2018) |
| Life expectancy (ranking) | 77.00 years (2013) |
| Birth rate | 14.90 ‰ (2018) |
| Fertility rate | 2.76 children / woman (2018) |
| Death rate (ranking) | 4.90 ‰ (2018) |
| Infant mortality rate (ranking) | 12.30 ‰ (2018) |
| Literacy rate | 100.00 % (2021) |
| Official languages | English, Chamorro, Carolinian |
| Currency | United States dollar ($ USD) |
| HDI (ranking: 46e) | 0.875 / 1 (2008) |
| EPI (ranking) | 0.00 (2018) |
| Government | Unincorporated and organized territory of the United States ; Territorial presidential constitutional republic |
| Head of State | President Joe Biden ; Governor Ralph Torres |
| National Day | 4 July (independence of the USA in 1776) |
| ISO Codes | MP, MNP |
| Demonym | Northern Mariana Islander |
| Tourists (ranking) | 518,000 people (2018) |
The Northern Mariana Islands are an archipelago located in western Oceania. It is part of the Mariana Archipelago, in the eastern Philippine Sea, north of Guam, with which it forms the Chamorros indigenous settlement, and south of the Kazan Islands, in the archipelago of Ogasawara (Japan). Northern Mariana is a state associated with the United States under the status of an unincorporated organized territory, like many other US dependencies. Only the three largest of the fourteen islands are populated, mostly immigrants and descendants of Filipino and Chinese immigrants. Since the beginning of the century, many young people have migrated to find work and better living conditions, which is driving the population back little by little.
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Urban areas (2019)
| Urban areas | Population |
|---|---|
| Saipan | 46,363 inhabitants |