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Northern Mariana Islands
a commonwealth in political union with and under the sovereignty of the US; republican form of government with separate executive, legislative, and judicial branches
<p>Austronesian people settled the Northern Mariana Islands around 1500 B.C. These people became the indigenous Chamorro and were influenced by later migrations, including Micronesians in the first century A.D. and island Southeast Asians around 900.
Profile
CapitalSaipan
Population51K
GDP$1.2B
Area464 km²
At a Glance
Population
51K
GDP (PPP)
$1B
