NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS

Name:	Northern Mariana Islands (Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands)
Status:	US associated state
Surface:	477 sq. km
Population (2003):	80 ths.
Capital:	Saipan
Official language:	English

Current symbols

Historical symbols:

Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (1947-1978)

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (since 1978)

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