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Background

Under US administration as part of the UN Trust Territory of the Pacific, the people of the Northern Mariana Islands decided in the 1970s not to seek independence but instead to forge closer links with the US. Negotiations for territorial status began in 1972. A covenant to establish a commonwealth in political union with the US was approved in 1975, and came into force on 24 March 1976. A new government and constitution went into effect in 1978.

Population

48,317 (July 2010 est.)

Government type

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

Administrative divisions

commonwealth; self-governing with locally elected governor, lieutenant governor, and legislature

Independence

Commonwealth Day, 8 January (1978)

International organization participation

blue, with a white, five-pointed star superimposed on the gray silhouette of a latte stone (a traditional foundation stone used in building) in the center, surrounded by a wreath

Economy - overview

Market value of publicly traded shares

banking, construction, fishing, garment, tourism, handicrafts

Agriculture - products

NA%

Industries

60,600 kWh (January 2009)

Industrial production growth rate

48,300 kWh (January 2009)

Electricity - production

0 kWh (January 2009 est.)

Oil - production

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