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Property	Type	Value	Unit	Rank	Empirical method	Date	Comparison
Birth rate	Population property	21.05	Per 1000 Inhabitants	89	Estimation	2010	Birth rate
Death rate	Population property	3.17	Per 1000 Inhabitants	217	Estimation	2010	Death rate
Infant Mortality Rate	Health property	5.89	Per 1000 Live Births	181	Estimation	2010	Infant Mortality Rate
Life Expectancy at Birth	Population property	76.90	Years	64	Estimation	2010	Life Expectancy at Birth
Net Migration Rate	Population property	-73.56	Per 1000 Inhabitants	180	Estimation	2010	Net Migration Rate
Population growth rate	Population property	-5.57	Percent	233	Estimation	2010	Population growth rate
Total Fertility Rate	Population property	2.18	Born per Woman	115	Estimation	2010	Total Fertility Rate
Electricity production	Economic property	0.06	Gigawatt hour	213	Estimation		Electricity production
GDP - per capita (PPP)	Economic property	12500	Dollar	90	Estimation		GDP - per capita (PPP)
GDP	Economic property	900	Million dollar	202	Estimation		GDP
Inflation rate	Economic property	-0.80	Percent	11	Estimation		Inflation rate
Unemployment rate	Economic property	8.00	Percent	87	Estimation		Unemployment rate
Area	Geo property	464	Square kilometer	196			Area
Population size	Population property	48317		209			Population size

Organisation / Group	Aim
Secretariat of the Pacific Community	to serve island development in 22 Pacific countries;to develop technical assistance and professional, scientific, and research support;to build planning and management capability
Universal Postal Union	to promote international postal cooperation;a UN specialized agency

Names (5)

Northern Mariana Islands : Name
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands : Longname
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands : Name
- Former
Mariana Islands District : Name
- Former
CNMI : Abbreviation

Description

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.

Government type

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

Religions

Christian (Roman Catholic majority, although traditional beliefs and taboos may still be found)

Northern Mariana Islands

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