Here, let us take a look at the Geography of Northern Mariana Islands. Strategic location in the North Pacific Ocean. Mother's mean age at first birth is (), whereas, the Maternal mortality ratio is
Location | Oceania, islands in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines |
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Geographic coordinates | 15 12 N, 145 45 E |
Map references | Oceania |
Tarrain | the southern islands in this north-south trending archipelago are limestone, with fringing coral reefs; the northern islands are volcanic, with active volcanoes on several islands |
Natural Resources | arable land, fish |
Natural Hazards | active volcanoes on Pagan and Agrihan; typhoons (especially August to November) |
Irrigated Land | 1 sq km (2012) |
Major rivers (by length in km) | |
Major aquifers | |
Land Boundaries | 0 km |
Border Countries | |
Coastline | 1,482 km |
Climate | tropical marine; moderated by northeast trade winds, little seasonal temperature variation; dry season December to June, rainy season July to October |
Area | |
Total Area | |
Land Area | 464 sq km |
Water Area | 0 sq km |
comparative Area | 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC |
Maritime Claims | |
Territorial sea | 12 nm |
Exclusive economic zone | 200 nm |
Elevations | |
Highest point | Agrihan Volcano 965 m |
Lowest point | Pacific Ocean 0 m |
Land Use | |
Agricultural land | 6.6% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 2.2% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 2.2% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 2.2% (2018 est.) |
Forest | 65.5% (2018 est.) |
Other | 27.9% (2018 est.) |
Approximately 90% of the population lives on the island of Saipan
In Northern Mariana Islands, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have: Asian 50% (includes Filipino 35.3%, Chinese 6.8%, Korean 4.2%, and other Asian 3.7%), Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 34.9% (includes Chamorro 23.9%, Carolinian 4.6%, and other Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 6.4%), other 2.5%, two or more ethnicities or races 12.7% (2010 est.)
Population | |
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Pop growth rate | -0.34% (2024 est.) |
Birth rate | 15.7 births/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
Death rate | 5.7 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
Health expenditure | NA |
Physicians Density | |
Hospital bed Density | |
Total fertility rate | 2.56 children born/woman (2024 est.) |
Gross reproduction rate | 1.18 (2024 est.) |
Contraceptive prevalence rate | NA |
Est married women (ages 15-49) | |
Literacy | |
Education expenditures | NA |
Net Migration rate | -13.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
Nationality | NA | NA (US citizens) |
Languages | Philippine languages 32.8%, Chamorro (official) 24.1%, English (official) 17%, other Pacific island languages 10.1% (includes Carolinian (official), Chinese 6.8%, other Asian languages 7.3%, other 1.9% (2010 est.) |
Religions | Christian (Roman Catholic majority, although traditional beliefs and taboos may still be found) |
Age Structure | |
0-14 years | 22.1% (male 6,066/female 5,231) |
15-64 years | 67.7% (male 18,206/female 16,377) |
65 years and over | 10.2% (2024 est.) (male 2,772/female 2,466) |
Dependency Ratios | |
Total dependency ratio | 46 |
Youth dependency ratio | 31.7 |
Elderly dependency ratio | 14.3 |
Potential support ratio | 7 (2021) |
Median Age | |
Total | 32.4 years (2024 est.) |
Male | 31.8 years |
Female | 33.2 years |
Urbanization | |
Urban population | 92.1% of total population (2023) |
Rate of urbanization | 0.36% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
Major urban areas (Pop) | 51,000 SAIPAN (capital) (2018). |
Sex Ratio | |
At birth | 1.17 male(s)/female |
0-14 years | 1.16 male(s)/female |
15-64 years | 1.11 male(s)/female |
65 years and over | 1.12 male(s)/female |
Total population | 1.12 male(s)/female (2024 est.) |
Infant Motality | |
Total | 11.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.) |
Male | 14.4 deaths/1,000 live births |
Female | 9 deaths/1,000 live births |
Life Expectancy at birth | |
Total population | 77.1 years (2024 est.) |
Male | 75 years |
Female | 79.5 years |
Drinking Water Sources | |
Improved: urban | urban: NA |
Improved: rural | rural: NA |
Improved: total | total: 100% of population |
Unimproved: urban | urban: NA |
Unimproved: rural | rural: NA |
Unimproved: total | total: 0% of population (2020 est.) |
Sanitation facility acess | |
Improved: urban | urban: NA |
Improved: rural | rural: NA |
Improved: total | total: 97.9% of population |
Unimproved: urban | urban: NA |
Unimproved: rural | rural: NA |
Unimproved: total | total: 2.1% of population (2020 est.) |
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