Northern Mariana Islands - Geography

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Geographical data of Northern Mariana Islands
Location Oceania, islands in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines
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, D.C.
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 1.2% (2022 est.)
Agricultural land: arable land arable land: 0.2% (2022 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent crops permanent crops: 0.2% (2022 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent pasture permanent pasture: 0.8% (2022 est.)
Forest 53% (2022 est.)
Other 45.9% (2022 est.)
Population Distribution

Approximately 90% of the population lives on the island of Saipan

People and Society

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
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
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
Est married women (ages 15-49)
Literacy
Education expenditures
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 47.8 (2024 est.)
Youth dependency ratio 32.7 (2024 est.)
Elderly dependency ratio 15.1 (2024 est.)
Potential support ratio 6.6 (2024 est.)
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: total total: 100% of population (2022 est.)
Unimproved: total total: 0% of population (2022 est.)
Sanitation facility acess
Improved: total total: 99.4% of population (2022 est.)
Unimproved: total total: 0.6% of population (2022 est.)
Demographic profile
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