# Northern Mariana Islands
>[!infobox] Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
>![[NorthernMarianaIslandsFlag.svg]]
>***Sovereign state***
> ![[UnitedStatesFlag.svg|inlL|24]] [[United States]] [^1]
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> ***Capital***
> Saipan
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> ***Official languages***
> English, Chamorro, Carolinian
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> ***Demonyms***
> Northern Mariana Islander
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> ***Government***
> Devolved presidential constitutional dependency within a federal republic
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> ***Legislature***
> Commonwealth Legislature
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> ***Area***
> *Total* - 464 km<sup>2</sup>
> *Water (%)* - negligible
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> ***Population***
> *2022 estimate* - 55,650
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> ***Currency***
> United States dollar, US$, *USD*
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> ***Calling code***
> +1-670
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> ***ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code***
> MP [^2]
![[NorthernMarianaIslandsLocation1.svg]]
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![[NorthernMarianaIslandsLocation2.svg]]
## Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands
![[NorthernMarianaIslandsFlag.svg|300]]
***Proportion*** 1:2
The flag of the Northern Mariana Islands consists of a *dark blue* [[Flag Elements#^28ad0a|field]] which is [[Flag Elements#^1774eb|charged]] with a *star*, a *latte stone*, and a *mwarmwar* - a decorative wreath.
- *Dark blue* - the Pacific Ocean and the Mariana Trench.
- *Star* - the United States.
- *Latte stone* - the Chamorro people.
- *Mwarmwar* - the Carolinian people.
[^1]: The Northern Marian Islands belong to the United States instead of being a part of it.
[^2]: From "Marianas Pacific".