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      Flag of the Northern Mariana IslandsNORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS

        Official Name:  Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
        Location:  Oceania, islands in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines between Guam and the Tropic of Cancer. The 14 islands form a 300 mile-long archipelago
        Capital:  Saipan (seat of government and commerce)
        Population:  53,552
        Languages:  English, Chamorro, Carolinian
        Monetary Unit:  U.S. Dollar
        Dependency status: Commonwealth in political union with the United States of America. Federal funds to the Commonwealth are administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of Insular Affairs.
        Government:  Commonwealth; self-governing with locally elected governor, lieutenant governor, and legislature
        Religion:  Christian (Roman Catholic majority). Traditional beliefs and taboos are still found.

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