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🇲🇵 Northern Mariana Islands

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Geography & Borders

This country has no land borders.

Introduction & Background

The Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI; Template:Lang-ch; Template:Lang-cal), is an unincorporated territory and commonwealth of the United States consisting of 14 islands in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.9 The CNMI includes the 14 northernmost islands in the Mariana Archipelago; the southernmost island, Guam, is a separate U.S. territory.

The United States Department of the Interior cites a landmass of 183.5 square miles (475.26km2).10 According to the 2020 United States Census, 47,329 people were living in the CNMI at that time.7 The vast majority of the population resides on Saipan, Tinian, and Rota. The other islands of the Northern Marianas are sparsely inhabited; the most notable among these is Pagan, which for various reasons over the centuries has experienced major population flux, but formerly had residents numbering in the thousands.1112

Key Information
AttributeDetails
Official Name
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Capital
Saipan
Continent
Oceania
Region / Subregion
Oceania / Micronesia
Population
47,329
Area
464 km²
Languages
Carolinian, Chamorro, English
Currencies
United States dollar ($) [USD]
Cost of Living
50 / 100 (Moderate)
Price per Coffee
$2.50
Price per Meal
$11.25
Timezones
UTC+10:00 (ChST)
Bounding Box
Min: (15.1° N, 145.65° E)
Max: (15.3° N, 145.85° E)
Climate
Temperate
Terrain
Vast dry deserts and plains, volcanic islands with rugged mountains, and coral atolls

Geography & Climate

Climate, weather, and air quality data are based on historical records for the coordinates of the capital city, Saipan.

Temperature (2025)

20°30°
Jan
27.1° / 28.7°
Feb
26.3° / 27.8°
Mar
26.5° / 28.3°
Apr
26.9° / 28.9°
May
27.2° / 29.3°
Jun
26.9° / 29.3°
Jul
26.8° / 28.9°
Aug
26.4° / 29.2°
Sep
26.4° / 29.2°
Oct
26.8° / 29.5°
Nov
27.6° / 29.7°
Dec
27.4° / 29.1°

Precipitation & Snow (2025)

25Jan
23Feb
40Mar
32Apr
52May
220Jun
449Jul
275Aug
258Sep
244Oct
81Nov
37Dec
Rain (mm) Snow (cm)

Atmospheric Pressure (2025)

1011.8+0.5Jan
1013.2+1.9Feb
1012.6+1.3Mar
1012.1+0.8Apr
1011.7+0.4May
1011.30Jun
1009.4-1.9Jul
1010.9-0.4Aug
1011.30Sep
1010.7-0.6Oct
1010.3-1Nov
1010.5-0.8Dec

Thunderstorm Days (2025)

0Jan
0Feb
0Mar
0Apr
0May
0Jun
0Jul
0Aug
0Sep
0Oct
0Nov
0Dec

Wind Speed (2025)

Jan
31.7
Feb
35.7
Mar
31
Apr
26.2
May
26.6
Jun
24.9
Jul
30.5
Aug
27.4
Sep
27.1
Oct
29.9
Nov
34.2
Dec
33.3

Air Quality — Monthly Averages (2025)

MetricJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
PM2.5 μg/m³67.46.85.34.43.74.13.32.93.95.45.8
PM10 μg/m³9.511.6118.67.45.86.25.14.66.28.79.4
O₃ μg/m³58.379.160.550.840.134.330.627.227.63540.563.9
NO₂ μg/m³0.10.10.20.20.20.20.10.10.10.10.10.1
SO₂ μg/m³0.310.20.20.10.10.10.10.10.20.20.3
CO μg/m³99155128127111918682808998114

Pollen Levels — Monthly (2025)

Pollen data is negligible or unavailable for this location.

⛰️ Highest Elevation

▲
Mount Agrihan on Agrihan965 m / 3,166 ft

  • Map Locations: Google Maps | OpenStreetMap

People & Society

Total Population45,143Density: 98.14 / km²
Annual Growth Rate-2.05%Population Decline
Life Expectancy78.81 yrsAverage lifespan at birth
Fertility Rate2.35Births per woman



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