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List All Cities in Northern Mariana Islands Listing cities Northern Mariana Islands database :
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Background
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Under US administration as part of the UN Trust Territory of the Pacific, the people of the Northern Mariana Islands decided in the 1970s not to seek independence but instead to forge closer links with the US. Negotiations for territorial status began in 1972. A covenant to establish a commonwealth in political union with the US was approved in 1975, and came into force on 24 March 1976. A new government and constitution went into effect in 1978.
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Population
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48,317 (July 2010 est.)
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Government type
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none (commonwealth in political union with the US); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are four municipalities at the second order: Northern Islands, Rota, Saipan, Tinian
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Administrative divisions
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commonwealth; self-governing with locally elected governor, lieutenant governor, and legislature
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Independence
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Commonwealth Day, 8 January (1978)
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International organization participation
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blue, with a white, five-pointed star superimposed on the gray silhouette of a latte stone (a traditional foundation stone used in building) in the center, surrounded by a wreath
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Economy - overview
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Market value of publicly traded shares
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banking, construction, fishing, garment, tourism, handicrafts
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Agriculture - products
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NA%
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Industries
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60,600 kWh (January 2009)
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Industrial production growth rate
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48,300 kWh (January 2009)
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Electricity - production
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0 kWh (January 2009 est.)
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Oil - production
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Internet country code
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