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Philippine languages 32.8%, Chamorro (official) 24.1%, English (official) 17%, other Pacific island languages 10.1%, Chinese 6.8%, other Asian languages 7.3%, other 1.9% (2010 est.)
SAIPAN (capital) 49,000 (2014)
- Conventional long form
- Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
- Conventional short form
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Local long form
- Local short form
presidential democracy; a commonwealth in political union with the US
- Name
- Saipan
- Geographic coordinates
- 15 12 N, 145 45 E
- Time difference
- UTC+10 (15 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
The Northern Mariana Islands' economy benefits substantially from financial assistance from the US. In fiscal year 2013, federal grants accounted for 35.4% of the Commonwealth’s total revenues. A small agriculture sector consists of cattle ranches and small farms producing coconuts, breadfruit, tomatoes, and melons.
- Inflation
- None%
- Total tax rate (% of commercial profits)
- None%
- Real Interest Rate
- None%
- Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP)
- None%
- Current Account Balance
- US$
- Labor Force, Total
- Employment in Agriculture
- %
- Employment in Industry
- %
- Employment in Services
- %
- Unemployment Rate
- %
- Imports of goods and services
- US$
- Exports of goods and services
- US$
- Total Merchandise Trade
- %
- FDI, net inflows
- US$
- Commercial Service Exports
- US$
vegetables and melons, fruits and nuts; ornamental plants; livestock, poultry, eggs; fish and aquaculture products
tourism, banking, construction, fishing, handicrafts, other services
- Commodities
- garments
- Partners
- Commodities
- food, construction equipment and materials, petroleum products
- Partners