Aminet 6/Aminet 6 - June 1995.iso/Aminet/docs/misc/wfbook93_texi.lha/texi/180.data

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@node Header (Northern Mariana Islands)
@section Header (Northern Mariana Islands)

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Affiliation:
  (commonwealth in political union with the US)



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@node Geography (Northern Mariana Islands)
@section Geography (Northern Mariana Islands)

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Location:
  in the North Pacific Ocean, 5,635 km west-southwest of Honolulu, about
  three-quarters of the way between Hawaii and the Philippines
Map references:
  Oceania
Area:
 total area:
  477 km2
 land area:
  477 km2
 comparative area:
  slightly more than 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
 note:
  includes 14 islands including Saipan, Rota, and Tinian
Land boundaries:
  0 km
Coastline:
  1,482 km
Maritime claims:
 contiguous zone:
  24 nm
 continental shelf:
  200 m (depth)
 exclusive economic zone:
  200 nm
 territorial sea:
  12 nm
International disputes:
  none
Climate:
  tropical marine; moderated by northeast trade winds, little seasonal
  temperature variation; dry season December to June, rainy season July to
  October
Terrain:
  southern islands are limestone with level terraces and fringing coral reefs;
  northern islands are volcanic; highest elevation is 471 meters (Mt. Okso'
  Takpochao on Saipan)
Natural resources:
  arable land, fish
Land use:
 arable land:
  5% on Saipan
 permanent crops:
  NA%
 meadows and pastures:
  19%
 forest and woodland:
  NA%
 other:
  NA%
Irrigated land:
  NA km2
Environment:
  active volcanos on Pagan and Agrihan; subject to typhoons (most during
  August through November)
Note:
  strategic location in the North Pacific Ocean



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@node People (Northern Mariana Islands)
@section People (Northern Mariana Islands)

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Population:
  48,581 (July 1993 est.)
Population growth rate:
  3.04% (1993 est.)
Birth rate:
  35.05 births/1,000 population (1993 est.)
Death rate:
  4.61 deaths/1,000 population (1993 est.)
Net migration rate:
  0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1993 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
  37.96 deaths/1,000 live births (1993 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
 total population:
  67.43 years
 male:
  65.53 years
 female:
  69.48 years (1993 est.)
Total fertility rate:
  2.69 children born/woman (1993 est.)
Nationality:
 noun:
  NA
 adjective:
  NA
Ethnic divisions:
  Chamorro, Carolinians and other Micronesians, Caucasian, Japanese, Chinese,
  Korean
Religions:
  Christian (Roman Catholic majority, although traditional beliefs and taboos
  may still be found)
Languages:
  English, Chamorro, Carolinian
 note:
  86% of population speaks a language other than English at home
Literacy:
  age NA and over can read and write (1980)
 total population:
  97%
 male:
  97%
 female:
  96%
Labor force:
  7,476 total indigenous labor force, 2,699 unemployed; 21,188 foreign workers
  (1990)
 by occupation:
  NA



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@node Government (Northern Mariana Islands)
@section Government (Northern Mariana Islands)

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Names:
 conventional long form:
  Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
 conventional short form:
  Northern Mariana Islands
Digraph:
  CQ
Type:
  commonwealth in political union with the US; self-governing with locally
  elected governor, lieutenant governor, and legislature; federal funds to the
  Commonwealth administered by the US Department of the Interior, Office of
  Territorial and International Affairs
Capital:
  Saipan
Administrative divisions:
  none
Independence:
  none (commonwealth in political union with the US)
Constitution:
  Covenant Agreement effective 3 November 1986 and the constitution of the
  Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Legal system:
  based on US system except for customs, wages, immigration laws, and taxation
National holiday:
  Commonwealth Day, 8 January (1978)
Political parties and leaders:
  Republican Party, Governor Lorenzo GUERRERO; Democratic Party, Carlos SHODA,
  chairman
Suffrage:
  18 years of age; universal; indigenous inhabitants are US citizens but do
  not vote in US presidential elections
Elections:
 Governor:
  last held in NA November 1989 (next to be held NA November 1993); results -
  Lorenzo I. DeLeon GUERRERO, Republican Party, was elected governor
 Senate:
  last held NA November 1991 (next to be held NA November 1993); results -
  percent of vote by party NA; seats - (9 total) Republicans 6, Democrats 3
 House of Representatives:
  last held NA November 1991 (next to be held NA November 1993); results -
  percent of vote by party NA; seats - (18 total) Republicans 10, Democrats 6,
  Independent 2
 US House of Representatives:
  the Commonwealth does not have a nonvoting delegate in Congress; instead, it
  has an elected official "resident representative" located in Washington, DC;
  seats - (1 total) Republican (Juan N. BABAUTA)
Executive branch:
  US president; governor, lieutenant governor
Legislative branch:
  bicameral Legislature consists of an upper house or Senate and a lower house
  or House of Representatives
Judicial branch:
  Commonwealth Supreme Court, Superior Court, Federal District Court
Leaders:  Chief of State:
  President William Jefferson CLINTON (since 20 January 1993); Vice President
  Albert GORE, Jr. (since 20 January 1993)



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@node Government (Northern Mariana Islands 2. usage)
@section Government (Northern Mariana Islands 2. usage)

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 Head of Government:
  Governor Lorenzo I. DeLeon GUERRERO (since 9 January 1990); Lieutenant
  Governor Benjamin T. MANGLONA (since 9 January 1990)
Member of:
  ESCAP (associate), SPC
Flag:
  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



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@node Economy (Northern Mariana Islands)
@section Economy (Northern Mariana Islands)

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Overview:
  The economy benefits substantially from financial assistance from the US.
  The rate of funding has declined as locally generated government revenues
  have grown. An agreement for the years 1986 to 1992 entitled the islands to
  $228 million for capital development, government operations, and special
  programs. A rapidly growing major source of income is the tourist industry,
  which now employs about 50% of the work force. Japanese tourists
  predominate. The agricultural sector is made up of cattle ranches and small
  farms producing coconuts, breadfruit, tomatoes, and melons. Industry is
  small scale, mostly handicrafts and light manufacturing.
National product:
  GNP - purchasing power equivalent - $541 million (1992)
 note:
  GNP numbers reflect US spending
National product real growth rate:
  NA%
National product per capita:
  $11,500 (1992)
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
  6.5-7.5% (1991 est.)
Unemployment rate:
  NA%
Budget:
  revenues $147.0 million; expenditures $127.7 million, including capital
  expenditures of $NA (1991)
Exports:
  $263.4 million (f.o.b. 1991 est.)
 commodities:
  manufactured goods, garments, bread, pastries, concrete blocks, light iron
  work
 partners:
  NA
Imports:
  $392.4 million (c.i.f. 1991 est.)
 commodities:   food, construction, equipment, materials
 partners:
  NA
External debt:
  $0
Industrial production:
  growth rate NA%
Electricity:
  25,000 kW capacity; 35 million kWh produced, 740 kWh per capita (1990)
Industries:
  tourism, construction, light industry, handicrafts
Agriculture:
  coconuts, fruits, cattle, vegetables
Economic aid:
  none
Currency:
  US currency is used
Fiscal year:
  1 October - 30 September



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@node Communications (Northern Mariana Islands)
@section Communications (Northern Mariana Islands)

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Railroads:
  none
Highways:
  381.5 km total; 134.5 km primary, 55 km secondary, 192 km local (1991)
Inland waterways:
  none
Ports:
  Saipan, Tinian
Airports:
 total:
  6
 usable:
  5
 with permanent-surface runways:
  3
 with runways over 3,659 m:
  0
 with runways 2,440-3,659 m:
  2
 with runways 1,220-2,439 m:
  2
Telecommunications:
  broadcast stations - 2 AM, 1 FM (1984), 1 TV, 2 cable TV stations; 2 Pacific
  Ocean INTELSAT earth stations



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@node Defense Forces (Northern Mariana Islands)
@section Defense Forces (Northern Mariana Islands)

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Note:
  defense is the responsibility of the US



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