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The Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands [b] (CNMI; Chamorro: Sankattan Siha Na Islas Mariånas; Carolinian: Commonwealth Téél Falúw kka Efáng llól Marianas), is an unincorporated territory and commonwealth of the United States consisting of 14 islands in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. [11]
The CNMI came under Federal minimum wage regulations in 2007 and immigration law in 2008. In June 2009, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security takes over the CNMI's immigration and border controls.
conventional short form: Northern Mariana Islands. former: Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, Mariana Islands District. abbreviation: CNMI. etymology: formally claimed and named by Spain in 1667 in honor of the Spanish Queen, MARIANA of Austria.
The above outline map represents The Northern Mariana Islands - an insular area and commonwealth of the United States consisting of 15 islands of the Mariana archipelago (except Guam), situated in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. The CNMI is the westernmost territory of the United States.
Northern Mariana Islands, a self-governing commonwealth in association with the United States. It is composed of 14 islands and islets in the western Pacific Ocean. The commonwealth is a part of the Mariana Islands, a chain of volcanic mountain peaks and uplifted coral reefs.
Official Website for the CNMI Office of the Governor Arnold I. Palacios and Lt. Governor David M. Apatang.
The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) immigration system is antithetical to the principles that are at the core of the US immigration policy. Over time, the CNMI has developed an immigration system dominated by the entry of foreign temporary contract workers.
In 1986, islanders were granted US citizenship, with the territory coming under US sovereignty as the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI).
The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) is a group of 14 islands in the North Pacific Ocean along the Mariana Trench the deepest location on earth. Ferdinand Magellan, discoverer by trade, claimed the islands for Spain in 1521.
conventional short form: Northern Mariana Islands. former: Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, Mariana Islands District. abbreviation: CNMI. etymology: formally claimed and named by Spain in 1667 in honor of the Spanish Queen, MARIANA of Austria.