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In 1978, Saipan formally joined the United States as part of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Today, Saipan is home to about 90% of the population of the Northern Mariana Islands. It hosts many resorts, golf courses, beaches, nature sites, and WW2 historical sites.
Saipan, Mariana Islands Banzai Cliff on the coast of Saipan, one of the Mariana Islands. Saipan was under Spanish sovereignty from 1565 to 1899 and came under German rule from 1899 to 1914. It was made a Japanese mandate in 1920.
UPDATED: Now that Julian Assange has set foot on Saipan – the microscopic Micronesian volcanic island and capital of the Northern Mariana Islands in the western Pacific Ocean – it will now be better known as the location of what is his final court hearing.
Fast Facts. Official name: Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Type of territory: Organized, unincorporated territory of the United States. Capital: Saipan. Population: 51,659 (as...
Saipan (IPA: [saɪ'pæn], [saɪ'pɑn], or ['saɪpæn] in English) is the largest island and capital of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), a chain of 15 tropical islands which are part of the Marianas archipelago in the western Pacific Ocean (15°10’51”N, 145°45’21”E) with a total area of 115.39 km² ...
The Northern Mariana Islands (which includes the 14 islands of the Mariana Archipelago; Saipan is the biggest) are officially called "the Commonwealth of the Mariana Islands" and are a U.S. territory.