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The Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), [b] [11] is an unincorporated territory and commonwealth of the United States consisting of 14 islands in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. [12]
The traditional abbreviations for U.S. states and territories, widely used in mailing addresses prior to the introduction of two-letter U.S. postal abbreviations, are still commonly used for other purposes (such as legal citation), and are still recognized (though discouraged) by the Postal Service.
[65] [46] In accordance with the covenant, the Northern Mariana Islands constitution partially took effect on January 9, 1978, and became fully effective on November 4, 1986. [46] In 1986, the Northern Mariana Islands formally left U.N. trusteeship. [58] The abbreviations "CNMI" and "NMI" are both used in the commonwealth.
Sioux State; Heaven on Earth Northern Mariana Islands [a] Håfa Adai (a Chamorro phrase; in English, it is "Hello") [88] (used on Northern Mariana Islands license plates) [89] [b] America's Best Kept Secret [90] Ohio: Buckeye State [32] Birthplace of Aviation [91] (used on license plates) The Heart of It All [92] (formerly used on license ...
The FIPS state alpha code for each U.S. states and the District of Columbia are identical to the postal abbreviations by the United States Postal Service. From September 3, 1987, the same was true of the alpha code for each of the outlying areas, with the exception of U.S. Minor Outlying Islands (UM) as the USPS routes mail for these islands ...
The most recent states to be admitted, Alaska and Hawaii, were admitted in 1959. The largest territory by population is Puerto Rico, with a population of 3,285,874 people (larger than 21 states), while the smallest is the Northern Mariana Islands, with a population of 47,329 people.
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands CZ: Panama Canal Zone FM: Federated States of Micronesia GU: Guam MH: Marshall Islands MP: Northern Mariana Islands PI: Philippines PR: Puerto Rico PW: Palau TT: Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands VI: U.S. Virgin Islands
Saipan [2] (/ s aɪ ˈ p æ n /) is the largest island and capital of the Northern Mariana Islands, a Territory of the United States in the western Pacific Ocean.According to 2020 estimates by the United States Census Bureau, the population of Saipan was 43,385. [3]