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Islands Sankattan Siha Na Islas Mariånas Flag Seal Anthem: Gi
Talo Gi Halom Tasi  (Chamorro) Satil Matawal
Pacifiko  (Carolinian) Capital Saipan Official languages Demonym
Northern Mariana Islander[1] Government Presidential
representative democracy  -  President Barack Obama (D)[2]  - 
Governor Eloy Inos (C)  -  Lt. Governor Jude Hofschneider (R)
 -  Delegate Gregorio Sablan (D) Legislature Commonwealth
Legislature  -  Upper house Senate  -  Lower house House of
Representatives Commonwealth in union with the United States  - 
Covenant 1975   -  Commonwealth 1978   -  End of trusteeship
1986   -  Total 463.63 km2 (196th) 179.01 sq mi  -  Water (%)
negligible  -  2007 estimate 77,000 (211th)  -  2010 census
53,833  -  Density 168/km2 (93rd) 63.8/sq mi Currency United
States dollar (USD) Time zone ChST (UTC+10) Calling code +1 670
ISO 3166 code MP Internet TLD .mp  The Northern Marian