Northern Mariana Islands
Updated: Sep 20, 2022
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Country Name
The Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Location
The Northern Mariana Islands is a Commonwealth country officially united with the United States that has a strategic location in the western Pacific Ocean and comprises 15 islands located roughly halfway between Hawaii and the Philippines. The Northern Mariana Islands are surrounded by a chain of islands, with Japan to the north, Hawaii to the east, Guam to the south, and the Philippines to the west.

Capital
Saipan.
Flag
The flag of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands was adopted by the Second Northern Marianas Constitution in July 1985.
The flag consists of three symbols: a star representing the United States, a latte stone representing the Chamorros, and a decorative wreath representing the Carolinians; the blue background represents the Pacific Ocean and the Mariana Trench.
