Northern Mariana Islands

Map of Northern Mariana Islands

Official name: Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Capital: Saipan Area: total: 477 sq km note: includes 14 islands including Saipan, Rota, and Tinian water: 0 sq km land: 477 sq km Location: Oceania, islands in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines Geographic coordinates: 15 12 N, 145 45 E Comparative Area: 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC Land boundaries: 0 km Coastline: 1,482 km Terrain: southern islands are limestone with level terraces and fringing coral reefs; northern islands are volcanic Elevation extremes: lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location on Agrihan 965 m