Convert data/factbook.json from gitlink to regular directory
176 changed field(s): 0 changed, 175 added, 1 removed.
+175
-1
~0
Initial recorded snapshot.
Structured diff
Showing first 120 changed field(s) on this revision.
| Type | Field | Previous value | Current value |
|---|---|---|---|
| - Removed | $ |
{} | — |
| + Added | Communications.Broadcast media.text |
— | 1 TV station on Saipan; multi-channel cable TV services are available on Saipan; 9 licensed radio stations (2009) |
| + Added | Communications.Internet country code.text |
— | .mp |
| + Added | Communications.Internet users.percent of population.text |
— | 25.1% (2021 est.) |
| + Added | Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text |
— | 42 (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.total subscriptions.text |
— | 20,000 (2021 est.) |
| + Added | Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text |
— | 28 (2004) |
| + Added | Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.total subscriptions.text |
— | 20,474 (2004 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Agricultural products.text |
— | vegetables and melons, fruits and nuts; ornamental plants; livestock, poultry, eggs; fish and aquaculture products |
| + Added | Economy.Budget.expenditures.text |
— | $344 million (2015 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Budget.revenues.text |
— | $389.6 million (2016 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Economic overview.text |
— | US Pacific island commonwealth economy; growing Chinese and Korean tourist destination; hit hard by 2018 typhoon; dependent on energy imports; exempt from some US labor and immigration laws; longstanding garment product… |
| + Added | Economy.Exchange rates.text |
— | the US dollar is used |
| + Added | Economy.Exports - commodities.note |
— | top five export commodities based on value in dollars |
| + Added | Economy.Exports - commodities.text |
— | scrap iron, refined petroleum, scrap copper, hydraulic engines, integrated circuits (2021) |
| + Added | Economy.Exports - partners.note |
— | note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exports |
| + Added | Economy.Exports - partners.text |
— | Sweden 21%, Singapore 20%, Hong Kong 12%, UK 8%, India 7% (2023) |
| + Added | Economy.Exports.Exports 2020.text |
— | $128 million (2020 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Exports.Exports 2021.text |
— | $55 million (2021 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Exports.Exports 2022.text |
— | $244 million (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Exports.note |
— | note: GDP expenditure basis - exports of goods and services in current dollars |
| + Added | Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).note |
— | note: data in current dollars at official exchange rate |
| + Added | Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).text |
— | $1.096 billion (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Imports - commodities.text |
— | refined petroleum, cars, jewelry, trunks and cases, flavored water (2023) |
| + Added | Economy.Imports - partners.note |
— | note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports |
| + Added | Economy.Imports - partners.text |
— | Singapore 63%, Japan 12%, Hong Kong 8%, Taiwan 4%, Philippines 3% (2023) |
| + Added | Economy.Imports.Imports 2020.text |
— | $556 million (2020 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Imports.Imports 2021.text |
— | $666 million (2021 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Imports.Imports 2022.text |
— | $777 million (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Imports.note |
— | note: GDP expenditure basis - imports of goods and services in current dollars |
| + Added | Economy.Industries.text |
— | tourism, banking, construction, fishing, handicrafts, other services |
| + Added | Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2014.text |
— | $845 million (2014 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2015.text |
— | $933 million (2015 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2016.text |
— | $1.242 billion (2016 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).note |
— | note: GDP estimate includes US subsidy; data are in 2013 dollars |
| + Added | Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2020.text |
— | -29.1% (2020 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2021.text |
— | 5% (2021 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2022.text |
— | 16.6% (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Real GDP growth rate.note |
— | note: annual GDP % growth based on constant local currency |
| + Added | Energy.Electricity access.electrification - total population.text |
— | 100% (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Environment.Climate.text |
— | tropical marine; moderated by northeast trade winds, little seasonal temperature variation; dry season December to June, rainy season July to October |
| + Added | Environment.Environmental issues.text |
— | contamination of groundwater on Saipan; clean-up of landfill; protection of endangered species |
| + Added | Environment.Land use.agricultural land.text |
— | 1.2% (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Environment.Land use.agricultural land: arable land.text |
— | arable land: 0.2% (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Environment.Land use.agricultural land: permanent crops.text |
— | permanent crops: 0.2% (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Environment.Land use.agricultural land: permanent pasture.text |
— | permanent pasture: 0.8% (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Environment.Land use.forest.text |
— | 53% (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Environment.Land use.other.text |
— | 45.9% (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Environment.Urbanization.rate of urbanization.text |
— | 0.36% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| + Added | Environment.Urbanization.urban population.text |
— | 92.1% of total population (2023) |
| + Added | Environment.Waste and recycling.municipal solid waste generated annually.text |
— | 32,800 tons (2024 est.) |
| + Added | Environment.Waste and recycling.percent of municipal solid waste recycled.text |
— | 36% (2016 est.) |
| + Added | Geography.Area - comparative.text |
— | 2.5 times the size of Washington, D.C. |
| + Added | Geography.Area.land.text |
— | 464 sq km |
| + Added | Geography.Area.note |
— | note: consists of 14 islands including Saipan, Rota, and Tinian |
| + Added | Geography.Area.total .text |
— | 464 sq km |
| + Added | Geography.Area.water.text |
— | 0 sq km |
| + Added | Geography.Climate.text |
— | tropical marine; moderated by northeast trade winds, little seasonal temperature variation; dry season December to June, rainy season July to October |
| + Added | Geography.Coastline.text |
— | 1,482 km |
| + Added | Geography.Elevation.highest point.text |
— | Agrihan Volcano 965 m |
| + Added | Geography.Elevation.lowest point.text |
— | Pacific Ocean 0 m |
| + Added | Geography.Geographic coordinates.text |
— | 15 12 N, 145 45 E |
| + Added | Geography.Geography - note.text |
— | strategic location in the North Pacific Ocean |
| + Added | Geography.Irrigated land.text |
— | 1 sq km (2012) |
| + Added | Geography.Land boundaries.total.text |
— | 0 km |
| + Added | Geography.Land use.agricultural land.text |
— | 1.2% (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Geography.Land use.agricultural land: arable land.text |
— | arable land: 0.2% (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Geography.Land use.agricultural land: permanent crops.text |
— | permanent crops: 0.2% (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Geography.Land use.agricultural land: permanent pasture.text |
— | permanent pasture: 0.8% (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Geography.Land use.forest.text |
— | 53% (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Geography.Land use.other.text |
— | 45.9% (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Geography.Location.text |
— | Oceania, islands in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines |
| + Added | Geography.Map references.text |
— | Oceania |
| + Added | Geography.Maritime claims.exclusive economic zone.text |
— | 200 nm |
| + Added | Geography.Maritime claims.territorial sea.text |
— | 12 nm |
| + Added | Geography.Natural hazards.text |
— | active volcanoes on Pagan and Agrihan; typhoons (especially August to November) |
| + Added | Geography.Natural resources.text |
— | arable land, fish |
| + Added | Geography.Population distribution.text |
— | approximately 90% of the population lives on the island of Saipan |
| + Added | Geography.Terrain.text |
— | the southern islands in this north-south trending archipelago are limestone, with fringing coral reefs; the northern islands are volcanic, with active volcanoes on several islands |
| + Added | Government.Administrative divisions.text |
— | no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US government, but 4 municipalities are considered second-order: Northern Islands, Rota, Saipan, Tinian |
| + Added | Government.Capital.etymology.text |
— | the origin of the name is unclear; it probably comes from a local word meaning "deserted" or "uninhabited," but stories vary on how it came to be used |
| + Added | Government.Capital.geographic coordinates.text |
— | 15 12 N, 145 45 E |
| + Added | Government.Capital.name.text |
— | Saipan |
| + Added | Government.Capital.time difference.text |
— | UTC+10 (15 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) |
| + Added | Government.Citizenship.text |
— | see United States |
| + Added | Government.Constitution.amendment process.text |
— | proposed by constitutional convention, by public petition, or by the Legislature; ratification of proposed amendments requires approval by voters at the next general election or special election; amendments proposed by … |
| + Added | Government.Constitution.history.text |
— | partially effective 9 January 1978 (Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands); fully effective 4 November 1986 (Covenant Agreement) |
| + Added | Government.Country name.abbreviation.text |
— | CNMI |
| + Added | Government.Country name.conventional long form.text |
— | Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands |
| + Added | Government.Country name.conventional short form.text |
— | Northern Mariana Islands |
| + Added | Government.Country name.etymology.text |
— | Spain named the islands in 1667 in honor of the Spanish Queen, MARIANA of Austria |
| + Added | Government.Country name.former.text |
— | Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, Mariana Islands District |
| + Added | Government.Dependency status.text |
— | commonwealth in political union with and under the sovereignty of the US; federal funds administered by the US Department of the Interior, Office of Insular Affairs |
| + Added | Government.Diplomatic representation from the US.embassy.text |
— | none (commonwealth in political union with the US) |
| + Added | Government.Executive branch.cabinet.text |
— | Sworn in by CNMI Chief Justice Alexandro Castro on Thursday, 24 July 2025 |
| + Added | Government.Executive branch.chief of state.text |
— | President Donald J. TRUMP (since 20 January 2025) |
| + Added | Government.Executive branch.election results.text |
— | 2022: Arnold PALACIOS elected governor in second round; percent of vote in first round - Ralph TORRES (Republican) 38.8%; Arnold PALACIOS (independent) 32.2%, Tina SABLAN (Democrat) 28%; percent of vote in second round … |
| + Added | Government.Executive branch.election/appointment process.text |
— | president and vice president indirectly elected on the same ballot by an Electoral College of electors chosen from each state; president and vice president serve a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); under the US … |
| + Added | Government.Executive branch.expected date of next election.text |
— | 2026 |
| + Added | Government.Executive branch.head of government.text |
— | Governor David M. APATANG (since 24 July 2025) |
| + Added | Government.Executive branch.most recent election date.text |
— | 8 November 2022, with a runoff held on 25 November 2022 |
| + Added | Government.Flag.text |
— | description: blue with a five-pointed white star on a gray latte stone (a traditional foundation stone) in the center, surrounded by a mwáár or head lei (wreath) meaning: blue stands for the Pacific Ocean, the star for … |
| + Added | Government.Government type.text |
— | a commonwealth in political union with and under the sovereignty of the US; republican form of government with separate executive, legislative, and judicial branches |
| + Added | Government.Independence.text |
— | none (commonwealth in political union with the US) |
| + Added | Government.International organization participation.text |
— | PIF (observer), SPC, UPU |
| + Added | Government.Judicial branch.highest court(s).text |
— | Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) (consists of the chief justice and 2 associate justices); US Federal District Court (consists of 1 judge) |
| + Added | Government.Judicial branch.judge selection and term of office.text |
— | CNMI Supreme Court judges appointed by the governor and confirmed by the CNMI Senate; judges appointed for 8-year terms and another term if directly elected in a popular election; US Federal District Court judges appoin… |
| + Added | Government.Judicial branch.note |
— | note: US Federal District Court jurisdiction limited to US federal laws; appeals beyond the CNMI Supreme Court are referred to the US Supreme Court |
| + Added | Government.Judicial branch.subordinate courts.text |
— | Superior Court |
| + Added | Government.Legal system.text |
— | the laws of the US apply, except for customs and some aspects of taxation |
| + Added | Government.Legislative branch.note |
— | note: the Northern Mariana Islands delegate to the US House of Representatives can vote when serving on a committee and when the House meets as the "Committee of the Whole House," but not when legislation is submitted f… |
| + Added | Government.National anthem(s).history.text |
— | official anthem, as a US commonwealth |
| + Added | Government.National anthem(s).lyrics/music.text |
— | Francis Scott KEY/John Stafford SMITH |
| + Added | Government.National anthem(s).title.text |
— | "The Star-Spangled Banner" |
| + Added | Government.National color(s).text |
— | blue, white |
| + Added | Government.National holiday.text |
— | Commonwealth Day, 8 January (1978) |
| + Added | Government.National symbol(s).text |
— | latte stone |
| + Added | Government.Political parties.text |
— | Democratic Party Republican Party |
| + Added | Government.Suffrage.note |
— | note: inhabitants are US citizens but do not vote in US presidential elections |
| + Added | Government.Suffrage.text |
— | 18 years of age; universal |