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Northern Mariana Islands
A one-page guide to the Northern Mariana Islands for the spirits trade: the country, its people, its economy and how it drinks.
At a glance
- Capital
- Saipan (administrative centre: Capital Hill)
- Official languages
- English, Chamorro, Carolinian
- Currency
- United States dollar (USD)
- Time zone
- UTC+10 (ChST)
- Area
- 457 km²
People
- Population
- 43,541 (2025)
- Population growth
- -1.7% a year
- Living in towns and cities
- 92.2%
- Aged under 15
- 21.2%
- Aged 65 and over
- 10.8%
- Life expectancy
- 78.9 years
Economy
- GDP
- US$1.1 billion (2022)
- GDP per person
- US$23,786 (2022)
- Economic growth
- 16.6% (2022)
Climate
Tropical rainforest climate moderated by northeast trade winds; dry season December-June, rainy season July-November, which can bring typhoons.
Alcohol
- Alcohol is
- Legal
- Legal drinking age
- 21
Sources: World Bank (population, economy and demographics), WHO Global Health Observatory (alcohol per adult and drinking mix); World Bank indicators (population, area, GDP, GDP per capita, growth, inflation); WHO Global Health Observatory, indicator SA_0000001688; UN Comtrade public API (HS 2208); Wikipedia: Legal drinking age; Wikipedia: Northern Mariana Islands. Figures are the latest each source publishes; the year is shown beside each one.