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The north Mariana federation

Country U.S.A.
City

10006 PMB858 SAIPAN.MP96950

Formal name of a country Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Population 77,000
Area About 410km2
Language English,Chamorro

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The Magellan fleet discovers in 1521, and Spain in 1565 declares owning. It was called, "Pirate's island" from the ravage by the aborigine who repulsed it to the Spain rule etc. at first, and renamed it to "Marianas" back commemorating Marie Anne queen Spain.


The island is sold off to Germany by the U.S. west war defeat of Spain in 1898. A Japanese army occupied bloodless at World War I, and it became a military base in south seas by the League of Nations as a mandated territory in Japan after the war.


TThe U.S.Army in 1944 occupies, it becomes the base of the bombing in a Japanese mainland, and B-29 makes a sortie from the Tinian island.


It staged referendums in 1970's, complete independence was not selected, and the way where the relation to the United States was deepened was selected though it was an American trust territory by the United Nations after World War II.


The political alliance charter with the United States is adopted in 1975, and the fundamental law comes into effect 1978 year, and arrives with the home rule government now.


For the tourist during year, the most is Japanese exceeding 500,000 people.