Northern Mariana Islands

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands · Na Islas Mariånas

Northern Mariana Islands (MP, MNP) is a territory in Micronesia, with Saipan as its capital. The currency is the US Dollar (USD, $). The international dialling code is +1 and the trunk prefix is 1; mobile numbers are written like (670) 234-5678. The time zone is Pacific/Saipan. Main languages: English and Chamorro.

CurrencyUSD$
Dial code+1e.g. (670) 234-5678
Time zoneSaipanUTC+10:00
LanguageEnglish+1 more
CapitalSaipan
Population51.1K464 km²

Overview

Official name
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Native name
Northern Mariana Islands · Na Islas Mariånas
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
MP
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3
MNP
ISO 3166-1 numeric
580
Demonym
American
Capital
Saipan
Region
Oceania › Micronesia
Status
Dependency or territory
Groups
  • Micronesian Region
Internet domain
.mp
Coordinates
15.2, 145.75
Area
464 km²
Population
51,118
GDP
$1.2B ($24.3K per person)
Literacy
97%
Landlocked
No
Land borders
None

Currency

US Dollar USD

Symbol
$
Minor units
2 decimals
Example
$1,234.50

Languages

LanguageStatusShare of populationWriting
English enDe facto official97% (49.6K)
Chamorro ch18% (9.2K)

Time zones

Time zoneLocal timeStandardDaylight savingName
Pacific/SaipanUTC+10:00noneChamorro Standard Time

Phone numbers

Number types

TypeNational formatInternational formatLayoutDigits
Fixed line(670) 234-5678+1 670 234 5678(XXX) XXX-XXXX10
Mobile(670) 234-5678+1 670 234 5678(XXX) XXX-XXXX10
Toll free(800) 212-3456+1 800 212 3456(XXX) XXX-XXXX10
Premium rate(900) 212-3456+1 900 212 3456(XXX) XXX-XXXX10
Personal number(500) 234-5678+1 500 234 5678(XXX) XXX-XXXX10

Address and postal code

Address layout

{Name}
{Organization}
{Street address}
{City} {State/province} {Postal code}
Required fields
Street address, City, State/province, Postal code
Uppercase fields
Street address, City, Name, Organization, State/province
Region label
state

Postal code

Pattern
(9695[012])(?:[ \-](\d{4}))?
Examples
96950 · 96951 · 96952
Label
zip

Calendar, units and conventions

First day of the week
Monday
Weekend
Saturday to Sunday
First week of the year
Contains at least 1 day of the new year
Hour cycle
12-hour (1–12), also hb, H, hB
Calendars
gregorian
Measurement system
Metric
Temperature
Celsius
Paper size
A4
Locales

Number and date formats

As written by the English (Northern Mariana Islands) locale (en-MP), amounts in USD.

Number
1,234,567.891
Percent
45.7%
Currency (USD)
$1,234,567.89
Accounting
($1,234,567.89)
Currency, name
1,234,567.89 US dollars
Compact short
1.2M
Compact long
1.2 million
Scientific
1.235E6
Speed
88 kilometers per hour
Temperature
21.5°C
Date, full
Friday, March 27, 2026
Date, long
March 27, 2026
Date, medium
Mar 27, 2026
Date, short
3/27/26
Time, medium
3:04:05 PM
Time, short
3:04 PM
Date and time
Mar 27, 2026, 3:04 PM
Month and year
March 2026
Weekday
Friday
Relative time
yesterday · in 3 days · 2 hours ago
List: and
A, B, and C
List: or
A, B, or C

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