NationMaster - Northern Mariana Islands Geography statistics

Area > Comparative	253
Area > Land	188 sq km		[th of 236]
Area > Total	199 sq km		[th of 248]
Area > Water	178 sq km		[th of 237]
(per capita)	210 sq km per 1 million peo		[th of 225]
Climate	170
Coastline	74 km		[th of 249]
(per capita)	13 km per 1 million people		[th of 230]
Elevation extremes > Highest point	170
Forested Land	77%		[th of 193]
Geographic coordinates	170
Geography > Note	42
Land use > Arable land	89 %		[th of 241]
Location	42
Map references	88
Natural hazards	147
Natural resources	84
Population density	71 people per sqkm		[th of 256]
(per capita)	151 km² per 1,000 people	...	[th of 207]
Terrain	21

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ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Northern Mariana Islands, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

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