Oceania · Micronesia
Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands covers about 579 km² (224 mi²), the 194th largest of the 246 places listed here.
- 579km²Area, main territory
- 47,000Population
- 0.02In Belgiums
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- Northern Mariana Islands
Facts
| Area, main territory | 579 km²224 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 464 km²Wikidata · 25% below our measure |
| In Belgiums | 0.02 |
| Capital | Saipan |
| Population | 47,000Wikidata, 2020 |
| Density | 82 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 14°N to 21°N |
| In other languages | Islas Marianas del Norte Español · Nördliche Marianen Deutsch · Îles Mariannes du Nord Français · Ilhas Marianas do Norte Português · 北マリアナ諸島 日本語 · 北马里亚纳群岛 中文 · 북마리아나 제도 한국어 |
| Continent | Oceania |
What the numbers say about Northern Mariana Islands
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 29,312× the size of Northern Mariana Islands.
- Northern Mariana Islands lies at 16°N, close to the equator, where a standard web map (Web Mercator) is nearly true to size: it inflates area by only about 1.1×.
- Laid out flat, Northern Mariana Islands's main territory stretches about 716 km north to south and 101 km east to west.
- Our measured 579 km² is 25% above Wikidata's official figure of 464 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
How Northern Mariana Islands measures up
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 579 km² | 192nd of 239 |
| Population | 47,000 | 207th of 237 |
| Compared with | Its area | Northern Mariana Islands is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 0.02× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 1 in 421 its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 1 in 617 its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 1 in 645 its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 1 in 946 its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 1 in 5,439 its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 1 in 14,626 its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 1 in 16,308 its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 1 in 29,312 its size |
Where Northern Mariana Islands sits
- Northern Mariana Islands's centre lies at 16.2°N, 145.6°E, in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 1,810 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 14°N to 21°N, about 720 km from its southern edge to its northern.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
On the same latitude, elsewhere in the world
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2020; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11