Labor force: 17,533, including 10,000 foreign workers (1988 est.)
Organized labor: NA
- Government
Long-form name: Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Type: commonwealth associated with the US and administered by the
Office of Territorial and International Affairs, US Department of the
Interior
Capital: Saipan
Administrative divisions: none
Independence: none (commonwealth associated with the US)
Constitution: Covenant Agreement effective 3 November 1986
Legal system: NA
National holiday: Commonwealth Day, 8 January (1978)