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  Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The flag of the Northern Mariana Islands was adopted on July 4, 1976.
In common with other states of the Pacific, such as the Marshall Islands and Nauru, the flag for the Northern Mariana Islands (NMI) show a blue field and a white star.
In the case of this nation, the flag takes its inspiration from the United Nations, as the NMI had once been a UN Trust Territory.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Flag_of_the_Northern_Mariana_Islands   (195 words)

  
 PUERTO RICO HERALD: What Are The Six U.S. Territories?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Washington, D.C., and the Northern Mariana Islands are commonwealths.
The Northern Mariana Islands are in the Pacific Ocean east of the Philippines and south of Japan.
The flag of the Northern Mariana Islands was adopted in 1972.
www.puertorico-herald.org /issues/2002/vol6n02/SixTerritori-en.shtml   (746 words)

  
 Northern Mariana Islands - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Northern Mariana Islands
The flag is said to symbolize the islands and the Pacific Ocean.
Archipelago in the northwestern Pacific, with Guam known collectively as the Mariana Islands; area 471 sq km/182 sq mi; population (1995 est) 47,200.
The Northern Marianas are a commonwealth in union with the USA.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /Northern+Mariana+Islands   (256 words)

  
 Northern Mariana Islands - Wikitravel
The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) is a commonwealth in political union with — in short, close to a territory of — the United States.
The earliest settlers in the Marianas chain are thought to have descended from the Malay race and to have migrated from the Malay peninsula via Indonesia or the Philippines.
The northern islands of the CNMI are mainly populated by Caroline Islanders (a Polynesian group with origins in Kiribati), while the southern islands are populated by Chamorros.
wikitravel.org /en/Northern_Mariana_Islands   (1800 words)

  
 Flags of the U.S. states - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The flags of the U.S. states exhibit a wide variety of regional influences and local histories, as well as widely different styles and design principles.
All 50 U.S. states, the Federal District, and ten of the Insular areas have flags, unique and separate from the flag of the United States.
Flags of the minor Insular areas (United States Minor Outlying Islands)
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Flags_of_the_U.S._states   (188 words)

  
 The economy (from Northern Mariana Islands) --  Encyclopædia Britannica
It is composed of 22 islands and islets in the western Pacific.
The commonwealth is a part of the Mariana Islands, a chain of volcanic mountain peaks and uplifted coral reefs extending from latitude 12° to 21° N and longitude 144° to 146° E. (The Marianas chain also includes the politically separate...
The rest of the island is occupied by the Republic of Ireland.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-54014   (901 words)

  
 A Virtual Travel to the Northern Mariana Islands - Saipan, Tinian, Rota
The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) is a group of 14 islands in the North Pacific Ocean along the Mariana Trench the deepest location on earth.
Today the islands with their cultural and historical attractions, world class golf courses, luxury hotels, tropical jungles and colorful underwater reef life, are a destination for vacation trips.
Terrain: The northern islands are of volcanic origin, active volcanoes on Pagan and Agrihan, the southern islands are lacustrine limestone fringed by coral reefs.
www.nationsonline.org /oneworld/northern_mariana_islands.htm   (774 words)

  
 Micronesia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
On 1 April 1976 the Northern Marianas achieved commonwealth status outside the Federation, and in January 1977 the state of Kosrae was formed out of part of Ponape within the federation.
The flag was adopted on 30 November 1978.
The width of the flag of the Federated States of Micronesia shall bear a ratio to its length of 1 to 1.9, and the width of the flag to the width of a star the ratio of five to one.
www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/fm.html   (792 words)

  
 Oceania -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Although the current Head of State of Samoa, Malietoa Tanumafili II, one of the island's paramount chiefs, can be considered a monarch and will remain in office until his death, according to the constitution of Samoa, his successor will be elected for a 5 year term and not necessarily among the chiefs.
Easter Island is a Polynesian island in the eastern Pacific Ocean, part of the territory of Chile, and is correctly included in Oceania.
Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands are Australian external territories in the Indian Ocean southwest of Indonesia.
psychcentral.com /psypsych/Oceania   (1262 words)

  
 Flag and Seal of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands - www.Gov.mp   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Flag and Seal of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands - www.Gov.mp
The flag of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands is described as......
The seal of the Government of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands is described as.....
www.gov.mp /flag_and_seal.html   (71 words)

  
 U.S. National Park Service, American Memorial Park, Saipan
At the Park's Court of Honor and Flag Circle, the American flag proudly flies, flanked by the flags of the U.S. Marine Corps, Army, Navy, and Air Force.
American Memorial Park features a Court of Honor and Flag Circle, where the names of more than 5,000 American soldiers, seamen, and airmen who died in "Operation Forager" (the World War II battles for Saipan and Tinian islands) and in the Battle Of The Philippine Sea are inscribed.
The Court of Honor and Flag Circle was dedicated in 1994, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of Operation Forager.
www.nps.gov /amme/main.htm   (616 words)

  
 PUERTO RICO HERALD: The Former Colony Strikes Back… What Are The Six U.S. Territories?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Washington is a federal district and the Northern Mariana Islands is a commonwealth.
The three islands - St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix - cover 133 square miles in all.
It was originally created in 1895 when the island was asking for independence from Spain.
www.puertorico-herald.org /issues/2003/vol7n36/FormerColony-en.shtml   (1023 words)

  
 flag of Northern Mariana Islands flags   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
It seems that the flag was changed some time in 1994 or early 1995.
In practice the flag is made by this factory in proportions 2:3 and 3:5.
The district adopted the flag on 31 March 1972; the territory adopted the flag on 4 July 1976 (same flag), and modified the design in 1981.
www.flagsflagsflags.net /flags/mp.php   (144 words)

  
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He is against putting representational pictures on flags and thereby lowballed a flag like Lesotho (C/55) because it has spears on it.
He doesn’t like a map of the country on a flag so he rated Cyprus a D/40 because its flag has the shape of the island nation.
Brazil (because it is so distinctive that it was the flag I recognized earliest as a child), 4.
www.thecolumnists.com /isaacs/isaacs72.html   (836 words)

  
 Triathalator Saipan - Triathlons and Duathlons
:: Rota, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands:
:: Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands:
:: Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands:
www.trifind.net /INT/saipan.html   (437 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Flag Of The Northern Mariana Islands--A nice large colorful flag with some very brief information on the country.
Northern Mariana Islands--Another site with basic facts which include an introduction, information on geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues.
Bikini Atoll--Explore this atoll in the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
www.tms.riverview.wednet.edu /LRC/Austrailia.htm   (2417 words)

  
 northern mariana islands flag and description
The flag of Northern Mariana Islands was officially adopted in 1972.
The islands are a territory of the United States, symbolized by the centered white star.
All maps, graphics, flags and original descriptions created by Graphic Maps, a d/b/a of the Woolwine-Moen Group, unless otherwise noted and/or directly linked to the source, and use of same for any application whatsoever (with the exception of outline maps) requires written permission.
www.worldatlas.com /webimage/flags/countrys/pacific/marianas.htm   (196 words)

  
 NA Flag - Flag Of Northern Mariana Islands   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
If you would like to use this flag of Northern Mariana Islands or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page.
If you would like to use this map of Northern Mariana Islands or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page.
If you would like to use this information for Northern Mariana Islands or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page.
www.appliedlanguage.com /flags_of_the_world/flag_of_northern_mariana_islands.shtml   (304 words)

  
 Move Left - Conservative Con: Tom DeLay Denies His Corruption Regarding Mariana Islands Forced Prostitution   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Saipan is the largest island and the capital of the Northern Mariana Islands.
The case was one of 10 involuntary servitude cases the Justice Department brought in the Northern Marianas during a three-year period.
Money also flowed from the Marianas to Bush's re-election campaign: It took in at least $36,000 from island donors, much of it from members of the Tan family, whose clothing factories were a routine stop for lawmakers and their aides visiting the islands on Abramoff-organized trips.
www.moveleft.com /moveleft_essay_2005_05_16_conservative_con_tom_delay_denies_his_corruption.asp   (2587 words)

  
 Northern Mariana Islands (Directory/Oceania/Northern Mariana Islands)
The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) is a commonwealth in political union with the United States of America at a strategic location in the West Pacific Ocean
Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (Commonwealth in Political Union with the U.S.)
Flags of Northern Mariana Islands - geography; Northern Mariana...
www.worldwidirectory.com /Oceania/Northern.Mariana.Islands   (519 words)

  
 License Plates of the Northern Mariana Islands (United States)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
--> The Northern Mariana Islands are a commonwealth in political union with the United States.
The Japanese Northern Mariana Islands became American in 1947, originally as a UN Trust territory (Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands).
The islands are a presidential (gubernatorial) democratic dependency.
www.worldlicenseplates.com /world/PA_NMAR.html   (75 words)

  
 Micronesia - Northern Mariana Islands - Attractions in Northern Mariana Islands
Flora & Fauna: The islands are at their most colorful between the months of May and June when the magnificent red flame trees are in bloom.
Objects on display include a variety of artifacts depicting the chronological history of the Marianas from pre-latte and latte periods, Spanish era, German administration, Japanese period, WWII and present Commonwealth.
As the most influential cathedral in the CNMI, it controls all the churches in the CNMI and is very well known around the world together with the Agana Cathedral in Guam.
micronesia.hawaii.com /marianas/attractions/more/index.php   (1319 words)

  
 Flag of 1972 of the Northern Mariana Islands   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Flag of 1972 of the Northern Mariana Islands
This flag was adopted on 31 March 1972, according to Smith (1975).
There is, of course, no military version of the flag.
www.fotw.net /flags/mp-1972.html   (62 words)

  
 Northern Mariana Islands - Flag - Introduction - Background
Northern Mariana Islands - Flag - Introduction - Background
Under US administration as part of the UN Trust Territory of the Pacific, the people of the Northern Mariana Islands decided in the 1970s not to seek independence but instead to forge closer links with the US.
A covenant to establish a commonwealth in political union with the US was approved in 1975, and came into force on 24 March 1976.
www.exxun.com /NorthernMarianaIslands/a_fg.html   (364 words)

  
 Northern Mariana Islands --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The territory consisted of more than 2,000 islands scattered over about 3,000,000 square miles (7,770,000 square km) of the tropical western Pacific Ocean, north of the Equator between latitudes 1° and 22° N and longitudes 130° and 172° E. Most of the islands are...
Volcanoes and island arcs surrounding the Northwest Pacific Basin
Image and brief description of the flag that belongs to the self-governing island commonwealth politically united with the U.S. and located in the Pacific Ocean.
www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9312753   (834 words)

  
 Northern Mariana Islands Drug Threat Assessment
Methamphetamine transportation to the Northern Mariana Islands from Asia.
Marijuana transportation from the Philippines and Palau to the Northern Mariana Islands.
Drugs smuggled into the Northern Mariana Islands often are transported via couriers aboard commercial aircraft and in air cargo.
www.usdoj.gov /ndic/pubs5/5047   (685 words)

  
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Northern Mariana Islands is in Pacific; Standard Time zone is 10 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT+10)
Northern Mariana Islands does not operate Daylight-Saving Time.
All flag images are from "Flags of the World"©.
www.abdicate.net /WTZ/country_details.aspx?letter=N&id=151   (69 words)

  
 liquid exercise   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Each flag's final mark is based on my judgement of the flag's overall aesthetic value.
C would be assigned to flags that were just satisfactory, but seriously flawed in some way; B to strong attempts with minor flaws; and A to inspired or advanced work.
Of these, I wouldn't even trust the Northern Mariana Islands flag to clean my cutlery - it's probably not colourfast.
www.d.umn.edu /~putz0016/5230/exercises/liquid   (253 words)

  
 About the USA - Travel & Geography > Northern Mariana Islands
Located in Oceania, the Northern Mariana Islands include 14 islands in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines.
The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) became part of the United States in Novenber 1986.
Das Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) wurde 1986 Teil der Vereinigten Staaten.
usa.usembassy.de /mariana.htm   (417 words)

  
 Northern Mariana Islands
Background: Under US administration as part of the UN Trust Territory of the Pacific, the people of the Northern Mariana Islands decided in the 1970s not to seek independence but instead to forge closer links with the US.
Location: Location: Oceania, islands in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines.
Terrain: Southern islands are limestone with level terraces and fringing coral reefs; northern islands are volcanic.
www.paulnoll.com /Locations/visiting-Northern-Mariana-Islands.html   (389 words)

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