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Northern Mariana Islands Introduction - 2003 https://theodora.com/wfb2003/northern_mariana_islands/northern_mariana_islands_introduction.html SOURCE: 2003 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK 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. Negotiations for territorial status began in 1972. A covenant to establish a commonwealth in political union with the US was approved in 1975. A new government and constitution went into effect in 1978. NOTE: The information regarding Northern Mariana Islands on this page is re-published from the 2003 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Guinea Geography 2003 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Northern Mariana Islands Introduction 2003 should be addressed to the CIA. |
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