Where are the Northern Mariana Islands?

A commonwealth in political union with the United States comprising most of the Mariana Islands (except Guam) in the western Pacific Ocean. The islands were part of the U.S. Trust

The capital city of the Northern Mariana Islands is Saipan. Also a girl name.

According to the CIA World Factbook, the Northern Mariana Islands are a commonwealth of the United States of America. The political system mirrors that of the United States, in that