| Northern Mariana Islands (2003) | Northern Mariana Islands (2002) | |
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| Age structure | 0-14 years: 23.3% (male 9,483; female 9,168) 
 15-64 years: 74.8% (male 27,839; female 32,041) 65 years and over: 1.8% (male 748; female 727) (2003 est.)  | 
				0-14 years: 23.4% (male 9,208; female 8,902) 
 15-64 years: 74.8% (male 27,041; female 30,781) 65 years and over: 1.8% (male 690; female 689) (2002 est.)  | 
				
| Airports | 6 (2002) | 6 (2001) | 
| Birth rate | 19.97 births/1,000 population (2003 est.) | 20.29 births/1,000 population (2002 est.) | 
| Budget | revenues: $193 million 
 expenditures: $223 million, including capital expenditures of NA (FY 01/02 est.)  | 
				revenues: $193 million 
 expenditures: $223 million, including capital expenditures of NA (FY 2001/02 est.)  | 
				
| Death rate | 2.44 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.) | 2.42 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.) | 
| Electricity - exports | 0 kWh | - | 
| Electricity - imports | 0 kWh | - | 
| Exports - partners | US (2000) | US | 
| GDP | purchasing power parity - $900 million 
 note: $900 million $900 million GDP estimate includes US subsidy (2000 est.)  | 
				purchasing power parity - $900 million 
 note: GDP numbers reflect US spending (2000 est.)  | 
				
| Imports - partners | US, Japan (2000) | US, Japan | 
| Infant mortality rate | total: 5.52 deaths/1,000 live births 
 male: 6.6 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.37 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)  | 
				5.61 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.) | 
| Labor force | 6,006 total indigenous labor force; 2,699 unemployed; 28,717 foreign workers | 6,006 total indigenous labor force; 2,699 unemployed; 28,717 foreign workers (1995) | 
| Legislative branch | bicameral Legislature consists of the Senate (9 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve four-year staggered terms) and the House of Representatives (18 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve two-year terms) 
 elections: Senate - last held 5 November 2001 (next to be held NA November 2003); House of Representatives - last held 1 November 2003 (next to be held NA November 2005) election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - Republican Party 4, Democratic Party 3, Reform Party 1, independent 1; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - Covenant Party 9, Republican Party 7, Democratic Party 1, independent 1 note: the Northern Mariana Islands does not have a nonvoting delegate in the US Congress; instead, it has an elected official or "resident representative" located in Washington, DC; seats by party - Republican Party 1 (Pedro A. TENORIO)  | 
				bicameral Legislature consists of the Senate (9 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve four-year staggered terms) and the House of Representatives (18 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve two-year terms) 
 elections: Senate - last held 5 November 2001 (next to be held NA November 2003); House of Representatives - last held 5 November 2001 (next to be held NA November 2003) election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - Republican Party 4, Democratic Party 3, Reform Party 1, independent 1; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - Republican Party 16, Democratic Party 1, Covenant Party 1 note: the Northern Mariana Islands does not have a nonvoting delegate in the US Congress; instead, it has an elected official or "resident representative" located in Washington, DC; seats by party - Republican Party 1 (Pedro A. TENORIO)  | 
				
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 76.16 years 
 male: 73.06 years female: 79.44 years (2003 est.)  | 
				total population: 75.95 years 
 male: 72.85 years female: 79.23 years (2002 est.)  | 
				
| Net migration rate | 16.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.) | 17.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.) | 
| Population | 80,006 (July 2003 est.) | 77,311 (July 2002 est.) | 
| Population growth rate | 3.37% (2003 est.) | 3.49% (2002 est.) | 
| Radios | - | NA | 
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female 
 under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.87 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.03 male(s)/female total population: 0.91 male(s)/female (2003 est.)  | 
				at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female 
 under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.88 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1 male(s)/female total population: 0.92 male(s)/female (2002 est.)  | 
				
| Total fertility rate | 1.75 children born/woman (2003 est.) | 1.76 children born/woman (2002 est.) |