STATISTICS

Northern Mariana IslandsRegion Oceania-MicronesiaCurrency U.S. Dollar (USD)Surface area (square kilometres) 457Population in 2012 (estimated, 000) 53Population density in 2012 (per square kilometre) 116.6Capital city and population in 2011 (000) Garapan (4) aEconomic indicators 2005 2010 2012CPI: Consumer price index (2000=100) b 100 122 c ...Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) d 498 375 336 eMobile-cellular subscriptions (per 100 inhabitants) 29.9 f ... ...Social indicatorsPopulation growth rate (average annual %) 2010-2015 0.4Urban population growth rate (average annual %) 2010-2015 1.9Rural population growth rate (average annual %) 2010-2015 0.4Urban population (%) 2013 91.7Population aged 0-14 years (%) gh 2013 24.7Population aged 60+ years (females and males, % of total) gh 2013 7.8/7.4Sex ratio (males per 100 females) gh 2013 105.9Life expectancy at birth (females and males, years) g 2010-2015 77.1/73.5 iInfant mortality rate (per 1 000 live births) g 2010-2015 4.9 jFertility rate, total (live births per woman) g 2010-2015 2.2 kContraceptive prevalence (ages 15-49, %) 2006-2012 20.5 lInternational migrant stock (000 and % of total population) mid-2013 24.2/44.9Environmental indicatorsThreatened species 2013 97Forested area (% of land area) 2011 65.5a 2000. b Saipan. c 2009. d Air arrivals. e 2011. f 2004. g Data compiled by the Secretariat of the PacificCommunity Demography Programme. h De facto estimate. i 1999-2001. j 2006-2008. k 2010. l 1970.146 World Statistics Pocketbook