How many islands are there in Saipan?

Saipan, the capital of the Northern Mariana Islands Federation (CNMI), is located in the western Pacific Ocean at 145 degrees east longitude and 15 degrees north latitude, between the Philippine Sea and the Pacific Ocean, facing the Philippine Sea in the southwest and the Pacific Ocean in the northeast. CNMI contains 65,438+05 islands, and Guam in the south of it is called Mariana Islands. Due to its proximity to the equator, summer-like seasons and beautiful scenery, it is a world-famous tourist attraction. Being in Saipan, leaning against the mountains covered with tropical vegetation, the charming blue-green Philippine Sea is displayed through the lush coconut trees on both sides of the road, so there is a saying that "being in Saipan is like being in heaven". Few tourist destinations can provide all the requirements of all tourists, and Saipan is one of them. World-class shopping, dining, sightseeing and activities are surprisingly rich and different here. The island is about 19 km long and 9 km wide. Among them, there are 50,000 indigenous people (citizens with American passports), including Americans and local aborigines. Others are migrant workers and investors, including Japanese, Filipinos, Koreans, Bangladeshis, Thais and China. Among them, there are about 65,438+million Filipinos, 65,438+million China, 5,000 Koreans and Japanese, and 65,448+million others. It is because there are so many people in China that China has delicious food, restaurants and shops all over the island, which brings convenience to China people's life and diet.

Saipan Saipan began to be inhabited by humans around 2000 BC. The original beauty of Saipan and Mariana Islands was not known to the world until the famous navigator Magellan 152 1 traveled around the world. After the Spanish landed on the island in 1565, they declared permanent possession as their territory, and renamed the islands "Mariana" after the Queen of Spain in 1668. 1898 After the Spanish-American War, Spain ceded Guam to the United States and sold the Northern Mariana Islands to Germany. Twenty years later, Germany was defeated in World War I and was forced to cede the Northern Mariana Islands to Japan. During the Japanese occupation, immigrants were introduced from Japan, Okinawa, North Korea and other places, and sugarcane was planted in large quantities. According to the population statistics from 1939 to 65438+February, there are 129 104 people on the island, of whom nearly 60% are Japanese (including Taiwan Province Province and Koreans). During World War II, Japanese and American armies fought fiercely for the island. 1944, 15 In June, the US military began to attack Saipan, which was called the Battle of Saipan in history. On July 9, the battle ended and the Japanese commander committed suicide by caesarean section. Thirty thousand Japanese soldiers guarding the island fought to only one thousand. Today, there are still many battlefield sites in Saipan. The two atomic bombs dropped by the United States in Japan, the little boy and the fat man, took off after being loaded on Tianning Island near Saipan. After Japan's defeat, the United Nations entrusted the Northern Mariana Islands, Micronesia Islands, Palau and Marshall Islands to the United States government for 40 years (1945- 1985), and the United States was responsible for the national defense and foreign affairs of the trusteeship countries. After the end of the trusteeship period, Micronesia, Palau and Marshall Islands became independent as * * * and the United States, while the Northern Mariana Islands decided not to seek independence in the 1970s, and instead sought to become a dependency of the United States. 1975 reached an agreement with the United States to form a federation and become a political alliance of the United States. 1978 the federal government was established and adopted the constitution. 1986165438+10, which was owned by the United States by referendum, became a territory of the United States, and the management right was managed by the local government, with a transitional period. Starting from 1986, all residents on the island hold American citizen passports, and the social security card (i.e. tax card) is managed by California. At that time, it was agreed with the United States that the local government would manage immigration and labor affairs. On May 10, 2008, US President George W. Bush signed the Regulations on the Federalization of the Northern Mariana Islands, and finally regained the autonomy of immigration and labor affairs on October 28, 2009. After federalization, the United States may not issue green cards to all foreigners on the island, that is, Amnesty, in accordance with its policy toward the western Pacific territory. Like other American territories, the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana has no seats in the United States Senate and no voting seats in the House of Representatives, but it can vote in various committees of the House of Representatives.