GDP Official Exchange Rate (OER is more precise at gauging a countries economic power)
(Estimated 2000): $633.4 million (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (OER) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): (US$) or (GBP)
GDP Purchasing Power Parity (PPP is good for gauging living conditions and use of resources but not as accurate as OER. This data has been calculated based on the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States)
(Estimated 2000): $900 million (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (PPP) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2000): $12,500 (US$) or (GBP)
Capital: Saipan
Population (Estimated July 2012): 44,582
Area: 457.1km2 or 176.5mi2
Currency: United States Dollar (U.S.$)
Official Language: Chamorro, Carolinian and English
Political Information: Self-Governing Commonwealth in Association with United States of American.
Official Religion: No Official Religion
(but the majority of the population are Christian and some of the population have indigenous beliefs).
Highest Point: Unnamed area at 965m or 3,166ft
Largest River:
Time Zone (GMT/UTC): +10:00
Wildlife:
Counties/Provinces/States: four municipalities; Northern Islands, Rota, Saipan, Tinian
Leaders: (Head of State) President of the United States Barack Obama and Governor Benigno R. Fitial
Sources: CIA World Fact Book, and Encyclopaedia Britannica.
