ction:
NA kWh

Electricity - consumption:
NA kWh

Electricity - exports:
0 kWh

Electricity - imports:
0 kWh

Exports:
$NA

Exports - commodities:
garments

Exports - partners:
US (2004)

Imports:
$214.4 million (2001)

Imports - commodities:
food, construction equipment and materials, petroleum products

Imports - partners:
US, Japan (2004)

Debt - external:
$NA

Economic aid - recipient:
extensive funding from US

Currency (code):
US dollar (USD)

Currency code:
USD

Exchange rates:
the US dollar is used

Fiscal year:
1 October - 30 September

Communications Northern Mariana Islands

Telephones - main lines in use:
21,000 (2000)

Telephones - mobile cellular:
20,500 (2004)

Telephone system:
general assessment: NA
domestic: NA
international: country code - 1-670; satellite earth stations - 2
Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)

Radio broadcast stations:
AM 1, FM 6, shortwave 1 (2006)

Radios:
NA

Television broadcast stations:
1 (Low Power TV on Saipan; in addition, two cable services on
Saipan provide varied programming from satellite networks) (2006)

Televisions:
NA

Internet country code:
.mp

Internet hosts:
20 (2005)

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
1 (2001)

Internet users:
10,000 (2003)

Transportation Northern Mariana Islands

Airports:
5 (2006)

Airports - with paved runways:
total: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2006)

Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
under 914 m: 1 (2006)

Heliports:
1 (2006)

Roadways:
total: 536 km (2004)

Ports and terminals:
Saipan, Tinian

Military Northern Mariana Islands

Military - note:
defense is the responsibility of the US

Transnational Issues Northern Mariana Islands

Disputes - international:
none

This page was last updated on 8 February, 2007

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@Norway

Introduction Norway

Background:
Two centuries of Viking raids into Europe tapered off following the
adoption of Christianity by King Olav TRYGGVASON in 994. Conversion
of the Norwegian kingdom occurred over the next several decades. In
1397, Norway was absorbed into a union with Denmark that lasted more
than four centuries. In 1814, Norwegians resisted the cession of
their country to Sweden and adopted