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unusual facts about Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands



Cigarette smuggling

The proposed Stop Tobacco Smuggling in the Territories Act of 2013 (H.R. 338; 113th Congress), if it passes during the 113th United States Congress, would update the Contraband Cigarette Trafficking Act to include American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam, which were previously not covered by the law.

Guam Rail

Since 1995, more than 100 rails have been introduced on the island of Rota in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in an attempt to establish a wild breeding colony.

Jack Abramoff CNMI scandal

The Jack Abramoff CNMI scandal involves the efforts of Jack Abramoff, other lobbyists, and government officials to change or prevent, or both, Congressional action regarding the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) and businesses on Saipan, its capital, commercial center, and one of its three principal islands.

Joseph M. Mendiola

Joseph M. Mendiola is a member of the Senate of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI).


see also

Northern Islands

Northern Islands Municipality, one of the four main political divisions of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands