what are the commonwealth of northern mariana islands
The Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI; Chamorro: Sankattan Siha Na Islas MariÃ¥nas; Carolinian: Commonwealth TÃ©Ã©l FalÃºw kka EfÃ¡ng llÃ³l Marianas), is an insular area and commonwealth of the United States consisting of 15 islands in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.