No. We don't have statehood. We have a Commonwealth Status.
The Northern Mariana Islands were featured on the U.S. quarter as part of the 50 State Quarters Program. This program commemorated each state and territory through a unique design on the back of the quarter. The Northern Mariana Islands, as a U.S. territory, were included in this program.
they are not rare because i have one too. that means someone else can have one too. i found that the northern mariana Islands quarter are officially the scarcest of all 2009 quarters with only 72,800,000 produced compared to any of the 50 State quarters. i got that on www.kgbanswers.com/how-rare-are-the-northern-mariana-islands-quarter/10900473
No. No such lawsuit has yet been filed.
According to the CIA World Factbook, the Northern Mariana Islands are a commonwealth of the United States of America. The political system mirrors that of the United States, in that there are three branches of government: the executive, legislative, and judicial branches. The Islands have a locally-elected governor and lieutenant governor that run the executive branch. While American President Barack Obama is the formal chief of state, Governor Benigno R. Fitial, reelected in 2006, acts as the head of the government.
US territories in the South Pacfic include:GuamNorthern Mariana Islands (commonwealth)American Samoa, self-governing under a constitution last revised in 1967Wake Island, inhabited by US military and civilian contractors onlyMidway Islands, inhabited by caretakersJohnston Atoll, uninhabitedBaker Island, uninhabitedHowland Island, uninhabitedJarvis Island, uninhabitedKingman Reef, uninhabited
Wisconsin
the Charlotte Islands belong to Canada
[1] Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia are Commonwealths. [2] Washington, DC is a Federal district. [3] American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana and US Virgin islands, and Puerto Rico are insular areas. [4] Bajo Nuevo Bank; Baker, Howland, Jarvis, Narvassa and Wake islands; Johnston, Midway and Palmyra atolls; Kingman Reef; and Serranilla Bank are outlying islands.
the province
the province
The Aleutian Islands are part of the state of Alaska in the United States. The archipelago stretches across the northern Pacific Ocean near the coast of Alaska.
A US protectorate is a territory under the political and military protection of the United States, but not fully incorporated as a state. Protectorates may have limited representation, such as a delegate in the US Congress, but they do not have full voting rights. Examples include Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands.