Northern Mariana Islands - Ilhas Marianas do Norte

At Northern Mariana Islands[1] (or Northern Marianas) are part of the Commonwealth (British community) and are in political union with the United States, which in practice means that it is a territory of that country. The islands are in the Micronesia, between the Japan, at Philippines and palau.

Regions

Islands

• North Islands
• Saipan - where is the capital Garapan and the most popular destination
• Route
• Tinian

Other destinations

Understand

Climate

Tropical maritime; smoothed by northeast winds, small temperature variation. Dry season from December to June, rainy season from July to October. The hurricane season lasts several months and starts in late August or early September.

To arrive

Brazilian visitors must acquire a permit to enter the territory, obtained by sending documents 4 weeks in advance to the Immigration Division. Details on the website [2]

Portuguese tourists are exempt from a visa to enter the territory and stay for a maximum of 30 days, under the agreement with the United States. All that is required is that they have an electronic passport and authorization through the American Electronic System of Travel Authorizations (ESTA). More information on travel.state.gov [3]

By airplane

The main entrance to the Marianas is through Saipan. There are frequent flights between the Japan, South Korea and Taiwan but it may be necessary to connect to Guam or in one of the countries mentioned.

Of boat

There is a regular daily ferry service operated by the Tinian Dynasty Hotel & Casino from Saipan until Tinian and vice versa.

Circular

There are many World War II bunkers in the archipelago, which are now part of the "Pacific War Parks" and belong to the US National Park Service. In the far north of Saipan you can visit memorials to Japanese soldiers and civilians, who fearing being captured by American forces committed suicide by jumping off the cliffs into the ocean.

Speak

O English it is the official language and spoken by all the inhabitants, but 86% of the population also speaks other languages, especially native ones, such as Chamorro and Carolinian. Some Japanese Basic is also spoken by the tourism industry. Tagalog, Chinese and Korean are also frequently used.

Buy

With the

drink and go out

sleep

Learn

Work

Safety

Health

respect

Respect for elders is an important factor in the Chamorro culture. Always consider respecting your elders.

Stay in touch

The Northern Marianas are part of the American telephone network. The country code is the 1 and the local code 670.

Mail is operated by the United States Postal Service (U.S. Postal Servive); the state code is MP and the postal code 96950. The main post office is in Chalan Kanoa, with offices in Capitol Hill, Kagman, Tinian and Rota. Most hotels do not allow you to send mail. DHL and FedEx services are available in the territory.

Internet access is available. The top domain for the Northern Marianas is .mp.

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