Northern Marianas
/ˌmærɪˈɑːnəz/a self-governing territory in the western Pacific, comprising the Mariana Islands with the exception of the southernmost, Guam; pop.51,500 (est. 2009); languages, English (official), Austronesian languages; capital, Chalan Kanoa (on Saipan). The Northern Marianas are constituted as a self-governing commonwealth in union with the United States.
北马里亚纳群岛（西太平洋上的一个自治地域, 由属于马里亚纳群岛的各岛组成, 但不包括群岛最南端的关岛; 2009年估计人口51,500; 语言为英语［官方用语］和南岛语言; 首府贾隆·卡诺阿位于塞班岛上; 北马里亚纳群岛作为与美国联合的一个自治政区具有法律地位）。