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What country is Saipan?

Saipan belongs to the United States and is the federal capital of the Northern Mariana Islands.

Saipan is the largest island and capital of the Northern Mariana Islands in the United States, with an area of 1.85 square kilometers. The highest point, Tapojo, is 466 meters above sea level. The short and dark Chamorros and Caroline are indigenous people. The local official language is English, and the indigenous languages are Chamorro and Caroline.

Although Saipan's agriculture is not as strong as tourism and migrant workers, it is relatively developed locally. The main agricultural products in Saipan are cassava, cattle, coconut, papaya, breadfruit, tomato and melon. Agriculture plays a small role in the economy.

Another economic pillar of Saipan is tourism. Saipan, like Guam, began to develop tourism from 1970. The main agricultural products are cattle, beef and pork. Imported products are mainly vegetables-based food and daily industrial products.

Gourmet special

Chinese food is very popular in the local area, among which Sichuan cuisine is authentic and local fresh seafood is also very good. Local fruits can be picked directly from trees (as long as they are in public places, they cannot enter the yards of local residents), among which coconuts and mangoes are easier to pick.

Chamorro cuisine is the most distinctive food on the island, as well as roast suckling pig, sashimi, Redmi, shrimp with coconut juice, barbecue and cocoa coconut jiaozi, all of which are low-calorie foods.

Chamorro cooking is characterized by the use of local raw materials, such as hot sauce, soy sauce, lemon juice, onions and so on. , and add food for cooking. The flavor combines the flavors of Spain, the Philippines and Nanyang, and it is full of color and flavor, which makes people linger for three feet. The most representative dishes are: coconut crab, pickled papaya, roast suckling pig, sashimi, Redmi, coconut shrimp, barbecue and so on.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Saipan