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Saipan is the capital of Monvalou in the Northern Mariana Islands. Belongs to a part of the United States federal island. The Commonwealth Islands do not belong to the fifty states of the United States or the District of Columbia, but their residents are American citizens. There are two "federal islands" in the United States: the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) and Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico), which have not become official state-level administrative regions of the United States, so many federal laws are not applicable in Saipan. (Before World War II, the Philippines was also a free state of the United States. The products here are exported to the United States duty-free. The current governor of the Free State of Northern Mariana is Fecio benigno Fitiar. Map of Saipan Saipan is located in the southeast of the archipelago, with latitude 15.25 degrees north and longitude 145.75 degrees east, 200 kilometers north of Guam. Area 120 km2. In 2000, there were 62,392 people in the census, accounting for about 85% of the total population of the Commonwealth. The main island of Saipan is 20 kilometers long and 9 kilometers wide, and the island is hilly. The west coast of the island is a beach, there are coral reefs in the open sea, and the east coast of the island is a rocky coast. Tapojo, the highest point, is a volcano with an altitude of 474 meters, with a lagoon along the west coast. From18th century to19th century, Saban Island was ruled by Spain. Spain was defeated in the Spanish-American War in 1899, and Germany took over. Germany was defeated in World War I and Japan took over Saipan. The construction of Saipan began during the Japanese occupation period, mainly developing sugar industry and fishery. Since the 1930 s, the situation in the Pacific Ocean has been tense, and Japan has built heavy fortifications here to defend itself. 194 1 year, 30,000 Japanese troops were deployed here. 1June, 944 15, the US Marine Corps landed from the southern tip of the island, fought bloody battles with the defenders for three weeks, and defeated them, which is known as the Battle of Saipan in history. Hollywood once used Whisperwhisperer to put this movement on the screen. Saipan is rich in coconuts, sugar cane, rice, bananas and cassava. It contains manganese and phosphate. There are garment and desiccated coconut processing enterprises. Tourism has developed rapidly and has become the main economic source. It has a commercial pier and an international airport. There is an American air base at the southern end of the island. Reference: zh. *** /w/index? Title =% E5% a1%9e% E7% 8f% ad% E5% B3% B6&; Variant =zh- 1. Can you look at the mainland /web/zh-HK/defaultx? POS = Ticket Office of Continental Airlines Hong Kong Address: 58th Floor, Central Center, No.99 Queen's Road Central Business hours-9: 00 am to 5: 30 pm from Monday to Friday Tel: 3 1985777 2. You can find it in Google Maps 3. You can rent a car (I don't need a motorcycle now). I don't know the reference: Contil and myself.