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Northern Mariana Islands vs Alberta Geography
Land area: Northern Mariana Islands has a land area of 179 square miles (464 km²), while Alberta has 248,000 square miles (642,317 km²). Alberta's land area is 1,384.3 times larger than Northern Mariana Islands'.
Total area: Northern Mariana Islands: 179 square miles (464 km²) vs Alberta: 255,541 square miles (661,848 km²), including inland and coastal water. Alberta's total area is 1,426.4 times larger than Northern Mariana Islands'.
Length: Northern Mariana Islands is 326 miles (524 km) long from north to south; Alberta is 810 miles (1,303 km). Alberta's north-south length is 2.5 times (148%) longer than Northern Mariana Islands'.
Width: Northern Mariana Islands spans 278 miles (448 km) east to west; Alberta spans 544 miles (876 km). Alberta's east-west width is 2.0 times (96%) wider than Northern Mariana Islands'.
Highest point: Northern Mariana Islands's highest point is Agrihan at 3,166 feet (965 m); Alberta's is Mount Columbia at 12,293 feet (3,747 m). Mount Columbia is 9,127 feet higher than Agrihan.
Lowest point: Northern Mariana Islands's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Alberta's is Slave River at 499 feet. Northern Mariana Islands's lowest point is 499 feet lower.
Northern Mariana Islands vs Alberta Population and History
Population: Northern Mariana Islands has a population of 47,329 (2020), while Alberta has 5,048,151 (2026). Alberta's population is 106.7 times larger than Northern Mariana Islands'.
Population density: Northern Mariana Islands: 264.4 people per square mile vs Alberta: 20.4. Northern Mariana Islands' population density is 13.0 times higher than Alberta's.
History: Northern Mariana Islands: A US commonwealth since 1978. Alberta: Joined Confederation on September 1, 1905. In its current form, Alberta is the older of the two by 73 years.
Official Websites
Northern Mariana Islands official website · Alberta official website
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.