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Hawaii vs Northern Mariana Islands Geography
Land area
- Hawaii has a land area of 6,423 square miles (16,634 km²), while Northern Mariana Islands has 179 square miles (464 km²).
- Hawaii's land area is 35.8 times larger than Northern Mariana Islands'.
Total area
- Hawaii: 10,970 square miles (28,412 km²) vs Northern Mariana Islands: 179 square miles (464 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Hawaii's total area is 61.2 times larger than Northern Mariana Islands'.
Length
- Hawaii is 333 miles (536 km) long from north to south; Northern Mariana Islands is 326 miles (524 km).
- Hawaii and Northern Mariana Islands have about the same north-south length.
Width
- Hawaii spans 386 miles (621 km) east to west; Northern Mariana Islands spans 278 miles (448 km).
- Hawaii's east-west width is 1.4 times (39%) wider than Northern Mariana Islands'.
Highest point
- Hawaii's highest point is Mauna Kea at 13,795 feet (4,205 m); Northern Mariana Islands's is Agrihan at 3,166 feet (965 m).
- Mauna Kea is 10,629 feet higher than Agrihan.
Lowest point
- Hawaii's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Northern Mariana Islands's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Hawaii vs Northern Mariana Islands Population and History
Population
- Hawaii has a population of 1,446,146 (2024), while Northern Mariana Islands has 47,329 (2020).
- Hawaii's population is 30.6 times larger than Northern Mariana Islands'.
Population density
- Hawaii: 225.2 people per square mile vs Northern Mariana Islands: 264.4.
- Northern Mariana Islands' population density is 1.2 times (17%) higher than Hawaii's.
History
- Hawaii: Admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959, as the 50th state.
- Northern Mariana Islands: A US commonwealth since 1978.
- In its current form, Hawaii is the older of the two by 19 years.
Official Websites
Hawaii official website · Northern Mariana Islands official website
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