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North Dakota vs Northern Mariana Islands Geography
Land area
- North Dakota has a land area of 68,994 square miles (178,694 km²), while Northern Mariana Islands has 179 square miles (464 km²).
- North Dakota's land area is 385.1 times larger than Northern Mariana Islands'.
Total area
- North Dakota: 70,699 square miles (183,109 km²) vs Northern Mariana Islands: 179 square miles (464 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- North Dakota's total area is 394.6 times larger than Northern Mariana Islands'.
Length
- North Dakota is 338 miles (544 km) long from north to south; Northern Mariana Islands is 326 miles (524 km).
- North Dakota and Northern Mariana Islands have about the same north-south length.
Width
- North Dakota spans 408 miles (657 km) east to west; Northern Mariana Islands spans 278 miles (448 km).
- North Dakota's east-west width is 1.5 times (47%) wider than Northern Mariana Islands'.
Highest point
- North Dakota's highest point is White Butte at 3,500 feet (1,067 m); Northern Mariana Islands's is Agrihan at 3,166 feet (965 m).
- White Butte is 334 feet higher than Agrihan.
Lowest point
- North Dakota's lowest point is Red River of the North at 754 feet; Northern Mariana Islands's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Northern Mariana Islands's lowest point is 754 feet lower.
North Dakota vs Northern Mariana Islands Population and History
Population
- North Dakota has a population of 796,568 (2024), while Northern Mariana Islands has 47,329 (2020).
- North Dakota's population is 16.8 times larger than Northern Mariana Islands'.
Population density
- North Dakota: 11.5 people per square mile vs Northern Mariana Islands: 264.4.
- Northern Mariana Islands' population density is 23.0 times higher than North Dakota's.
History
- North Dakota: Admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889, as the 39th state.
- Northern Mariana Islands: A US commonwealth since 1978.
- In its current form, North Dakota is the older of the two by 89 years.
Official Websites
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