Which state in the United States is Saipan in?

Saipan is located in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in the United States.

In July 1947, the Marshall Islands was handed over to the United States as trustee by the United Nations, and later formed the four Pacific Island Trusteeships with the Republic of Palau, the Northern Mariana Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia. a political entity.

Saipan is the capital of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and became the capital of the United States Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands in 1962. On November 28, 2009, the U.S. federal government took over immigration affairs in the Northern Mariana Islands. Extended information

In 1565, the Spanish landed on Saipan, declared permanent possession of their territory, named it "Mariana" after the Spanish Queen, and ruled for nearly 400 years. Germany purchased Saipan from Spain in 1898 and ruled it for less than 20 years. After the defeat of World War I in 1918, Germany transferred the permanent rights of the colony to Japan.

Under the planning of the U.S. government, the Northern Mariana Islands decided to belong to the United States through a referendum in 1986 and became a new member of the U.S. territory. Since 1986, all residents on the islands have held U.S. citizen passports. Social welfare cards (i.e. tax cards) are uniformly managed by California, USA. Any baby born locally can apply for a U.S. passport and become a U.S. citizen.

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