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<genc:GeopoliticalEntityEntry xmlns:genc="http://api.nsgreg.nga.mil/schema/genc/3.0" genc:schemaLocation="" xmlns:genc-cmn="http://api.nsgreg.nga.mil/schema/genc/3.0/genc-cmn" genc-cmn:schemaLocation="" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://api.nsgreg.nga.mil/schema/genc/3.0/genc http://nsgreg-api.nga.mil/schema/genc/3.0.0/genc.xsd">
  <genc:encoding>
    <genc-cmn:char3Code>MNP</genc-cmn:char3Code>
    <genc-cmn:char3CodeURISet>
      <genc-cmn:codespaceURL>http://api.nsgreg.nga.mil/geo-political/GENC/3/3-19</genc-cmn:codespaceURL>
      <genc-cmn:codespaceURN>urn:us:gov:dod:nga:def:geo-political:GENC:3:3-19</genc-cmn:codespaceURN>
      <genc-cmn:codespaceURNBased>geo-political:GENC:3:3-19</genc-cmn:codespaceURNBased>
      <genc-cmn:codespaceURNBasedShort>ge:GENC:3:3-19</genc-cmn:codespaceURNBasedShort>
    </genc-cmn:char3CodeURISet>
    <genc-cmn:char2Code>MP</genc-cmn:char2Code>
    <genc-cmn:char2CodeURISet>
      <genc-cmn:codespaceURL>http://api.nsgreg.nga.mil/geo-political/GENC/2/3-19</genc-cmn:codespaceURL>
      <genc-cmn:codespaceURN>urn:us:gov:dod:nga:def:geo-political:GENC:2:3-19</genc-cmn:codespaceURN>
      <genc-cmn:codespaceURNBased>geo-political:GENC:2:3-19</genc-cmn:codespaceURNBased>
      <genc-cmn:codespaceURNBasedShort>ge:GENC:2:3-19</genc-cmn:codespaceURNBasedShort>
    </genc-cmn:char2CodeURISet>
    <genc-cmn:numericCode>580</genc-cmn:numericCode>
    <genc-cmn:numericCodeURISet>
      <genc-cmn:codespaceURL>http://api.nsgreg.nga.mil/geo-political/GENC/n/3-19</genc-cmn:codespaceURL>
      <genc-cmn:codespaceURN>urn:us:gov:dod:nga:def:geo-political:GENC:n:3-19</genc-cmn:codespaceURN>
      <genc-cmn:codespaceURNBased>geo-political:GENC:n:3-19</genc-cmn:codespaceURNBased>
      <genc-cmn:codespaceURNBasedShort>ge:GENC:n:3-19</genc-cmn:codespaceURNBasedShort>
    </genc-cmn:numericCodeURISet>
  </genc:encoding>
  <genc:name><![CDATA[NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS]]></genc:name>
  <genc:shortName><![CDATA[Northern Mariana Islands]]></genc:shortName>
  <genc:fullName><![CDATA[Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands]]></genc:fullName>
  <genc:gencStatus>exception</genc:gencStatus>
  <genc:entryDate>2023-07-01</genc:entryDate>
  <genc:entryType>unchanged</genc:entryType>
  <genc:usRecognition>notIndependent</genc:usRecognition>
  <genc:entryNotesOnNaming><![CDATA[The GENC Standard specifies the short name "Northern Mariana Islands" where instead ISO 3166-1 specifies "Northern Mariana Islands (the)"; and GENC specifies the full name "Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands" where instead ISO 3166-1 specifies "the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands". The GENC Standard specifies the local short name for 'en'/'eng' as "Northern Mariana Islands", removing the definite article, where instead ISO 3166-1 specifies "Northern Mariana Islands (the)".]]></genc:entryNotesOnNaming>
  <genc:entryNotesOnTerritory><![CDATA[The entry for this geopolitical entity is assigned the GENC status of 'Exception' because GENC Standard considers the geographic territory of the Northern Mariana Islands to be specifically excluded from the geographic territory of the entry named "UNITED STATES". Note that the ISO 3166/MA considers the United States as including the geographic territory of the Northern Mariana Islands; while ISO 3166-1 includes an entry named "NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS", ISO 3166-2 specifies a code element for the Northern Mariana Islands as a corresponding administrative subdivision (of type "outlying area") of the entry named "UNITED STATES" (see ISO 3166-1:2013, Clause 4.3 "Overlaps"; and ISO 3166-2:2013, Clause 4.1.2 (on subdivision).)]]></genc:entryNotesOnTerritory>
  <genc:localShortName>
    <genc:name><![CDATA[Northern Mariana Islands]]></genc:name>
    <genc:iso6393Char3Code>eng</genc:iso6393Char3Code>
  </genc:localShortName>
</genc:GeopoliticalEntityEntry>