Travel Guide to Saipan
Saipan is the major island of the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), and is part of the US political family. It is a land of natural tropical beauty and is a major tourist destination for tourists from Japan and other parts of Asia. The temperatures year round are in the mid to upper 80s. The island has a population of about 75,000 people with a huge amount of ethnic diversity. Approximately 20,000 people are Pacific Islanders; over 40,000 Asians (predominantly from the Philippines and China); and the rest Caucasians, Japanese, Koreans, and of mixed ethnicity. A smattering of a wide variety of other ethnic groups round out the numbers.
The island is fairly modern, with paved roads, modern homes, good healthcare, safe conditions, and daily international flights. There is a strong sense of community and the pace is relaxed and casual.