Step 1 : Introduction to the question "Which country claims the island of Saipan as a commonwealth?"
...The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands became a U.S. territory in 1975. Its first constitutional government took office in 1978. There are three inhabited principal islands in the Commonwealth: Saipan, Rota and Tinian. The 300-mile archipelago is found just north of Guam. The population of U.S. citizens are mostly of Chamorro cultural background with a number of immigrants settling on the islands over the years. The official language of English but the native languages are still widely used. Source: DOI.gov
