For over three hundred years, Guam was ruled by Spain, until 1898 when Guam was ceeded to the United States. Captured by the Japanese in 1941, the island was retaken by the U.S. base in Pacific.
Maps of Saipan
The Northern Marianas comprises of 14 tropical islands stretching across 400 miles. Saipan with a population of 62,392 (Est. 2000) is the most populated among the group of islands.
