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A full body design of my Hetalia oc Saipan. Here's a condensed, incomplete profile. The profile template can be found here: nejixkiki.deviantart.com/art/H…

Country Information
Official Country Name: The American commonwealth of Saipan
Capital: Capital Hill
Current Leader: 
 Marian Tudela

Human Information
Human Name: Teresa Matuna
Age Appearance: 15-16
Gender: Female

Physical Attributes
Blood Type: A
Height: 5'2
Weight: 101
Body: average
Hair: black
Eyes: dark brown
Accent:n A mix of many languages, Filipino, Chinese, Japanese due to many living there; native Chamorro languages 
Outfit (Casual):  A red sarong and yellow tank top
Outfit (Other[s]): A Flame Dancer costume for the Flame Tree Festival
Jewelry: Flower bracelet and anklet

Brief History
Past Caretakers: Spain, Germany, Japan, America (current)
History:

Spanish colonial period
Saipan is the second largest island in the Northern Mariana Islands and is a commonwealth of America. The island was discovered  Gonzalo Gómez de Espinosa in 1521 on board of Spanish ship Trinidad that he took charge of after the death of Ferdinand Magellan on the Philippine Islands. The island was then occupied around 1668 with the missionary expedition of Diego Luis  de San Vitores who named it San Jose. Onward from 1670 it became a port for Spanish, and occasionally English, Dutch, and French ships as a supply for food and water. The indigenous popilation shrank drastcally due to diseases brought by the Europeans and conflicts over land and the survivors were forcibly relocated to Guam in 1720 for better control and assimilation. Under Spanish rule, the island was developed into ranches for raising cattle and pigs, which were used to provision Spanish galleons on their way to Mexico. Around 1815, Carolinians from Satawal settle in Saipan during the time when Chamorros were imprisoned in Guam. This consequently caused a significant loss of land and rights for the Chamorro natives.

German colonial period
After the Spanish-American War, many colonies of Spain were handed over to the U.S. Saipan was occupied by the Americans, however Spain sold the island to Germany. 
The island was administered by Germany as part of German New Guinea. However, there was no attempt to develop or settle the island, which remained under the control of its Spanish and mestizo landowners.

Japanese colonial period
In 1914 during WW2 the island was captured by the Empire of Japan 
which was awarded formal control in 1918 by the League of Nations as part of the South Pacific Mandate. Militarily and economically, Saipan was one of the most important islands in the South Pacific Mandate and became the center of subsequent Japanese settlement. Immigration began in the 1920s by ethnic Japanese, Koreans, Taiwanese and Okinawans. By October 1943, Saipan had a civilian population of 29,348 Japanese settlers and 3,926 Chamorro and Caroline Islanders. Roads, schools, port facilities, Shinto shrines and more were constructed over that period.

WW2 Saipan
Saipan was considered the last line of defense for Japan and was protected heavily. The Battle of Saipan, 
from 15 June to 9 July 1944 was one of the major campaigns of WW2. The U.S Marines and U.S Army arrived on the southwestern coast of the island and spent more than three weeks in heavy fighting to secure the island from the Japanese. The battle cost the Americans 3,426 killed and 10,364 wounded, whereas of the estimated 30,000 Japanese defenders, only 921 were taken prisoners. Weapons and the tactics of close quarter fighting also resulted in high civilian casualties. Some 20,000 Japanese civilians perished during the battle, including over 1,000 who committed suicide by jumping from "Suicide Cliff" and "Banzai Cliff" rather than be taken prisoner. The local civilian population of Chamorro and Carolinian tribes largely fought on the side of the Japanese forces. Seabees  of the U.S. Navy also landed to participate in construction projects. With the capture of Saipan, the American military was now only 1,300 miles away from the Japanese home islands which placed many Japanese cities with in bombing range. After the war, nearly all of the surviving Japanese settlers were repatriated to Japan.

Postwar Saipan
After the war, Saipan was entrusted to the U.S. It became part of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. 
The island continued to be dominated by the United States military. Since 1978, the island has been a municipality of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Tourism began to replace military presence on the island.

Demographics of Saipan
50.9% Asian (35.8% Filipino, 7.1% Chinese, 4.6% Korean, 1.5% Japanese, 0.8% Bangladeshi, 0.5% Thai, 0.3% Nepalese, 0.3% Other Asian), 33.6% Pacific Islander (21.6% Chamorro, 5.1% Carolinian, 2.5% Chuukese, 2.3% Palauan, 0.9% Pohnpeian, 0.5% Yapese, 0.1% Kosraean, 0.1% Marshallese, and 0.6% Other Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander), 2.1% White, 0.1% Hispanic or Latino, and 0.1% Black or African American. 12.9% of Saipan residents are of two or more ethnic origins or races
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