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Introduction: GUAM
Guam was ceded to the US by Spain in 1898. Captured by the Japanese in 1941, it was retaken by the US three years later. The military installation on the island is one of the most strategically important US bases in the Pacific.
GEOGRAPHY
Country name: conventional long form: Territory of Guam
conventional short form: Guam
local long form: Guahan
Capital: Hagatna (Agana)
Location: Oceania, island in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines
Geographic Coordinates: 13 28 N, 144 47 E
Area: total: 549 sq km
land: 549 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Area Comparative: three times the size of Washington, DC
Land Boundaries: 0 km
Coastline: 125.5 km
Maritime Claims: territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Climate: tropical marine; generally warm and humid, moderated by northeast trade winds; dry season from January to June, rainy season from July to December; little seasonal temperature variation
Terrain: volcanic origin, surrounded by coral reefs; relatively flat coralline limestone plateau (source of most fresh water), with steep coastal cliffs and narrow coastal plains in north, low hills in center, mountains in south
Elavation Extremes: lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mount Lamlam 406 m
Natural Resources: fishing (largely undeveloped), tourism (especially from Japan)
GOVERNEMENT
Governement Type: NA (organized, unincorporated territory of the US with policy relations between Guam and the US under the jurisdiction of the Office of Insular Affairs, US Department of the Interior )
Administratives Divisions: none (territory of the US)
Independence none (territory of the US)
National Holiday: Discovery Day, first Monday in March (1521)
Constitution: Organic Act of 1 August 1950
Legal System; modeled on US; US federal laws apply
Suffrage 18 years of age; universal; US citizens, but do not vote in US presidential elections
Executive Branch: chief of state: President George W. BUSH of the US (since 20 January 2001); Vice President Richard B. CHENEY (since 20 January 2001)
head of government: Governor Felix P. P. CAMACHO (since 6 January 2003) and Lieutenant Governor Kaleo MOYLAN (since 6 January 2003)
cabinet: executive departments; heads appointed by the governor with the consent of the Guam legislature
elections: US president and vice president elected on the same ticket for a four-year term; governor and lieutenant governor elected on the same ticket by popular vote for four-year term; election last held 5 November 2002 (next to be held November 2006)
election results: Felix P. P. CAMACHO elected governor; percent of vote - Felix P. P. CAMACHO (Republican Party) 55.4%, Robert A. UNDERWOOD (Democratic Party) 44.6%
Legislative Branch: unicameral Legislature (15 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve two-year terms)
elections: last held 2 November 2004 (next to be held November 2006)
election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - Democratic Party 6, Republican Party 9
note: Guam elects one nonvoting delegate to the US House of Representatives; election last held 2 November 2004 (next to be held November 2006); results - Madeleine BORDALLO (Democratic Party) was elected as delegate; percent of vote by party - Democratic Party 64.6%, Republican Party 35.4%; seats by party - Democratic Party 1
Judicial Branch: Federal District Court (judge is appointed by the president); Territorial Superior Court (judges appointed for eight-year terms by the governor)
Political parties and Leaders: Democratic Party [leader Michael PHILLIPS]; Republican Party (controls the legislature) [leader Philip J. FLORES]
PEOPLE
Population: 168,564 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 29.4% (male 25,645/female 23,887)
15-64 years: 64.1% (male 55,115/female 52,935)
65 years and over: 6.5% (male 5,157/female 5,825) (2005 est.)
Median age: total: 28.38 years
male: 28.16 years
female: 28.61 years (2005 est.)
Nationality: noun: Guamanian(s)
adjective: Guamanian
Ethnic groups: Chamorro 37%, Filipino 26%, white 10%, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and other 27%
Religions: Roman Catholic 85%, other 15% (1999 est.)
Languages: English, Chamorro, Japanese
COMUNICATIONS
Telephones - main lines in use: 84,134 (2001)
Telephones - mobile cellular: 32,600 (2001)
Telephone system: general assessment: modern system, integrated with US facilities for direct dialing, including free use of 800 numbers
domestic: modern digital system, including cellular mobile service and local access to the Internet
international: country code - 1-671; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean); submarine cables to US and Japan (Guam is a trans-Pacific communications hub for MCI, Sprint, AT&T, IT&E, and GTE, linking the US and Asia)
Radio broadcast stations: AM 4, FM 7, shortwave 2 (2003)
Television broadcast stations: 5 (1997)
Internet country code: .gu
Internet hosts:  
Internet users: 50,000 (2002)
TRANSPORT
Railways:  
Highways: total: 977 km
paved: 962 km
unpaved: 15 km (2004)
Waterways:  
Pipelines:  
Ports and harbors: Apra Harbor
Merchant marine:  
Airports: 5 (2004 est.)
Airports - with paved runways: total: 4
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2004 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways: total: 1
under 914 m: 1 (2004 est.)
Heliports:  
 
 
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