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'''Official name''' Guåhan (Chamorro); Territory of Guam (English)<BR> | |||
'''Political status''' self-governing, organized, unincorporated territory of the United States with one legislative house (Guam Legislature [15])<BR> | |||
'''Head of state''' President of the United States: Barack Obama<BR> | |||
'''Head of government''' Governor: Eddie Calvo<BR> | |||
'''Capital''' Hagåtña (formerly Agana)<BR> | |||
'''Official languages''' Chamorro; English<BR> | |||
'''Official religion''' none<BR> | |||
'''Monetary unit''' United States dollar (U.S.$)<BR> | |||
'''Population''' (2013 est.) 161,000COLLAPSE<BR> | |||
'''Total area (sq mi)''' 217<BR> | |||
'''Total area (sq km)''' 561<BR> | |||
'''Urban-rural population''' Urban: (2011) 93.4%<BR> | |||
'''Rural:''' (2011) 6.6%<BR> | |||
'''Life expectancy at birth''' Male: (2012) 75.7 years<BR> | |||
'''Female:''' (2012) 81.7 years<BR> | |||
'''Literacy: percentage of population age 15 and over literate''' Male: 100%<BR> | |||
'''Female:''' 100%<BR> | |||
'''GNI per capita (U.S.$)''' (2009) 24,446<BR> | |||
==About Guam== | |||
Spain ceded Guam to the US 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. | Spain ceded Guam to the US 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. | ||
Also Guam, island and unincorporated territory of the United States in the north Pacific Ocean, the largest, most populous, and southernmost of the Mariana Islands. It lies about 5,800 miles (9,300 km) west of San Francisco and 1,600 miles (2,600 km) east of Manila. Hagåtña (Agana) is the capital. Major settlements are Dededo, in the north-central part of the island, Machanao, in the north, and Apotgan, on the west coast. | |||
'''[[Land of Guam]]'''<br> | |||
'''[[People of Guam]]'''<br> | |||
'''[[Economy of Guam]]'''<br> | |||
'''[[Government and Society of Guam]]'''<br> | |||
'''[[Culture Life of Guam]]'''<br> | |||
'''[[History of Guam]]'''<br> | |||
==Disclaimer== | ==Disclaimer== | ||
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[[category:countries]] | [[category:countries]] | ||