Independence Year :
Population : 160000
Life Expectancy : 77.8
Capital : 921
GNP : 1197.00
GNP Old : 1136.00
Local Name : Guam
Government Form : US Territory
Location : Oceania, island in the North Pacific Ocean, east of the Philippines and north of Papua New Guinea.
Terrain : volcanic origin, surrounded by coral reefs, low hills in center, mountains in south
Climate : Tropical marine; warm and humid with little seasonal temperature variation, dry season from January to June, rainy season from July to December.
Ethnic Group : Chamorro 37%, Filipino 26%, white 10%, Asian and other 27%
Religions : Roman Catholic 85%, other 15%
Official Website :
www.visitguam.org
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General Information - Guam
Background
Guam is the southernmost and largest island of the Marianas Island Archipelago in the North Pacific. With Magellan's landing on Guam in 1521 Spain's reign began which lasted almost 4 centuries. In 1898 America claimed the island from Spain as part of the prizes in the Spanish-American War. 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.
The economy of Guam depends on tourism, US military spending, and the export of fish and handicrafts.
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