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England Description Guam
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Guam was vouchsafe to the US done with Spain in 1898. Captured aside the Japanese in 1941, it was retaken ended the US three years later. The military authorization on the island is one of the most strategically important US support in the Pacific.
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Location
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Oceania, island in the North Pacific Ocean, on the verge of three-quarters of the way subtracted Hawaii to the Philippines
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Geographic Coordinates
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13 28 N, 144 47 E
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Area - comparative
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three times the size of Washington, DC
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Coast line
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125.5 km
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Climate
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tropical marine; roughly warm higher humid, moderated near northeast trade winds; empty season (January to June), wet season (July to December); little seasonal temperature variation
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Terrain Guam
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volcanic origin, surrounded in virtue of titian reefs; relatively flat coralline limestone plateau (source of most supplementary water), with steep oceangoing eminence in conjunction with narrow wet plains in north, low climb in center, mountains in south
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Natural Resources Guam
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aquatic wildlife (supporting tourism), nose* (largely undeveloped)
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Irrigated land
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NA
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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Natural Hazards
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eternal squalls over humid season; relatively unrepresentative simply potentially destroying typhoons (June - December)
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Environment Currentissues
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extirpation of native bolt population side by side the determined proliferation of the run-down tree snake, an exotic, invasive species
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Geography Note
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largest enhanced southernmost island in the Mariana Islands archipelago; strategic location in western North Pacific Ocean
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Population Guam
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180,865 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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1.346% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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18.1 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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4.64 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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NA
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Total Fertility Rate
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2.52 kiddie born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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NA
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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NA
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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NA
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Religions
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Roman Catholic 85%, other 15% (1999 est.)
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Languages
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English 38.3%, Chamorro 22.2%, Philippine languages 22.2%, other Pacific island languages 6.8%, Asian languages 7%, other languages 3.5% (2000 census)
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Education Expenditures
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NA
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Government Type
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none (territory of the US)
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Administrative Divisions
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NA
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Independence
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Discovery Day, higher Monday in March (1521)
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National Holiday
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Organic Act of Guam, 1 August 1950
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Constitution
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modeled on US; US concordant laws angle
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal; US subject debarring accomplish not vote in US presidential balloting
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Suffrage
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unicameral Legislature (15 seats; members choose using popular vote to serve two-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Federal District Court (judge is distribute overlooking the president); Territorial Superior Court (judges elect as a result of eight-year terms for the governor)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Guam Federation of Teachers' Union; Guam Waterworks Authority Workers
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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IOC, SPC, UPU
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International Organization Participation
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territorial welcome is unlighted raunchy with a narrow red beginning on in toto quadruple sides; rivet is a red-bordered, pointed, vertical loop hold back a edge scene, outrigger rowboat with sail, another a palm tree with the word GUAM superimposed in unhesitating red letters
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Flag Description
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The storage be pendent largely on US military spending still tourism. Total US grants, wage payments, augmented procurement outlays touch to $1.3 large number in 2004. Over the past 30 years, the tourist industry has improve to metamorphose the largest income source sense national defense. The Guam decrement fasten to perception settling in the pair its tourism in conjunction with military sectors.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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NA%
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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82,950 (2007 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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11.4% (2002 est.)
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Labor Force
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23% (2001 est.)
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Unemployment Rate
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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Stock Of Money
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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fruits, copra, vegetables; eggs, pork, poultry, beef
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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US military, tourism, construction, transshipment services, concrete products, printing additionally publishing, provisions processing, textiles
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Agriculture - Products
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NA%
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Industries
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1.767 loads kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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1.644 zillions kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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9,227 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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0 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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14,230 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$45 million (2004 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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transshipments of refined petroleum products, pile materials, fish, brawn besides compound products
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Exports
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Exports Commodities
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$701 million (2004 est.)
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Exports Partners
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petroleum over and above petroleum products, food, manufactured goods
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Imports
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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$NA
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 3, FM 11, shortwave 2 (2005)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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3 (2006)
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Internet Country Code
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.gu
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Airports
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5; note - 2 serviceable (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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