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The United States Territory of Guam
Guam
Guam is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States located in the western Pacific Ocean. It is one of five U.S. territories with an established civilian government. Guam is listed as one of 16 Non-Self-Governing Territories by the Special Committee on Decolonization of the United...

is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States of America that comprises the Island of Guam in the western North Pacific Ocean. It is one of five U.S. territories with an established civilian government. The island's capital is Hagåtña

Hagåtña, Guam

Hagåtña , formerly English Agana and in Spanish Agaña, is the capital of the United States island territory of Guam. It is the island's second smallest village in both area and population. From the 18th through mid 20th century, it was Guam's population center...

(formerly Agana). Guam is the largest and southernmost of the Mariana Islands

Mariana Islands

The Mariana Islands are an arc-shaped archipelago made up by the summits of 15 volcanic mountains in the north-western Pacific Ocean between the 12th and 21st parallels north and along the 145th meridian east...

.

The Chamorros

Chamorros

The Chamorro people, or Chamoru people, are the indigenous peoples of the Mariana Islands, which include the American territory of Guam and the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Micronesia. Today, significant Chamoru populations also exist in several U.S. states...

, Guam's indigenous inhabitants, first populated the island approximately 4,000 years ago. The island has a long history of European colonialism beginning in 1668 with the arrival of Spanish settlers including Padre San Vitores, a Catholic missionary

Missionary

A missionary is a member of a religious group sent into an area to do evangelism or ministries of service, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care and economic development. The word "mission" originates from 1598 when the Jesuits sent members abroad, derived from the Latin...

. The island was taken over from Spain

Spanish East Indies

Spanish East Indies was a term used to describe Spanish territories in Asia-Pacific which lasted for three centuries . With the seat of government in Manila, the territory encompassed the Philippine Islands, Guam and the Mariana Islands, the Caroline Islands, and for a period of time, parts of...

by the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

during the Spanish American War in 1898. As the largest island in Micronesia

Micronesia

Micronesia is a subregion of Oceania, comprising thousands of small islands in the western Pacific Ocean. It is distinct from Melanesia to the south, and Polynesia to the east. The Philippines lie to the west, and Indonesia to the southwest....

and the only American-held island in the region before World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

, Guam was occupied by the Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

ese between December 1941 and July 1944. Today, Guam's economy is mainly supported by tourism

Tourism

Tourism is travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people "traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes".Tourism has become a...

(primarily from Japan

Japan

) and U.S. military

Military of the United States

The United States Armed Forces are the military forces of the United States. They consist of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard.The United States has a strong tradition of civilian control of the military...

bases.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Guam:

General reference

Pronunciation: ˈɡwɑːm
Common English country name: Guam
Guam
Guam is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States located in the western Pacific Ocean. It is one of five U.S. territories with an established civilian government. Guam is listed as one of 16 Non-Self-Governing Territories by the Special Committee on Decolonization of the United...
Official English country name: The United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Territory of Guam
Common endonym(s): List of countries and capitals in native languages
Official endonym(s): List of official endonyms of present-day nations and states
Adjectival(s): Guamanian
Demonym(s):
Etymology
Etymology
Etymology is the study of the history of words, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed over time.For languages with a long written history, etymologists make use of texts in these languages and texts about the languages to gather knowledge about how words were used during...

: Name of Guam
ISO country codes: GU, GUM, 316
ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:GU
ISO 3166-2:GU
ISO 3166-2:GU is the entry for Guam in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.Currently no ISO 3166-2 codes are defined in the...
Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...

country code top-level domain
Country code top-level domain
A country code top-level domain is an Internet top-level domain generally used or reserved for a country, a sovereign state, or a dependent territory....

: .gu
.gu
.gu is the Internet country code top-level domain for Guam.Registrations are free of charge but are limited to people or companies with a contact in Guam, and are limited to third-level registrations beneath second-level names such as .com.gu...

Geography of Guam

Guam is: a United States territory
Location:
- Northern Hemisphere
  Northern Hemisphere
  The Northern Hemisphere is the half of a planet that is north of its equator—the word hemisphere literally means “half sphere”. It is also that half of the celestial sphere north of the celestial equator...
  
  and Eastern Hemisphere
  Eastern Hemisphere
  The Eastern Hemisphere, also Eastern hemisphere or eastern hemisphere, is a geographical term for the half of the Earth that is east of the Prime Meridian and west of 180° longitude. It is also used to refer to Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australasia, vis-à-vis the Western Hemisphere, which includes...
- Pacific Ocean
  Pacific Ocean
  The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
  - North Pacific
    - Oceania
      Oceania
      Oceania is a region centered on the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean. Conceptions of what constitutes Oceania range from the coral atolls and volcanic islands of the South Pacific to the entire insular region between Asia and the Americas, including Australasia and the Malay Archipelago...
      - Micronesia
        Micronesia
        Micronesia is a subregion of Oceania, comprising thousands of small islands in the western Pacific Ocean. It is distinct from Melanesia to the south, and Polynesia to the east. The Philippines lie to the west, and Indonesia to the southwest....
- Time zone
  Time zone
  A time zone is a region on Earth that has a uniform standard time for legal, commercial, and social purposes. In order for the same clock time to always correspond to the same portion of the day as the Earth rotates , different places on the Earth need to have different clock times...
  
  : Chamorro Standard Time (UTC+10
  UTC+10
  UTC+10 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +10. This time is used in:-As standard time :*Australia **Queensland*Federated States of Micronesia**Chuuk, Yap and surrounding area...
  
  )
- Extreme points of Guam
  - High: Mount Lamlam
    Mount Lamlam
    Mount Lamlam is a peak on the island of Guam. It is located in the village of Agat, in the southwest of the island. At 1,332 feet , it is the highest peak in Guam. The distance from the peak to the bottom of the nearby Mariana Trench is perhaps the greatest change in elevation on Earth over such a...
    
    406 m (1,332 ft) – 11,377 meters above Challenger Deep
    Challenger Deep
    The Challenger Deep is the deepest known point in the oceans, with a depth of to by direct measurement from submersibles, and slightly more by sonar bathymetry . It is located at the southern end of the Mariana Trench near the Mariana Islands group...
  - Low: North Pacific Ocean 0 m
- Land boundaries: none
- Coastline: 125.5 km
Population of Guam: 173,000 - 179th most populous country
Area of Guam: 541 km²
Atlas of Guam

Environment of Guam

Climate of Guam
Environmental issues in Guam
Ecoregions in Guam
Renewable energy in Guam
Geology of Guam
Protected areas of Guam
- Biosphere reserves in Guam
- National parks of Guam
Superfund sites in Guam
Wildlife of Guam
- Flora of Guam
- Fauna of Guam
  - Birds of Guam
  - Mammals of Guam

Natural geographic features of Guam

Fjords of Guam
Glaciers of Guam
Islands of Guam
Lakes of Guam
Mountains of Guam
- Volcanoes in Guam
Rivers of Guam
- Waterfalls of Guam
Valleys of Guam
World Heritage Sites in Guam: None

Municipalities of Guam

Capital of Guam: Hagåtña
Cities of Guam

Government and politics of Guam

Main article: Government of Guam

Government of Guam

The Government of Guam is a presidential representative democratic system, whereby the Governor is head of government, and of a multi-party system...

and Politics of Guam

Politics of Guam

Politics of Guam takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic system, whereby the Governor is head of government, and of a multi-party system...

Form of government
Form of government
A form of government, or form of state governance, refers to the set of political institutions by which a government of a state is organized. Synonyms include "regime type" and "system of government".-Empirical and conceptual problems:...

: presidential
Presidential system
A presidential system is a system of government where an executive branch exists and presides separately from the legislature, to which it is not responsible and which cannot, in normal circumstances, dismiss it....

representative democracy
Representative democracy
Representative democracy is a form of government founded on the principle of elected individuals representing the people, as opposed to autocracy and direct democracy...
Capital of Guam: Hagåtña

Elections in Guam
Elections in Guam
Elections in Guam gives information on election and election results in Guam.Guam elects on territorial level a governor and a legislature with the governor elected for a four year term by the people...
- (specific elections)
Political parties in Guam
Political scandals of Guam
Taxation in Guam

Executive branch of the government of Guam

Head of state
Head of State
A head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of...

: President of United States
Head of government
Head of government
Head of government is the chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet. In a parliamentary system, the head of government is often styled prime minister, chief minister, premier, etc...

: Governor of Guam
Cabinet of Guam

Legislative branch of the government of Guam

Parliament of Guam (bicameral)
- Upper house
  Upper house
  An upper house, often called a senate, is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house; a legislature composed of only one house is described as unicameral.- Possible specific characteristics :...
  
  : Senate of Guam
- Lower house
  Lower house
  A lower house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house.Despite its official position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide the lower house has come to wield more power...
  
  : House of Commons of Guam

Judicial branch of the government of Guam

Supreme Court of Guam

Foreign relations of Guam

Diplomatic missions in Guam
Diplomatic missions of Guam

International organization membership

The United States Territory of Guam is a member of:

International Olympic Committee
International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...

(IOC)
Secretariat of the Pacific Community
Secretariat of the Pacific Community
The Secretariat of the Pacific Community, or SPC , is a regional intergovernmental organisation whose membership includes both nations and territories...

(SPC)
Universal Postal Union
Universal Postal Union
The Universal Postal Union is an international organization that coordinates postal policies among member nations, in addition to the worldwide postal system. The UPU contains four bodies consisting of the Congress, the Council of Administration , the Postal Operations Council and the...

(UPU)

Law and order in Guam

Main article: Law of Guam

Capital punishment in Guam
Constitution of Guam
Crime in Guam
Human rights in Guam
- LGBT rights in Guam
  LGBT rights in Guam
  Private, adult, consensual and non-commerical homosexual acts have been legal in Guam since a reform of the criminal code in 1979. No, laws explicitly address harassment or discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity and same-sex marriage is not legally recognized...
- Freedom of religion in Guam
Law enforcement in Guam

Military of Guam

Main article: Military of Guam

Command
- Commander-in-chief
  Commander-in-Chief
  A commander-in-chief is the commander of a nation's military forces or significant element of those forces. In the latter case, the force element may be defined as those forces within a particular region or those forces which are associated by function. As a practical term it refers to the military...
  
  :
  - Ministry of Defence of Guam
Forces
- Army of Guam
- Navy of Guam
- Air Force of Guam
- Special forces of Guam
Military history of Guam
Military ranks of Guam

History of Guam

Main article: History of Guam

History of Guam

The history of Guam involves phases including the early arrival of people known today as the ancient Chamorros, the development of "pre-contact" society, Spanish colonization, and the present American rule of the island...

, Timeline of the history of Guam, and Current events of Guam

History of Guam, by period

Indigenous peoples
- Chamorro people
First European contact, 1521–1668
- - On March 6, 1521, three Spanish ships
    Spanish Navy
    The Spanish Navy is the maritime branch of the Spanish Armed Forces, one of the oldest active naval forces in the world. The Armada is responsible for notable achievements in world history such as the discovery of Americas, the first world circumnavigation, and the discovery of a maritime path...
    
    under the command of Fernão de Magalhães (Ferdinand Magellan) land on the Island of Guam after a seemingly endless eleven week voyage across the Pacific Ocean
    Pacific Ocean
    The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
    
    . Magalhães names the archipelago Las Isles de las Velas Latinas
    Mariana Islands
    The Mariana Islands are an arc-shaped archipelago made up by the summits of 15 volcanic mountains in the north-western Pacific Ocean between the 12th and 21st parallels north and along the 145th meridian east...
    
    (The Islands of the Latine Sails). When the Spaniards refuse to pay for supplies, natives take iron from the ships. Magalhães renames the archipelago Las Islas de los Ladrones
    Mariana Islands
    The Mariana Islands are an arc-shaped archipelago made up by the summits of 15 volcanic mountains in the north-western Pacific Ocean between the 12th and 21st parallels north and along the 145th meridian east...
    
    (The Islands of the Thieves).
Spanish East Indies
Spanish East Indies
Spanish East Indies was a term used to describe Spanish territories in Asia-Pacific which lasted for three centuries . With the seat of government in Manila, the territory encompassed the Philippine Islands, Guam and the Mariana Islands, the Caroline Islands, and for a period of time, parts of...

, 1565-(1668–1898)-1899
- Diego Luis de San Vitores
  Diego Luis de San Vitores
  Blessed Diego Luis de San Vitores was a Spanish Jesuit missionary who founded the first Catholic church on the island of Guam. He is responsible for establishing the Spanish presence in the Mariana Islands.-Early life:...
  
  renames the Chamorro archipelago Islas Marianas
  Mariana Islands
  The Mariana Islands are an arc-shaped archipelago made up by the summits of 15 volcanic mountains in the north-western Pacific Ocean between the 12th and 21st parallels north and along the 145th meridian east...
  
  in honor of his patroness, Queen Mariana of Austria
  Mariana of Austria
  Mariana of Austria was Queen consort of Spain as the second wife of King Philip IV, who was also her maternal uncle...
  
  , 1668
Spanish-American War
Spanish-American War
The Spanish–American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, effectively the result of American intervention in the ongoing Cuban War of Independence...

, April 23 – August 12, 1898
- Spanish Empire
  Spanish Empire
  The Spanish Empire comprised territories and colonies administered directly by Spain in Europe, in America, Africa, Asia and Oceania. It originated during the Age of Exploration and was therefore one of the first global empires. At the time of Habsburgs, Spain reached the peak of its world power....
  
  declares war on the United States
  United States
  The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
  
  , April 23, 1898
- United States
  United States
  The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
  
  capture of Guam
  Capture of Guam
  The Capture of Guam was a bloodless event between the United States and the Kingdom of Spain during the Spanish-American War. The U.S. Navy sent a single cruiser, the , to capture the island of Guam, then under Spanish control. However, the Spanish garrison on the island had no knowledge of the war...
  
  , June 20–21, 1898
- Treaty of Paris
  Treaty of Paris (1898)
  The Treaty of Paris of 1898 was signed on December 10, 1898, at the end of the Spanish-American War, and came into effect on April 11, 1899, when the ratifications were exchanged....
  
  , December 10, 1898
United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Territory of Guam, since December 10, 1898
- World War I
  World War I
  World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
  
  , June 28, 1914 – November 11, 1918
  - United States
    United States
    The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
    
    enters Great War on April 6, 1917
- World War II
  World War II
  World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
  
  , September 1, 1939 – September 2, 1945
  - United States
    United States
    The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
    
    enters Second World War on December 8, 1941
  - Battle of Guam of 1941
    Battle of Guam (1941)
    The First Battle of Guam, was an engagement during the Pacific War in World War II, and took place on 8 December 1941 on Guam in the Mariana Islands between the Empire of Japan and the United States...
  - Battle of Guam of 1944
- Cold War
  Cold War
  The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States...
  
  , March 5, 1946 – December 25, 1991
- Korean War
  Korean War
  The Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China , with military material aid from the Soviet Union...
  
  , June 25, 1950 – July 27, 1953
- Guam Organic Act
  Guam Organic Act of 1950
  The Guam Organic Act of 1950, is a United States federal law that redesignated the island of Guam as an unincorporated territory of the United States, established executive, legislative, and judicial branches, and transferred Federal jurisdiction from the United States Navy to the Department of...
  
  , August 1, 1950

Culture of Guam

Main article: Culture of Guam

Architecture of Guam
Cuisine of Guam
Ethnic minorities in Guam
Festivals in Guam
Humor in Guam
Languages of Guam
Media in Guam
National symbols of Guam
- Coat of arms of Guam
- Flag of Guam
  Flag of Guam
  The flag of the Territory of Guam was adopted on February 9, 1948. The territorial flag is dark blue with a narrow red border on all sides . In the center of the flag is the coat of arms; an almond shaped emblem, which depicts a proa sailing in Agana Bay near Hagåtña, and GUAM colored in red letters...
- National anthem of Guam
People of Guam
Prostitution in Guam
Public holidays in Guam
Records of Guam
Religion in Guam
- Buddhism in Guam
- Christianity in Guam
- Hinduism in Guam
- Islam in Guam
  Islam in Guam
  The presence of Islam in Guam is quite small, centered on the island's only mosque, the Masjid Al-noor in Mangilao. Muslims in Guam are from a wide variety of backgrounds, both originating in traditionally Muslim countries, as well as Chamorros and mainland Americans.-External links:* at Guampedia...
- Judaism in Guam
- Sikhism in Guam
World Heritage Sites in Guam: None

Art in Guam

Art in Guam
Cinema of Guam
Literature of Guam
Music of Guam
Music of Guam
The music of Guam encompasses the works of many Chamorro popular musicians, including KACY, Flora Baza Quan, Daniel De Leon Guerrero, singer-songwriter J. D. Crutch, who is on the local Napu Records and who released a best-selling local album with Guinaifen Manglo. The state song of Guam is "Guam...
Television in Guam
Theatre in Guam

Sports in Guam

Main article: Sports in Guam

Football in Guam
Football in Guam
The sport of football in the country of Guam is run by the Guam Football Association. The association administers the national football team as well as the Guam League....
Guam at the Olympics
Guam at the Olympics
Guam has competed in six Summer Games. They have competed in the Winter Games once in 1988.-External links:*. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com...

Economy and infrastructure of Guam

Main article: Economy of Guam

Economy of Guam

Economy - overview:The economy depends mainly on US military spending and on tourist revenue. Over the past 20 years, the tourist industry grew rapidly, creating a construction boom for new hotels, golf courses and other tourist amenities. More than 1.1 million tourists visit Guam each year...

Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 150th (one hundred and fiftieth)

Agriculture in Guam
Banking in Guam
- National Bank of Guam
Communications in Guam
Communications in Guam
Though Guam is part of the United States, some U.S. long distance plans and courier services list Guam as an international location. As a result of Guam's being added to the North American Numbering Plan in 1997, calls made to the U.S., Canada, or other participating countries from Guam only...
- Internet in Guam
Companies of Guam

Currency of Guam
Currency
In economics, currency refers to a generally accepted medium of exchange. These are usually the coins and banknotes of a particular government, which comprise the physical aspects of a nation's money supply...

: Dollar
- ISO 4217
  ISO 4217
  ISO 4217 is a standard published by the International Standards Organization, which delineates currency designators, country codes , and references to minor units in three tables:* Table A.1 – Current currency & funds code list...
  
  : USD

Economic history of Guam
Energy in Guam
- Energy policy of Guam
- Oil industry in Guam
Mining in Guam
Tourism in Guam
Transport in Guam
Transport in Guam
Guam has no railways, nor does it have a merchant marine. The largest port is Apra Harbor , which serves almost all commercial traffic including cruise, cargo and fishing vessels. There are smaller harbors located on the island which serve recreational boaters. Roads are primarily paved out of a...

Guam Stock Exchange

Infrastructure of Guam

Health care in Guam
Transportation in Guam
- Airports in Guam
- Rail transport in Guam
- Roads in Guam
Water supply and sanitation in Guam

External links

Government

Invasive species

News

Overviews

allthingsguam A Guam History resource—virtual textbook, virtual workbook and more
Guampedia, Guam's Online Encyclopedia
U.S. Library of Congress - Portals to the World: Guam
The World Factbook on Guam
Guam Connection - Guam directory and internet portal.

Military

Tourism

Others

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General reference

Geography of Guam

Environment of Guam

Natural geographic features of Guam

Municipalities of Guam

Government and politics of Guam

Executive branch of the government of Guam

Legislative branch of the government of Guam

Judicial branch of the government of Guam

Foreign relations of Guam

International organization membership

Law and order in Guam

Military of Guam

History of Guam

History of Guam, by period

Culture of Guam

Art in Guam

Sports in Guam

Economy and infrastructure of Guam

Infrastructure of Guam

See also

External links