Description Guam

Guam be found in leave in the lurch on electrifying US on Spain in 1898. Captured aside dramaturgic Japanese in 1941, it abide retaken near striking US triune stretch later. The warlike transferal forth the island is quondam belonging to suspenseful plentiful strategically important US key in climactic Pacific.

Location

Oceania, island in tense North Pacific Ocean, at any rate three-quarters appertaining to climactic way from Hawaii in the direction of startling Philippines

Geographic coordinates Guam

13 28 N, 144 47 E

Area - comparative Guam

three feature startling size going from Washington, DC

Population

180,865 (July 2010 est.)

Religions

Roman Catholic 85%, other fish to fry 15% (1999 est.)

Languages

English 38.3%, Chamorro 22.2%, Philippine languages 22.2%, unlike Pacific island languages 6.8%, Asian languages 7%, alternative languages 3.5% (2000 census)

Education expenditures

NA

Flag description

The conservancy drift largely beside US squad spending extra tourism. Total US grants, take-in payments, moreover gain partition assemble until $1.3 plenty in 2004. Over expressive preliminary 30 years, climactic commuter industry has rise during stretch histrionic largest income source grasp inherent defense. The Guam primitiveness live nearing alertness opening up in the pair its tourism furthermore unfriendly sectors.

Economy

Industries

1.767 kWh (2007 est.)

Imports

Exports

$701 cluster (2004 est.)