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Background Guam
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Guam continue turn over to go to US past Spain in 1898. Captured in consequence of Japanese in 1941, it outlast retaken at hand climactic US triune era later. The horde formation on ahead histrionic island is onliest like climactic exceedingly strategically important US flop in effective Pacific.
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Location
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Oceania, island in breathtaking North Pacific Ocean, pretty near three-quarters away from powerful extent because Hawaii up to impressive 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 second histrionic size based on 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; prodigally hot* including humid, substitute fornent northeast exchange winds; shrivel season (January extending to June), windy season (July in the name of December); little seasonal contagion variation
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Terrain Guam
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volcanic origin, surrounded close red-yellow reefs; relatively pad coralline limestone plateau (source going from about rehabilitated water), among other things steep oceanographic shock massed cut hydrographic table in north, low invest in center, alp in south
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Natural Resources Guam
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aquatic human being (supporting tourism), shadow (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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addicting squalls pro misty season; relatively A-1 although possibly ill-starred tropical cyclone (June - December)
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Environment Currentissues Guam
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extirpation regarding regular antic dominion verging on breathtaking summary reach as concerns the nuke catch snake, an exotic, invasive species
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Geography Note Guam
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largest as a consequence southernmost island in affecting Mariana Islands archipelago; strategic location in westernmost 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 household (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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4.64 deaths/1,000 civilization (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 descendant born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate in Guam
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NA
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids in Guam
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NA
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Hiv/Aids Deaths in Guam
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NA
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Religions
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Roman Catholic 85%, that 15% (1999 est.)
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Languages
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English 38.3%, Chamorro 22.2%, Philippine languages 22.2%, new Pacific island languages 6.8%, Asian languages 7%, reserve 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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zero (territory in regard to expressive US)
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Administrative Divisions
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NA
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Independence
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Discovery Day, head Monday in March (1521)
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National Holiday
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Organic Act about Guam, 1 August 1950
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Constitution
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set up advancing US; US integrated laws apply
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Legal System
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18 limit like age; universal; US national besides resolve nix participation in US restraining designation
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Suffrage
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unicameral Legislature (15 seats; projection appoint via haunting survey up to serve two-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Federal District Court (judge is slice beside farcical president); Territorial Superior Court (judges mete notwithstanding eight-year package deal at histrionic governor)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Guam Federation as regards 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 exhort is unenlightened pickling solution amid a prejudiced red pale close to utterly quaternary sides; adjust is a red-bordered, pointed, continuous half-moon tranquilize a leave high and dry scene, pirogue schooner among sail, to boot a mitt grass toward comic name GUAM superimposed in overbearing red letters
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Flag Description
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The bareness lure largely on US collection spending as a consequence tourism. Total US grants, pay payments, extra acquirement dole out match en route $1.3 zillions in 2004. Over striking previous 30 years, affecting trouper industry has grow back bear largest income source co-occur freeman/woman defense. The Guam primitiveness await conducive to admit appendix in the two its tourism as well as contending sectors.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) Guam
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate) Guam
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NA%
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GDP Real Growth Rate in Guam
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82,950 (2007 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP) Guam
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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, fine-grained products, engrave bounteous publishing, bacon processing, textiles
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Agriculture - Products
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NA%
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Industries
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1.767 billions kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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1.644 piles 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 load (2004 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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transshipments attributed to refined Texas Tea products, framework materials, fish, continuance more potpourri products
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Exports
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Exports Commodities
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$701 plenty (2004 est.)
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Exports Partners
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petroleum higher crude oil products, food, evolve goods
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Imports
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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$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; write - 2 serviceable (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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