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ITEM ID     : CI WOFACT WO0098
DATE        : Oct 28, 1994
 
AGENCY      : CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
PROGRAM     : WORLD FACTBOOK
TITLE       : World Factbook: Guam
 
Source key      : CI 
Program key     : CI WOFACT 
Update sched.   : Annually         
Data type       : TEXT 
End year        : 1994
Date of record  : 19941020
Keywords 3      :  
Keywords 3      : | Guam 
 
 
                                   Guam
 
 
                                  Header
 
Affiliation:
     (territory of the US)
 
                                 Geography
 
Location:
     Oceania, Micronesia, in the North Pacific Ocean, 5,955 km
     west-southwest of Honolulu, about three-quarters of the way between
     Hawaii and the Philippines
Map references:
     Oceania
Area:
total area:
     541.3 sq km
land area:
     541.3 sq km
comparative area:
     slightly more than three times the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries:
     0 km
Coastline:
     125.5 km
Maritime claims:
contiguous zone:
     24 nm
continental shelf:
     200-m depth or to depth of exploitation
exclusive economic zone:
     200 nm
territorial sea:
     12 nm
International disputes:
     none
Climate:
     tropical marine; generally warm and humid, moderated by northeast
     trade winds; dry season from January to June, rainy season from July
     to December; little seasonal temperature variation
Terrain:
     volcanic origin, surrounded by coral reefs; relatively flat coraline
     limestone plateau (source of most fresh water) with steep coastal
     cliffs and narrow coastal plains in north, low-rising hills in center,
     mountains in south
Natural resources:
     fishing (largely undeveloped), tourism (especially from Japan)
Land use:
arable land:
     11%
permanent crops:
     11%
meadows and pastures:
     15%
 
 
forest and woodland:
     18%
other:
     45%
Irrigated land:
     NA sq km
Environment:
current issues:
     NA
natural hazards:
     frequent squalls during rainy season; subject to relatively rare, but
     potentially very destructive typhoons (especially in August)
international agreements:
     NA
Note:
     largest and southernmost island in the Mariana Islands archipelago;
     strategic location in western North Pacific Ocean
 
                                  People
 
Population:
     149,620 (July 1994 est.)
Population growth rate:
     2.48% (1994 est.)
Birth rate:
     25.66 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Death rate:
     3.86 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Net migration rate:
     3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
     15.17 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
     74.29 years
male:
     72.42 years
female:
     76.13 years (1994 est.)
Total fertility rate:
     2.39 children born/woman (1994 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
     Guamanian(s)
adjective:
     Guamanian
Ethnic divisions:
     Chamorro 47%, Filipino 25%, Caucasian 10%, Chinese, Japanese, Korean,
     and other 18%
Religions:
     Roman Catholic 98%, other 2%
Languages:
     English, Chamorro, Japanese
Literacy:
     age 15 and over can read and write (1980)
 
 
total population:
     96%
male:
     96%
female:
     96%
Labor force:
     46,930 (1990)
by occupation:
     federal and territorial government 40%, private 60% (trade 18%,
     services 15.6%, construction 13.8%, other 12.6%) (1990)
 
                                Government
 
Names:
conventional long form:
     Territory of Guam
conventional short form:
Digraph:
     GQ
Type:
     organized, unincorporated territory of the US with policy relations
     between Guam and the US under the jurisdiction of the Office of
     Territorial and International Affairs, US Department of the Interior
Capital:
     Agana
Administrative divisions:
     none (territory of the US)
Independence:
     none (territory of the US)
National holiday:
     Guam Discovery Day (first Monday in March) (1521); Liberation Day, 21
     July
Constitution:
     Organic Act of 1 August 1950
Legal system:
     modeled on US; federal laws apply
Suffrage:
     18 years of age; universal; US citizens, but do not vote in US
     presidential elections
Executive branch:
chief of state:
     President William Jefferson CLINTON (since 20 January 1993); Vice
     President Albert GORE, Jr. (since 20 January 1993)
head of government:
     Governor Joseph A. ADA (since November 1986); Lieutenant Governor
     Frank F. BLAS (since NA); election last held on 6 November 1990 (next
     to be held NA November 1994); results - Joseph F. ADA reelected
cabinet:
     executive departments; heads appointed by the governor with the
     consent of the Guam legislature
Legislative branch:
     unicameral
 
 
Legislature:
     elections last held on 9 November 1992 (next to be held NA November
     1994); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (21 total)
     Democratic 14, Republican 7
US House of Representatives:
     elections last held 9 November 1992 (next to be held NA November
     1994); Guam elects one delegate; results - Robert UNDERWOOD was
     elected as delegate; seats - (1 total) Democrat 1
Judicial branch:
     Federal District Court, Territorial Superior Court
Political parties and leaders:
     Democratic Party (controls the legislature); Republican Party (party
     of the Governor)
Member of:
     ESCAP (associate), IOC, SPC
Diplomatic representation in US:
     none (territory of the US)
US diplomatic representation:
     none (territory of the US)
Flag:
     territorial flag is dark blue with a narrow red border on all four
     sides; centered is a red-bordered, pointed, vertical ellipse
     containing a beach scene, outrigger canoe with sail, and a palm tree
     with the word GUAM superimposed in bold red letters; US flag is the
     national flag
 
                                  Economy
 
Overview:
     The economy depends mainly on US military spending and on revenues
     from tourism. Over the past 20 years the tourist industry has grown
     rapidly, creating a construction boom for new hotels and the expansion
     of older ones. Visitors numbered about 900,000 in 1992. The slowdown
     in Japanese economic growth has been reflected in less vigorous growth
     in the tourism sector. About 60% of the labor force works for the
     private sector and the rest for government. Most food and industrial
     goods are imported, with about 75% from the US. In early 1994, Guam
     faces the problem of building up the civilian economic sector to
     offset the impact of military downsizing.
National product:
     GNP - purchasing power equivalent - $2 billion (1991 est.)
National product real growth rate:
     NA%
National product per capita:
     $14,000 (1991 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
     4% (1992 est.)
Unemployment rate:
     2% (1992 est.)
Budget:
revenues:
     $525 million
expenditures:
     $395 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (1991)
 
 
Exports:
     $34 million (f.o.b., 1984)
commodities:
     mostly transshipments of refined petroleum products, construction
     materials, fish, food and beverage products
partners:
     US 25%, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands 63%, other 12%
Imports:
     $493 million (c.i.f., 1984)
commodities:
     petroleum and petroleum products, food, manufactured goods
partners:
     US 23%, Japan 19%, other 58%
External debt:
     $NA
Industrial production:
     growth rate NA%
Electricity:
capacity:
     500,000 kW
production:
     2.3 billion kWh
consumption per capita:
     16,300 kWh (1990)
Industries:
     US military, tourism, construction, transshipment services, concrete
     products, printing and publishing, food processing, textiles
Agriculture:
     relatively undeveloped with most food imported; fruits, vegetables,
     eggs, pork, poultry, beef, copra
Economic aid:
     although Guam receives no foreign aid, it does receive large transfer
     payments from the general revenues of the US Federal Treasury into
     which Guamanians pay no income or excise taxes; under the provisions
     of a special law of Congress, the Guamanian Treasury, rather than the
     US Treasury, receives federal income taxes paid by military and
     civilian Federal employees stationed in Guam
Currency:
     1 United States dollar (US$) = 100 cents
Exchange rates:
     US currency is used
Fiscal year:
     1 October - 30 September
 
                              Communications
 
Highways:
total:
     674 km (all-weather roads)
paved:
     NA
unpaved:
     NA
Ports:
     Apra Harbor
 
 
Airports:
total:
     5
usable:
     4
with permanent-surface runways:
     3
with runways over 3,659 m:
     0
with runways 2,440-3,659 m:
     3
with runways 1,200-2,439 m:
     0
Telecommunications:
     26,317 telephones (1989); broadcast stations - 3 AM, 3 FM, 3 TV; 2
     Pacific Ocean INTELSAT ground stations
 
                              Defense Forces
 
Note:
     defense is the responsibility of the US
 
 
 
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