Education in Guam

Territory of Guam Guåhån  (Chamorro)
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Motto: Tano I' Man Chamorro
Anthem: "Fanohge Chamoru" "Stand Ye Guamanians" "The Star-Spangled Banner"
Status	Unincorporated and organized territory
Capital	Hagåtña
Largest city	Dededo
Official languages	English Chamorro
Ethnic groups (2015)	37.3% Chamorro 26.3% Filipino 9.4% Multiracial 7.1% White 7.0% Chuukese 4.6% Other 2.2% Korean 1.6% Chinese 1.6% Palauan 1.5% Japanese 1.4% Pohnpeian
Demonym	Guamanian
Sovereign state	United States
Government	Territorial presidential constitutional republic
• President	Donald Trump (R)
• Governor	Eddie Baza Calvo (R)
• Lieutenant Governor	Ray Tenorio (R)
• Delegate	Madeleine Bordallo (D)
Legislature	Legislature of Guam
Unincorporated and Organized Territory of the United States
• Part of Spanish East Indies	1565
• Capture of Guam	1898
• First Battle of Guam	1941
• Part of Empire of Japan	1941
• Second Battle of Guam	1944
Area
• Total	210 sq mi (540 km2) (n/a)
• Water (%)	negligible
Population
• 2016 estimate	162,742 (n/a)
• 2010 census	159,358
• Density	775/sq mi (299.2/km2) (n/a)
GDP (PPP)	2013 estimate
• Total	$4.88 billion (n/a)
• Per capita	$30,500 (n/a)
HDI (2008)	0.901 very high
Currency	United States dollar (USD)
Time zone	Chamorro Standard Time (UTC+10)
Date format	MM/DD/YYYY
Drives on the	right
Calling code	+1-671
ISO 3166 code	GU
Internet TLD	.gu
Website guam.gov

Guam (/ˈɡwɑːm/; Chamorro: Guåhån [ˈɡʷɑhɑn]) is an unincorporated and organized territory of the United States situated in Micronesia in the western Pacific Ocean. The capital city of Guam is Hagåtña and the most populous city is Dededo. The inhabitants of Guam are called Guamanians, and they are American citizens by birth. Indigenous Guamanians are the Chamorros, who are related to other Austronesian natives to the west in the Philippines and Taiwan.

In 2016, 162,742 people resided on Guam. Guam has an area of 210 square miles (540 km²) and a population density of 775 per square mile (299/km²). Located in Oceania, it is the largest and southernmost of the Mariana Islands and the largest island in Micronesia. Among its municipalities, Mongmong-Toto-Maite has the highest population density at 3,691 per square mile (1,425/km²), whereas Inarajan and Umatac have the lowest density at 119 per square mile (46/km²). The highest point is Mount Lamlam at 1,332 feet (406 m) above sea level. Since the 1960s, the economy has been supported by two industries: tourism and the United States Armed Forces.