Territory of Guam Guåhån
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Status | Unincorporated and organized territory | ||||
Capital | Hagåtña | ||||
Largest city | Dededo | ||||
Official languages | |||||
Ethnic groups (2015) | |||||
Demonym | Guamanian | ||||
Sovereign state | United States | ||||
Government | Territorial presidential constitutional republic | ||||
Barack Obama (D) | |||||
• Governor
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Eddie Calvo (R) | ||||
Raymond Tenorio (R) | |||||
• Delegate
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Madeleine Bordallo (D) | ||||
Legislature | Legislature of Guam | ||||
Area | |||||
• Total
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544 km2 (210 sq mi) (n/a) | ||||
• Water (%)
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negligible | ||||
Population | |||||
• 2016 estimate
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162,742 (n/a) | ||||
• 2010 census
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159,358 | ||||
• Density
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299/km2 (774.4/sq mi) (n/a) | ||||
GDP (PPP) | 2013 estimate | ||||
• Total
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$4.88 billion (n/a) | ||||
• Per capita
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$30,500 (n/a) | ||||
HDI (2008) |
0.901 very high |
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Currency | United States dollar (USD) | ||||
Time zone | Chamorro Standard Time (UTC+10) | ||||
Calling code | +1-671 | ||||
ISO 3166 code | GU | ||||
Internet TLD | .gu | ||||
Website
Guam.gov |
Guam (i/ˈɡwɑːm/ or /ˈɡwɒm/; Chamorro: Guåhån [ˈɡʷɑhɑn]; formally the Territory of Guam) is an unincorporated and organized territory of the United States. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, Guam is one of five American territories with an established civilian government. The capital city is Hagåtña, and the most populous city is Dededo. In 2015, 161,785 people resided on Guam. Guamanians are American citizens by birth. Guam has an area of 544 km2 (210 sq mi) and a population density of 297/km² (770/sq mi). 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 density at 1,425/km² (3,691/sq mi), whereas Inarajan and Umatac have the lowest density at 47/km² (119/sq mi). The highest point is Mount Lamlam at 406 meters (1,332 ft) above sea level.