Guam

unincorporated organized territory of the US with local self-government; republican form of territorial government with separate executive, legislative, and judicial branches

name: Hagatna (Agana) geographic coordinates: 13 28 N, 144 44 E time difference: UTC+10 (15 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) etymology: the name Hagatna is derived from the Chamorro word haga , meaning "life's blood" and referring to the town's role as the center of government for the island

chief of state: President Donald J. TRUMP (since 20 January 2025) head of government: Governor Lourdes LEON GUERRERO (since 7 January 2019) cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the governor with the consent of the Legislature election/appointment process: president and vice president indirectly elected on the same ballot by an Electoral College of electors chosen from each state to serve a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); under the US Constitution, residents of unincorporated territories, such as Guam, do not vote in elections for US president and vice president, but they can vote in Democratic and Republican presidential primary elections; governor and lieutenant governor elected on the same ballot by absolute majority vote in 2 rounds, if needed, for a 4-year term (eligible for 2 consecutive terms) most recent election date: gubernatorial: 8 November 2022 election results: 2022: Lourdes LEON GUERRERO reelected governor; percent of vote - Lourdes LEON GUERRERO (Democratic Party) 55%, Felix CAMACHO (Republican Party) 44%; Josh TENORIO (Democratic Party) elected lieutenant governor 2018: Lourdes LEON GUERRERO elected governor; percent of vote - Lourdes LEON GUERRERO (Democratic Party) 50.7%, Ray TENORIO (Republican Party) 26.4%; Josh TENORIO (Democratic Party) elected lieutenant governor expected date of next election: gubernatorial: 3 November 2026

legislature name: Legislature of Guam (Liheslaturan Guahan) legislative structure: unicameral number of seats: 15 (directly elected) electoral system: plurality/majority scope of elections: full renewal term in office: 2 years most recent election date: 11/8/2022 parties elected and seats per party: Democratic Party (9); Republican Party (6) percentage of women in chamber: 40% expected date of next election: November 2024 note: Guam directly elects 1 member by simple majority vote to serve a 2-year term as delegate to the US House of Representatives; the delegate can vote when serving on a committee and when the House meets as the Committee of the Whole House, but not when legislation is submitted for a full floor House vote

highest court(s): Supreme Court of Guam (consists of 3 justices) judge selection and term of office: justices appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Guam legislature; justices appointed for life but subject to retention election every 10 years subordinate courts: Superior Court of Guam (includes several divisions); US Federal District Court for the District of Guam (a US territorial court; appeals beyond this court are heard before the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit) note: appeals beyond the Supreme Court of Guam are referred to the US Supreme Court

history: effective 1 July 1950 (Guam Act of 1950 serves as a constitution)

AOSIS (observer), IOC, PIF (observer), SPC, UPU

Guam Police Department (GPD); Guam (US) National Guard

the US military maintains thousands of active-duty uniformed personnel and several bases and installations on the island

$35,600 (2016 est.) $35,200 (2015 est.) $34,400 (2014 est.)

5.1% (2022 est.) 2.1% (2021 est.) -10.5% (2020 est.) note: annual GDP % growth based on constant local currency

32.1% of GDP (2013)

$545 million (2022 est.) $193 million (2021 est.) $379 million (2020 est.) note: GDP expenditure basis - exports of goods and services in current dollars

$4.421 billion (2022 est.) $3.662 billion (2021 est.) $3.388 billion (2020 est.) note: GDP expenditure basis - imports of goods and services in current dollars

5.6% (2024 est.) 5.4% (2023 est.) 5.5% (2022 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment

revenues: $1.24 billion (2016 est.) expenditures: $1.299 billion (2016 est.)

national defense, tourism, construction, transshipment services, concrete products, printing and publishing, food processing, textiles

fruits, copra, vegetables; eggs, pork, poultry, beef

total: 169,532 (2024 est.) male: 87,345 female: 82,187

0.08% (2025 est.)

0-14 years: 26.4% (male 23,139/female 21,632) 15-64 years: 62.7% (male 55,591/female 50,741) 65 years and over: 10.9% (2024 est.) (male 8,615/female 9,814)

17.9 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

6.18 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)

-10.92 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)

total population: 78 years (2024 est.) male: 75.6 years female: 80.5 years

urban population: 95.2% of total population (2022) rate of urbanization: 0.84% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander 46.1% (Chamorro 32.8%, Chuukese 6.7%, Palauan 1.4%, Pohnpeian 1.4%, Yapese 1%, other Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander 2.8%), Asian 35.5% (Filipino 29.1%, Korean 2.2%, Japanese 1.4%, Chinese (except Taiwanese) 1.3%, other Asian 1.5%), White 6.8%, African descent or African-American 0.9%, Indigenous 0.1%, other 0.6%, mixed 10% (2020 est.)

English 43.3%, Filipino 24.9%, Chamorro 16%, other Pacific Island languages 9.4%, Asian languages 6.5% (2020 est.)

Christian (predominantly Roman Catholic) 94.2%, folk religions 1.5%, Buddhist 1.1%, other 1.6%, unaffiliated 1.7% (2020 est.)

aquatic wildlife (supporting tourism), fishing (largely undeveloped)

3 (2025)

total: 3 (2023) by type: other 3

total subscriptions: 98,000 (2009 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 62 (2009 est.)

percent of population: 81% (2017 est.)