Internet country code [time series]

.gu

Internet users [time series]

50,000 (2002)

Broadcast media (Radio broadcast stations) [time series]

AM 4, FM 7, shortwave 2 (2003)

Telecommunication systems (Telephone system) [time series]

general assessment: modern system, integrated with US facilities for direct dialing, including free use of 800 numbers domestic: modern digital system, including cellular mobile service and local access to the Internet international: country code - 1-671; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean); submarine cables to US and Japan (Guam is a trans-Pacific communications hub for MCI, Sprint, AT&T, IT&E, and GTE, linking the US and Asia)

Telephones - fixed lines (Telephones - main lines in use) [time series]

84,134 (2001)

Telephones - mobile cellular [time series]

32,600 (2001)

Broadcast media (Television broadcast stations) [time series]

5 (1997)

Agricultural products (Agriculture - products) [time series]

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

Budget [time series]

revenues: $340 million expenditures: $445 million, including capital expenditures of NA (2000 est.)

Exchange rates (Currency) [time series]

US dollar (USD)

Exchange rates (Currency code) [time series]

USD

Debt - external [time series]

NA (2003 est.)

Economic aid (Economic aid - recipient) [time series]

Guam receives large transfer payments from the US Federal Treasury ($143 million in 1997) into which Guamanians pay no income or excise taxes; under the provisions of a special law of Congress, the Guam Treasury, rather than the US Treasury, receives federal income taxes paid by military and civilian Federal employees stationed in Guam (2001 est.)

Economic overview (Economy - overview) [time series]

The economy depends on US military spending, tourism, and the export of fish and handicrafts. Total US grants, wage payments, and procurement outlays amounted to $1 billion in 1998. Over the past 20 years, the tourist industry has grown rapidly, creating a construction boom for new hotels and the expansion of older ones. More than 1 million tourists visit Guam each year. The industry had recently suffered setbacks because of the continuing Japanese slowdown; the Japanese normally make up almost 90% of the tourists. Most food and industrial goods are imported. Guam faces the problem of building up the civilian economic sector to offset the impact of military downsizing.

Electricity - consumption [time series]

771.9 million kWh (2001)

Electricity - exports [time series]

0 kWh (2001)

Electricity - imports [time series]

0 kWh (2001)

Electricity - production [time series]

830 million kWh (2001)

Exchange rates [time series]

the US dollar is used

Exports [time series]

$38 million f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Exports - commodities [time series]

mostly transshipments of refined petroleum products; construction materials, fish, food and beverage products

Exports - partners [time series]

Japan 70.1%, South Korea 17.9%, Singapore 6% (2003)

Fiscal year [time series]

1 October - 30 September

Real GDP (purchasing power parity) (GDP) [time series]

purchasing power parity - $3.2 billion (2000 est.)

GDP - composition, by sector of origin (GDP - composition by sector) [time series]

agriculture: 7% industry: 15% services: 78% (2002 est.)

Real GDP per capita (GDP - per capita) [time series]

purchasing power parity - $21,000 (2000 est.)

Real GDP growth rate (GDP - real growth rate) [time series]

NA

Household income or consumption by percentage share [time series]

lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Imports [time series]

$462 million f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Imports - commodities [time series]

petroleum and petroleum products, food, manufactured goods

Imports - partners [time series]

Singapore 35.8%, Japan 22.2%, South Korea 17.5%, Hong Kong 11.4% (2003)

Industrial production growth rate [time series]

NA

Industries [time series]

US military, tourism, construction, transshipment services, concrete products, printing and publishing, food processing, textiles

Inflation rate (consumer prices) [time series]

0% (1999 est.)

Labor force [time series]

60,000 (2000 est.)

Labor force - by occupation [time series]

private 74% (industry 10%, trade 24%, other services 40%), federal and territorial government 26% (2000 est.)

Oil - consumption [time series]

20,000 bbl/day (2001 est.)

Oil - exports [time series]

NA (2001)

Oil - imports [time series]

NA (2001)

Oil - production [time series]

0 bbl/day (2001 est.)

Population below poverty line [time series]

23% (2001 est.)

Unemployment rate [time series]

15% (2000 est.)

Area [time series]

total: 549 sq km land: 549 sq km water: 0 sq km

Area - comparative [time series]

three times the size of Washington, DC

Climate [time series]

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

Coastline [time series]

125.5 km

Elevation (Elevation extremes) [time series]

lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Mount Lamlam 406 m

Environment - current issues [time series]

extirpation of native bird population by the rapid proliferation of the brown tree snake, an exotic, invasive species

Geographic coordinates [time series]

13 28 N, 144 47 E

Geography - note [time series]

largest and southernmost island in the Mariana Islands archipelago; strategic location in western North Pacific Ocean

Irrigated land [time series]

NA sq km

Land boundaries [time series]

0 km

Land use [time series]

arable land: 9.09% permanent crops: 16.36% other: 74.55% (2001)

Location [time series]

Oceania, island in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines

Map references [time series]

Oceania

Maritime claims [time series]

territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm

Natural hazards [time series]

frequent squalls during rainy season; relatively rare, but potentially very destructive typhoons (June - December)

Natural resources [time series]

fishing (largely undeveloped), tourism (especially from Japan)

Terrain [time series]

volcanic origin, surrounded by coral reefs; relatively flat coralline limestone plateau (source of most fresh water), with steep coastal cliffs and narrow coastal plains in north, low hills in center, mountains in south

Administrative divisions [time series]

none (territory of the US)

Capital [time series]

Hagatna (Agana)

Constitution [time series]

Organic Act of 1 August 1950

Country name [time series]

conventional long form: Territory of Guam conventional short form: Guam local long form: Guahan

Dependency status [time series]

organized, unincorporated territory of the US with policy relations between Guam and the US under the jurisdiction of the Office of Insular Affairs, US Department of the Interior

Diplomatic representation from the US [time series]

none (territory of the US)

Diplomatic representation in the US [time series]

none (territory of the US)

Executive branch [time series]

chief of state: President George W. BUSH of the US (since 20 January 2001); Vice President Richard B. CHENEY (since 20 January 2001) head of government: Governor Felix P. P. CAMACHO (since 6 January 2003) and Lieutenant Governor Kaleo MOYLAN (since 6 January 2003) cabinet: executive departments; heads appointed by the governor with the consent of the Guam legislature elections: US president and vice president elected on the same ticket for a four-year term; governor and lieutenant governor elected on the same ticket by popular vote for four-year term; election last held 5 November 2002 (next to be held NA November 2006) election results: Felix P. P. CAMACHO elected governor; percent of vote - Felix P. P. CAMACHO (Republican Party) 55.4%, Robert A. UNDERWOOD (Democratic Party) 44.6%

Flag (Flag description) [time series]

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

Government type [time series]

NA

Independence [time series]

none (territory of the US)

International organization participation [time series]

Interpol (subbureau), IOC, UPU

Judicial branch [time series]

Federal District Court (judge is appointed by the president); Territorial Superior Court (judges appointed for eight-year terms by the governor)

Legal system [time series]

modeled on US; US federal laws apply

Legislative branch [time series]

unicameral Legislature (15 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve two-year terms) elections: last held 5 November 2002 (next to be held 2 November 2004) election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Democratic Party 9, Republican Party 6 note: Guam elects one nonvoting delegate to the US House of Representatives; election last held 5 November 2002 (next to be held 2 November 2004); results - Madeleine BORDALLO (Democratic Party) was elected as delegate; percent of vote by party - Democratic Party 64.6%, Republican Party 35.4%; seats by party - Democratic Party 1

National holiday [time series]

Discovery Day, first Monday in March (1521)

Political parties (Political parties and leaders) [time series]

Democratic Party (controls the legislature) [speaker, Vicente (Ben) PANGELINAN]; Republican Party (party of Governor CAMACHO) [leader NA]

Political parties (Political pressure groups and leaders) [time series]

NA

Suffrage [time series]

18 years of age; universal; US citizens, but do not vote in US presidential elections

Background [time series]

Guam was ceded to the US by Spain in 1898. Captured by the Japanese in 1941, it was retaken by the US three years later. The military installation on the island is one of the most strategically important US bases in the Pacific.

Military - note [time series]

defense is the responsibility of the US

Age structure [time series]

0-14 years: 29.8% (male 25,577; female 23,850) 15-64 years: 64% (male 54,220; female 52,026) 65 years and over: 6.3% (male 4,912; female 5,505) (2004 est.)

Birth rate [time series]

19.31 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Death rate [time series]

4.35 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Ethnic groups [time series]

Chamorro 37%, Filipino 26%, white 10%, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and other 27%

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate [time series]

NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths [time series]

NA

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS [time series]

NA

Infant mortality rate [time series]

total: 7.15 deaths/1,000 live births male: 7.8 deaths/1,000 live births female: 6.46 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)

Languages [time series]

English, Chamorro, Japanese

Life expectancy at birth [time series]

total population: 78.12 years male: 75.08 years female: 81.34 years (2004 est.)

Literacy [time series]

definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% (1990 est.)

Median age [time series]

total: 28.2 years male: 28 years female: 28.4 years (2004 est.)

Nationality [time series]

noun: Guamanian(s) adjective: Guamanian

Net migration rate [time series]

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Population [time series]

166,090 (July 2004 est.)

Population growth rate [time series]

1.5% (2004 est.)

Religions [time series]

Roman Catholic 85%, other 15% (1999 est.)

Sex ratio [time series]

at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.07 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.89 male(s)/female total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2004 est.)

Total fertility rate [time series]

2.61 children born/woman (2004 est.)

Disputes - international [time series]

none

Airports [time series]

5 (2003 est.)

Airports - with paved runways [time series]

total: 4 over 3,047 m: 2 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2004 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways [time series]

total: 1 under 914 m: 1 (2004 est.)

Roadways (Highways) [time series]

total: 885 km paved: 675 km unpaved: 210 km note: there are also 685 km of roads classified non-public, including roads located on federal government installations

Merchant marine [time series]

none

Ports (Ports and harbors) [time series]

Apra Harbor