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Definition: Guam from Philip's Encyclopedia

Southernmost and largest of the Mariana Islands in the W Pacific Ocean; the capital is Agaña. An unincorporated US territory, Ferdinand Magellan discovered Guam in 1521. Spain ceded the island to the USA in 1898. Guam was the first US territory to be occupied by the Japanese during World War 2. Industries: oil refining, palm oil, fish products. Area: 549sq km (212sq mi). Pop (2000) 164,000.


Guam

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(gwäm), Chamorro GuÅhan , officially Territory of Guam, the largest, most populous, and southernmost of the Mariana Islands (see also Northern Mariana Islands ), an unincorporated territory of the United States (2015 est. pop. 162,000), 209 sq mi (541 sq km), W Pacific. The southern part of the island is mountainous, rising on Mt. Lamlam to 1,332 ft (406 m). The capital, HagÅtña (Agaña), on the central W coast, is the seat of government, and Apra Harbor, a large U.S. naval base, is nearby. Dededo, in NW Guam, is the most populous municipality. Andersen Air Force Base is in Yigo, in NE Guam. The interior of the island is dense jungle; most of the villages are on the coast. Guamanians are U.S. citizens but cannot vote in U.S. elections. Guam's permanent inhabitants are predominantly of native Chamorro stock (37%) or Filipino descent (26%); the rest of the population mainly consists of other Pacific Islanders, Caucasians, and other persons of Asian descent. The people are overwhelmingly…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(gwäm), Chamorro GuÅhan , officially Territory of Guam, the largest, most populous, and southernmost of the Mariana Islands (see also Northern Mariana Islands ), an unincorporated territory of the United States (2015 est. pop. 162,000), 209 sq mi (541 sq km), W Pacific. The southern part of the…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
Guam
Island, largest and southernmost of the Mariana Islands , Micronesia, North Pacific Ocean. Guam is an unincorporated U.S. territory. Area: 217 sq mi (561 sq km). Population: (2016 est.) 161,000. Capital: Hagåtña (Agana). Guam is divided into a northern plateau and a southern chain of volcanic hills. …
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Guam is the largest and southernmost of the Mariana Islands chain and is known to most Americans as a strategic military and economic position between Asia and North America. However, Guam has a complex cultural heritage and has been inhabited for thousands of years by the Chamorro, whose ancestors…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Largest and southernmost of the Mariana Islands in the West Pacific, an unincorporated territory of the USA; it lies between the Philippine Sea and the southwest Pacific Ocean, some 1,540 km/960 mi north of the Equator; length 50 km/30 mi, width 6–19 km/4–12 mi; area 549 sq km/212 sq mi; population…
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From Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary
Unincorporated U.S. territory, largest and southernmost of Mariana Is., W Pacific Ocean; 32 mi. (51 km.) long, bet. 4 and 10 mi. (6 and 16 km.) wide; 209 sq. mi. (541 sq. km.); pop. (2000c) 154,805; ✽ Agana; in S half are hills (highest 1329 ft. or 405 m.) with several streams and fertile areas, N…
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From The Little Green Data Book: 2017 Full text Article Country tables
Population (thousands) 170 Land area (sq. km) 540 GDP ($ millions) 5.7 Country data East Asia & Pacific group High-income group GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($) .. 9,771 41,932 Adjusted net national income per capita ($) .. 7,546 33,454 Urban population (% of total) 94.5 56.6 81.1…
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