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Who is the ruler of Guam?
Guam is a territory of the United States and are under the jurisdiction of the President. At a more local level they have a Governor for the island and a mayor for each villag…e. (MORE)
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What does Guam produce?
Guam's main economic revenue is from tourism, mainly from Japan... and construction resulting from tourism and the military. The biggest employer on Guam is local government,… then the private sector. (MORE)
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What was Guam used for?
mostly as a port for traders, and whalers. it later was used a miltary outpost and garrison. now it is a strategic location for America in the pacific.
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Who colonized Guam?
The Spanish, the Americans, the Japanese for a short time during WWII, and then again America...
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Who owns Guam?
The island of Guam, OWNED BY THE UNITED STATES SINCE 1950, is located southeast of Asia, south of Tokyo and east of Manila, in the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by the Philipp…ine Sea to the west. It is the largest and southernmost island in the Marianas Archipelago. The island is very small, only a little over 200 square miles. The northern part of the island is a coralline limestone plateau whereas the southern portion is a chain of volcanic hills. The population is approximately 165,000. A third of the island is occupied by U.S. military forces, used as Naval and Air Force bases. They do not participate in presidential elections for U.S. government but are represented in the Congress. The island elects a governor every four years and has a legislature of 21 members who are elected every 2 years. A passport is needed to enter the island. The local languages spoken are English, Chamorro, and Japanese. Caucasians make up ten percent of the population. Thirty-seven percent are Chamorro, twenty-six percent Filipino and the remainder a combination of Chinese, Japanese and Korean residents. Eighty-five percent of the population are Roman Catholic. The island's holidays are much like those in America with a few exceptions: New Year's, Martin Luther King Day, President's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Liberation day (July 21), Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veteran's Day, All Souls' Day (Nov. 2), Thanksgiving, Immaculate Conception Day (Dec. 8) and Christmas. The currency on Guam is American money. Other monies can be exchanged at the airport or financial establishments. Credit cards are accepted at most hotels, restaurants and stores around the island. (MORE)
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Where is Guam at?
Guam is in the western Pacific at 13 degrees north latitude and 144 degrees east longitude. It is the westernmost territory of the US. Guam is about 1,500 miles east of Manil…a, Philippines and Tokyo, Japan; and about 3,800 miles west of Honolulu, Hawaii. (MORE)
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What is the motto of Guam?
Guam's motto is "Where America's Day Begins" This motto was "invented" as part of a promotional campaign for tourists.
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Why are there no birds in Guam?
there are birds on Guam, but most of the native birds were killed by the brown tree snake that the US accidentally introduced. The snakes stowed away in ships' cargo brought i…n from other parts of the Pacific (like the Solomon islands) where the snakes are native. (MORE)
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Where is Guam?
Guam is an island in the Western Pacific Ocean. Latitude/Longitude 13º 30n, 144º 48E. Guam lies between 13.2°N and 13.7°N and between 144.6°E and 145.0°E, an…d has an area of 212 square miles (549 km2), making it the 32nd largest island of the United States. It is the southernmost and largest island in the Mariana island chain and is also the largest island in Micronesia. Guam is the closest land mass to the Mariana Trench, a deep subduction zone, that lies beside the island chain to the east. Challenger Deep, the deepest surveyed point in the Oceans, is southwest of Guam at 35,797 feet (10,911 m) deep. The highest point in Guam is Mount Lamlam, which is 1,332 feet (406 m), and surprisingly, is also considered the tallest mountain in the world from below sea level, since it extends in to the Mariana Trench. The island of Guam is 30 miles (48 km) long and 4 mi (6 km) to 12 mi (19 km) wide. The island experiences occasional earthquakes due to its location on the western edge of the Pacific Plate and near the Philippine Sea Plate. In recent years, earthquakes with epicenters near Guam have had magnitudes ranging from 5.0 to 8.7. Unlike the Anatahan volcano in the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam is not volcanically active.[7] However, due to its proximity to Anatahan, vog does occasionally affect Guam.[8] The northern part of the island is a forested coralline limestone plateau while the south contains volcanic peaks covered in forest and grassland. A coral reef surrounds most of the island, except in areas where bays exist that provide access to small rivers and streams that run down from the hills into the Pacific Ocean and Philippine Sea.[9] The island's population is most dense in the northern and central regions.[6] (MORE)
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What is Guam?
Guam is an unincorporated organized territory of the US. The indigenous people are called Chamorros. The main languages are Chamorro and English. The people are US citizens.