Are there any synagogues in Guam?
There is apparently a "Guam Jewish Community" in Guam, and if you google it, you'll find their website. There is not a temple or synagogue. Previously the jewish community has met on base in a dedicated space, but because this is on a military installation, access is now limited. The community also meets in hotels and houses of individual members.
How can you translate chamorro to English?
The word Chamorro means Guamanian, which are people from Guam. Chamorro is the native word for the people and language of the Mariana's Islands.
What do Guam people look like?
micronesian people in the late 18th century look exactly like a monkey
Is there any representatives in Guam?
Yes, each island has an elected but non-voting representative in the US House of Representatives. Puerto Rico has a "resident commissioner" and Guam has a "delegate." Both can vote in committee but not on the House floor.
No, Guam is an organized unincorporated territory of the US. This means the US Congress has no intention of allowing it to become a state. The people have limited self government, meaning they can elect a governor and local legislators for a unicameral legislature, but cannot vote for US president and only have a non-voting delegate to the US House of Representative.
We are also confined by the Jones Act, which limits only US-flagged ships to enter the island's ports and do business, in the strictest interpretation. The only "constitution" the people have is one that was drawn up by the US Naval Administration in 1950 known as the Organic Act.
Because they won it as a spoils of war in 1898. as part of the Treaty of Paris the US got Guam, Philippines and Puerto Rico and paid then-$20 million for the new possessions.
In 1898 the US recived Puerto Rico and Guam from what country?
In 1898 a peace treaty was signed between The United States and Spain who had been at war. This war was known as the Spanish-American War. Because Spain lost the war it had to turn over Cuba, The Philipines, Puerto Rico and Guam to the United States as part of the conditions for peace.
What is the legal drinking age in Guam?
As of 8 July 2010 The legal drinking age in Guam is now 21, previously being 18 but was signed into law after a 2006 accident of a 20 year-old sailor who struck a pedestrian and received 12 years for vehicular manslaughter.
Who is the current leader of government in 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 village.
How many miles is it from Texas to Guam?
The distance between the above mentioned places is 7920 miles approximately. The distance is straight path from one place to another place. There might be slight difference between the actual distance and the above mentioned distance because of the route chosen.
How big is Guam compared with Oahu?
41,865 sq mi (108,430 sq km);
the total area is
42,042 sq mi
(108,890 sq km).
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, and 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]
What form of government is Guam?
Well it is under the control of the U.S. . So it is basically democratic. However they cannot vote or elect representatives.
Was there tourism in Guam in the 1960's?
Tourism in the 1960's was far more restrictive than the present day considering that Internet Access was unavailable to the masses at that time. Every high street had its Travel Agent for holiday bookings such as Thomas Cook or Lunn Poly, formed in 1965. The number of holiday destinations was limited proportionally to the number of countries visited by national airlines like BOAC.
Violeta Chamorro is 81 years old (birthdate: October 18, 1929).
What were the effects on Guam after the Spanish American War?
it became a u.s. colony ....u wouldn't have to ask the computer if u wasn't cheating .....like me : ) lol
In 1898 the US received Puerto Rico and Guam from?
Spain ceded them to the US after the Spanish-American War.
Is same-sex marriage legal in Guam?
Yes. Same-sex marriage is legal in Florida effective January 5, 2015.
Although the state of Florida did not at that time recognize same-sex marriages, the first same-sex divorce was granted in Broward County on December 17, 2014.