GUAM

Guam, a territory of the U.S, is a volcanic island located in the Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines. The capital city is Agana, the currency is the U.S. Dollar and the most used languages are English, Chamorro and Japanese. Population exceeds 157,000. The climate is best described as an “endless summer.” However, from June to November, the island is subject to numerous Pacific typhoons. With Anderson Air Force Base, and a thriving tourism business, the overall economy is strong. In fact, Guam receives more tourists than any other Pacific island, with the exception of Hawaii. Most of those tourists are Japanese and Korean.

Index Guam / Guåhan Where America's Day Begins Capital City: Agana / Hagåtña On March 25, 1998, the legislature passed bill 522, officially changing the name of the capital city--Agana--to the Chamorro name---Hagåtña. Location: 13.28 N, 144.47 E The island of Guam, called Guahan in the Chamorro language, is an unincorporated U.S. territory. It is the most southern of the Mariana Islands and is located in the western Pacific Ocean, about three fourths of the way between Hawaii and the Philippines.

Guam's 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. Bird: Marianas Rose Crown Fruit Dove / Tottot / Ptilinopus roseicapilla Coastline: 125.5 km Universities: University of Guam Constitution: Organic Act of August 1, 1950 Department of: Education Flower: Bougainvillea spectabilis / Puti Tai Nobiu Geology: Volcanic origin, surrounded by coral reefs; relatively flat coraline limestone plateau (source of most fresh water) with steep coastal cliffs and narrow coastal plains in north, low-rising hills in center, mountains in south Governor: Carl T.C. Gutierrez Lt. Governor: Madeleine Z. Bordallo Highest Point: Mt. Lamlam 1,334 feet / 407 meters Inland water: Fena Lake Languages: Official: English and Chamorro/Chamoru Largest City: Dededo Lowest Point: The Mariana Trench The deepest part of the ocean in the world. Map: Map Motto: "Where America's Day Begins" National Park: War in the Pacific National Historic Park Newspapers: Pacific Daily News Population: 160,595 (July 1997 est.) Representatives: US House: 106 th Congress Guam Representative: Congressman Robert A. Underwood Song: Guam Hymn / Fanohge Chamoru words by: Dr. Ramon Sablan Chamorro translation by: Lagrimas Untalan Time difference: GMT +10, EST +15, CST +16, PST +18 (-1 DST) Tree: Ifil / Ifit / Intsia bijuga Weather / Climate: Tropical

General: Guam, is a tropical island located in the Pacific Ocean. Our capital is Agaña, and it is located @ 13º 28' and 144º 45'. This island is approximately 9 miles wide and 30 miles long (at its widest and longest points). Population: Approximately 150 someaught thousand?? Climate: We have two seasons on Guam. Dry and Wet. During the rainy season, this spans from about May up until December, and then it is the dry season. We experience most of our typhoons during the rainy season. Ethnic Groups: We have many ethnicities on this island. Ranging from Micronesians, Polynesians, to Caucasions, and even Indians (from India mind you) we have many a diverse group of people here. We have people from the Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of Palau, Hawaii, U.S.A., CommonWealth of the Northern Marianas, Korea, China, Japan, Vietnam, India, Bangladesh, Philippines, Europe, and just about most places you can think about... Culture: On Guam, the original peoples of this island are called Chamorro's. Now there is a lot of debate on where this name derived from... Now in Spanish (these are the people that first conquered us) there is the word Chamorro, which means clean shaven. Now the chamorros hairstyle of the upperclass Matua was a shaven head with a lock of hair on the top. But in our language there is a word that sounds similar to Chamorro but it is pronounced chamori, and this is the highest class of Chamorro (back then that is) But I am not going to write a five page HTML on the History of the Chamorros. :-) That is all I can think about for now but if you have anything else you would like to see, or have any additions, deletions, or revisions for me, just send me an email.... Hey, if you are finished here, click the arrow to go to the main page!

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