The 2003 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

      Ethnic groups:

       Chamorro 37%, Filipino 26%, white 10%, Chinese, Japanese, Korean,

       and other 27%

      Religions:

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

      Languages:

       English, Chamorro, Japanese

      Literacy:

       definition: age 15 and over can read and write

       total population: 99%

       male: 99%

       female: 99% (1990 est.)

      Government Guam

      Country name:

       conventional long form: Territory of Guam

       conventional short form: Guam

       local long form: Guahan

      Dependency status:

       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

      Government type:

       NA

      Capital:

       Hagatna (Agana)

      Administrative divisions:

       none (territory of the US)

      Independence:

       none (territory of the US)

      National holiday:

       Discovery Day, first Monday in March (1521)

      Constitution:

       Organic Act of 1 August 1950

      Legal system:

       modeled on US; US federal laws apply

      Suffrage:

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

       presidential elections

      Executive branch:

       chief of state: President George W. BUSH of the US (since 20

       January 2001); Vice President Richard B. CHENEY (since 20 January

       2001)

       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%

       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)

       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

      Legislative branch:

       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)

       note: Guam elects one nonvoting delegate to the US House of

       Representatives; election last held 5 November 2002 (next to be held

       NA 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

       election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -

       Democratic Party 9, Republican Party 6

      Judicial branch:

       Federal District Court (judge is appointed by the president);

       Territorial Superior Court (judges appointed for eight-year terms by

       the governor)

      Political parties and leaders:

       Democratic Party (controls the legislature) [speaker, Vicente (Ben)

       PANGELINAN]; Republican Party (party of Governor CAMACHO) [leader NA]

      Political pressure groups and leaders:

       NA

      International organization participation:

       ESCAP (associate), Interpol (subbureau), IOC, SPC

      Diplomatic representation in the US:

       none (territory of the US)

      Diplomatic representation from the US:

       none (territory of the US)

      Flag description:

       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

      Economy Guam

      Economy - overview:

       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 has

       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.

      GDP:

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

      GDP - real growth rate:

       NA%

      GDP - per capita:

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

      GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 7% industry: 15% services: 78% (2002 est.)

      Population below poverty line:

       23% (2001 est.)

      Household income or consumption by percentage share:

       lowest 10%: NA%

       highest 10%: NA%

      Inflation rate (consumer prices):

       0% (1999 est.)

      Labor force:

       60,000 (2000 est.)

      Labor force - by occupation:

       federal and territorial government 26%, private 74% (trade 24%,

       other services 40%, industry 10%) (2000 est.)

      Unemployment rate:

       15% (2000 est.)

      Budget: