The 2001 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

of state: President George W. BUSH of the US (since 20 January 2001); Vice President Richard B. CHENEY (since 20 January 2001)

      head of government: Governor Carl GUTIERREZ (since 8 November 1994) and Lieutenant Governor Madeleine BORDALLO (since 8 November 1994)

      cabinet: executive departments; heads appointed by the governor with the consent of the Guam legislature

      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 terms; election last held 3 November 1998 (next to be held NA November 2002)

      election results: Carl GUTIERREZ reelected governor; percent of vote - Carl GUTIERREZ (Democrat) 53.2%, Joseph ADA (Republican) 46.8%

      Legislative branch: unicameral Legislature (15 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve two-year terms)

      elections: last held 7 November 2000 (next to be held NA November 2002)

      election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - Republican Party 8, Democratic Party 7

      note: Guam elects one delegate to the US House of Representatives; election last held 7 November 2000 (next to be held NA November 2002); results - Robert UNDERWOOD was reelected as delegate; percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - Democratic Party 1

      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 (party of the Governor) [leader NA]; Republican Party (controls the legislature) [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

      Guam Economy

      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: NA%

      industry: 15% (1993)

      services: NA%

      Population below poverty line: NA%

      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: revenues: $605.3 million

      expenditures: $654.2 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (2000)

      Industries: US military, tourism, construction, transshipment services, concrete products, printing and publishing, food processing, textiles

      Industrial production growth rate: NA%

      Electricity - production: 800 million kWh (1999)

      Electricity - production by source: fossil fuel: 100%

      hydro: 0%

      nuclear: 0%

      other: 0% (1999)

      Electricity - consumption: 744 million kWh (1999)

      Electricity - exports: 0 kWh (1999)

      Electricity - imports: 0 kWh (1999)

      Agriculture - products: fruits, copra, vegetables; eggs, pork, poultry, beef

      Exports: $75.7 million (f.o.b., 1999)

      Exports - commodities: mostly transshipments of refined petroleum products; construction materials, fish, food and beverage products

      Exports - partners: US 25%

      Imports: $203 million (f.o.b., 1999 est.)

      Imports - commodities: petroleum and petroleum products, food, manufactured goods

      Imports - partners: US 23%, Japan 19%

      Debt - external: $NA

      Economic aid - recipient: Guam receives large transfer payments from the US Federal Treasury ($143 million in 1997) into which Guamanians pay no income or excise taxes; under the provisions of a special law of Congress, the Guam Treasury, rather than the US Treasury, receives federal income taxes paid by military and civilian Federal employees stationed in Guam

      Currency: US dollar (USD)

      Currency code: USD

      Exchange rates: the US dollar is used

      Fiscal year: 1 October - 30 September

      Guam Communications

      Telephones - main lines in use: 84,134 (1998)

      Telephones - mobile cellular: 55,000 (1998)

      Telephone system: general assessment: modern system, integrated with US facilities for direct dialing, including free use of 800 numbers

      domestic: modern digital system, including cellular mobile service and local access to the Internet

      international: satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean); submarine cables to US and Japan (Guam is a trans-Pacific communications hub for MCI, Sprint, AT&T, IT&E, and GTE, linking the US and Asia)

      Radio broadcast stations: AM 4, FM 7, shortwave 0 (1998)

      Radios: 221,000 (1997)

      Television broadcast stations: 5 (1997)

      Televisions: 106,000 (1997)

      Internet country code: .gu

      Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 20 (2000)

      Internet users: 5,000 (2000)

      Guam Transportation

      Railways: 0 km

      Highways: total: 885 km

      paved: 675 km

      unpaved: 210 km

      note: there are also 685 km of roads classified non-public, including roads located on federal government installations

      Waterways: none

      Ports and harbors: Apra Harbor

      Merchant marine: none (2000 est.)

      Airports: 5 (2000 est.)