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 | Guam |
| AREA | 549 sq km (212 sq miles). |
| POPULATION | 156,974 (1996). |
| POPULATION DENSITY | 285.9 per sq km. |
| CAPITAL | Agaña |
| CAPITAL POPULATION | 1139 (1990). Tamuning is the commercial centre. |
| GEOGRAPHY | Guam is the largest and most southerly island of the Marianas archipelago. It is a predominantly hilly island and its northern end is a plateau of rolling hills and cliffs rising 152m (500ft) above sea level. The cliffs are tunnelled with caves. The island narrows in the middle, with the southern half widening into a land of mountains and valleys cut by streams and waterfalls. The most sheltered beaches are on the western coast. |
| GOVERNMENT | US External Territory (Unincorporated). Gained internal autonomy in 1982. Head of State: President William Jefferson Clinton since 1993. Head of Government: Governor Carl T C Gutierrez since 1995. |
| LANGUAGE | English and Chamorro are the official languages. Japanese is also spoken. |
| RELIGION | Christian; 90% Roman Catholic. |
| STANDARD TIME | GMT + 10. |
| ELECTRICITY | 110 volts AC, 60Hz. |
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