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Guam was ceded to the US by Spain in 1898. Captured by the Japanese in 1941, it was retaken by the US three years later. The military installation on the island is one of the most strategically important US bases in the Pacific.

Population:

175,877

GDP per capita:

$20,594.27 per capita

Alternative names:

Guam, Territory of Guam, Guahan

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Maps of Guam

Guam: General Soil Map	Guam: Distribution of Population in the Municipal Areas and in the Town of Agaña	Guam - War In The Pacific National Historical Park	War In The Pacific National Historical Park [Guam ]
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dana 20th October 2009	Are there any social injustices occurring in Guam today, such as child abuse, governmental abuse of power, excessive poverty/hunger?
Suchita Vemuri Staff Editor 7th March 2005	Hi Eric, Since January 2001, Guam has been an "unincorporated" territory of the USA and, as such, the President of the USA is also the head of the state of Guam. But special rules apply to the government of Guam. The present Governor of Guam is Felix P. P. Camacho of the Republican Party.

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