Hagåtña (formerly Agana) is the capital of Guam. According to the 2000 Census, it has a population of 1,100.
In 1998, the territorial legislature changed the name from Agana (pronounced Aganja (SAMPA)) to Hagåtña to more closely match the Chamorro/Chamoru pronunciation.
Guam was the southernmost island in the Marianas Group and this poltical change started Guam and the Northern Marianas (including Saipan and Tinian) down separate paths.
Guam is a relatively short flight from Japan compared to Hawaii, and a series of tourist hotels and golf courses were built to cater to the tourists.
Guam is the southernmost island in the Mariana Island chain and is the largest island in Micronesia.
Located approximately 3,300 miles West of Hawaii, 1,500 miles East of the Philippines and 1,550 miles South of Japan, the Island of Guam is the Western most territory of the United States and one of the leading tourist destinations in the Western Pacific.
With its year round warm and crystal clear waters, Guam is one of the most desirable scuba dive destinations in the world.
Guam was ceded to the United States following the Spanish American War in 1898 and formally purchased from Spain in 1899.
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