Guam

Guam Guåhan
Unincorporated and organized U.S. territory
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Nickname(s): Tånó y CHamoru (Chamorro) (English: "Land of the CHamoru")
Motto: Tånó I' Man CHamoru (Chamorro) (English: "Land of the CHamorus")
Anthem: "Stand Ye Guamanians"
Location of Guam (circled in red)
Sovereign state	United States
Before annexation	Spanish East Indies
Cession from Spain	April 11, 1899
Capital	Hagåtña
Largest city	Dededo
Official languages	English Chamorro
Ethnic groups (2010)^[1]	49.3% Pacific Islander 36.6% Asian 9.4% Multiracial 7.1% White 0.6% Other
Religion (2010)^[2]	94.1% Christianity 1.7% No religion 1.5% Folk religions 1.1% Buddhism 1.6% Other
Demonym(s)	Guamanian
Government	Devolved presidential constitutional dependency

• President	Joe Biden (D)
• Governor	Lou Leon Guerrero (D)
• Lt. Governor	Josh Tenorio (D)

Legislature	Legislature of Guam
United States Congress
• House delegate	Michael San Nicolas (D)
Area
• Total	540 km² (210 sq mi)
Highest elevation	407 m (1,334 ft)
Population
• 2021 estimate	168,801^[1] (177th)
• Density	299/km² (774.4/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2016 estimate
• Total	$5.79 billion^[1]
• Per capita	$35,600^[1]
GDP (nominal)	2019 estimate
• Total	US$6,311,000,000^[3]
HDI (2017)	0.901 very high
Currency	United States dollar (US$) (USD)
Time zone	UTC+10:00 (ChST)
Date format	mm/dd/yyyy
Driving side	right
Calling code	+1-671
USPS abbreviation	GU
ISO 3166 code	GU US-GU
Internet TLD	.gu

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