Attribute | Value |
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Geography | |
Area | 544 km² |
Continent | Australia |
Land area | 544 km² |
Water area | 0 km² |
Land boundaries | 0 km |
Border countries | Add |
Coastline | 125.5 km |
Mean elevation | Add |
Lowest point | 0 m |
Highest point | 406 m |
People | |
Population | 168,485 |
Official languages |
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Religion | Roman Catholic |
Government | |
Long country name | Add |
Short country name | Guam |
Long local name | Add |
Short local name | Guahan |
Former name | Add |
Government type | Presidential democracy |
Capital | Hagatna |
Economy | |
GDP (PPP) | 5,793,000,000 USD |
GDP (OER) | 5,793,000,000 USD |
GDP (real growth rate) | 0.4 % |
GDP - per capita (PPP) | 35,600 USD |
Gross national saving | Add |
Labor force | 73,210 |
Unemployment rate | 4.5 % |
Population below poverty line | 23 % |
Budget revenues | 1,240,000,000 USD |
Budget expenditures | 1,299,000,000 USD |
Military expenditures | Add |
Taxes and other revenues | 21.4 % of GDP |
Budget surplus or deficit | -1 % of GDP |
Public debt | 22.1 % of GDP |
Inflation rate | 1 % |
Central bank discount rate | Add |
Commercial bank prime lending rate | Add |
Stock of narrow money | Add |
Stock of broad money | Add |
Stock of domestic credit | Add |
Market value of publicly traded shares | Add |
Current account balance | Add |
Exports | 1,124,000,000 USD |
Imports | 2,964,000,000 USD |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold | Add |
External debt | Add |
National currency | US Dollar |
National currency (code) | USD |
National currency (symbol) | $ |
National currency rate to USD | Add |
Spain ceded Guam to the US in 1898. Captured by the Japanese in 1941, it was retaken by the US three years later. The military installations on the island are some of the most strategically important US bases in the Pacific; they also constitute the island’s most important source of income and economic stability.