Guam

Official name (in English)

Guam

Official name (in Chamorro)

Guåhan

Name etymology

the native Chamorro name for the island, Guahan (meaning "we have"), was changed to Guam in the 1898 Treaty of Paris, when Spain relinquished Guam, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines to the US

Title

The Star Spangled Banner

Lyrics

English

1

Oh, say can you see by the dawn’s early light What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars thru the perilous fight, O’er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming? And the rocket’s red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof thru the night that our flag was still there. Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

2

On the shore, dimly seen through the mists of the deep, Where the foe’s haughty host in dread silence reposes, What is that which the breeze, o’er the towering steep, As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses? Now it catches the gleam of the morning’s first beam, In full glory reflected now shines in the stream: ‘Tis the star-spangled banner! Oh long may it wave O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave.

3

And where is that band who so vauntingly swore That the havoc of war and the battle’s confusion, A home and a country should leave us no more! Their blood has washed out of their foul footsteps’ pollution. No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight and the gloom of the grave: And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave.

4

Oh! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand Between their loved home and the war’s desolation! Blest with victory and peace, may the heav’n rescued land Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation. Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just, And this be our motto: “In God is our trust.” And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave.

Land area

544 km²

Water area

0.00 km²

Avg. temperature

27.1 °C

Avg. daily range

26.3 to 27.7 °C

Annual precipitation

2,105 mm

Temperature °CMeanDaily range

°C°F

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Precipitation mm

Monthly climate normals

Month	Avg. high, °C	Mean, °C	Avg. low, °C	Precipitation, mm
January	27.1	26.6	26	84
February	26.8	26.3	25.7	63
March	26.9	26.5	25.9	60
April	27.4	26.9	26.2	81
May	27.9	27.3	26.6	98
June	28.2	27.5	26.6	157
July	28.2	27.3	26.3	289
August	28.1	27.3	26.2	361
September	28.1	27.2	26.3	328
October	28.1	27.3	26.3	290
November	28.1	27.4	26.6	189
December	27.7	27.2	26.4	104

Country-wide averages over 1991–2020.

Arable land

1,000 hectares (1.9%)

Permanent crops

7,000 hectares (13.0%)

Permanent meadows & pastures

8,000 hectares (14.8%)

Forest

28,270 hectares (52.4%)

Other land

9,730 hectares (18.0%)

Birth rate

16.8 per 1,000 population

Death rate

7.1 per 1,000 population

Net migration rate

−2.8 per 1,000 population

MaleAgeFemale

80+70-7960-6950-5940-4930-3920-2910-190-9

% of total population

Population by age group, % of total population

Age	Male	Female
80+	1.1%	1.6%
70-79	2.9%	3.4%
60-69	5.0%	5.1%
50-59	5.6%	5.7%
40-49	5.4%	5.3%
30-39	6.6%	5.9%
20-29	7.0%	6.4%
10-19	8.2%	7.8%
0-9	8.8%	8.3%

Share aged 65 and over

13.6%

Share aged under 18

30.3%

Total dependency ratio

65

Youth dependency ratio

42

Elderly dependency ratio

22

Sex ratio

1.02 male / female

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander

46.1%

Chamorro

32.8%

Chuukese

6.7%

Palauan

1.4%

Pohnpeian

1.4%

Yapese

1.0%

Other Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander

2.8%

Asian

35.5%

Filipino

29.1%

Korean

2.2%

Japanese

1.4%

Chinese (except Taiwanese)

1.3%

Other Asian

1.5%

Christians are predominantly Roman Catholic.

Guam's status and three-branch government are set by the Organic Act, a statute of the United States Congress that Congress can amend; Guam has no constitution of its own (48 U.S.C. §1421a).

Executive power is vested in a Governor elected jointly with the Lieutenant Governor by majority vote, with a run-off if needed; the Legislature cannot remove the Governor, who faces only popular recall, and cannot itself be dissolved (48 U.S.C. §§1422, 1422a, 1423).

1. ThuJan 1New Year's Day
2. MonJan 19Martin Luther King Jr. Day
3. MonFeb 16Washington's Birthday
4. MonMar 2Guam Discovery Day
5. FriApr 3Good Friday
6. MonMay 25Memorial Day
7. FriJun 19Juneteenth National Independence Day
8. FriJul 3Independence Day (observed)
9. SatJul 4Independence Day
10. TueJul 21Liberation Day (Guam)
11. MonSep 7Labor Day
12. MonNov 2All Souls' Day
13. WedNov 11Veterans Day
14. ThuNov 26Thanksgiving Day
15. TueDec 8Lady of Camarin Day
16. FriDec 25Christmas Day

Nationwide public holidays only, excluding regional, bank and government-only days.

Overnight arrivals by year2010 to 2024

Per resident

4.4 arrivals per resident

Share of GDP

6.3% tourism direct GDP(2021, latest available)

A tourist stays at least one night. Arrivals count trips, not people.

A low figure can also mean weak recording.

Persons held

700

World median

3.1%

WHO guideline

5 µg/m³

National standard

9 µg/m³

Per capita

119.9 GJ per person

Share of world total

< 0.01%

Supply

Deficitproduces 2.9% of what it consumes, 2024

OverviewBy source

Generation

1.9 TWh per year

Consumption

1.8 TWh per year