Guam
unincorporated territory of the United States of America
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Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: United States[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Pacific Ocean[5]
- Head of government: Lou Leon Guerrero[6]
- Continent: Oceania[7]
- Instance of: island[8], unincorporated territory of the United States[9], territory of the United States[10], nationality for sports[11]
- Capital: Hagåtña[12]
- Official language: English[13], Chamorro[14]
- Currency: United States dollar[15]
- Shares border with: Northern Mariana Islands[16], Federated States of Micronesia[17]
- Top-level Internet domain: .gu[18]
- Anthem: Stand Ye Guamanians[19]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Hagåtña[20], Umatac[21], Hågat[22], Asan-Maina[23], Tamuning[24], Dededo[25], Sånta Rita-Sumai[26], Mongmong-Toto-Maite[27], Inalåhan[28], Piti[29], Talofofo[30], Yigo[31], Chalan Pago-Ordot[32], Sinajana[33]
- Flag: flag of Guam[34]
- Twinned administrative body: Taipei[35], Olongapo[36], Manila[37], Riga[38], Seoul[39]
- Legislative body: Legislature of Guam[40]
- Executive body: Government of Guam[41]
- Highest judicial authority: Supreme Court of Guam[42]
- Part of: Micronesia[43], European Union tax haven blacklist[44], Amerikanisch-Ozeanien[45]
- Commons category: Guam[46]
- Located in time zone: UTC+10:00[47]
- Foundational text: Guam Organic Act of 1950[48]
- Telephone country code: +1671[49]
- Archives at: Office of Vital Statistics[50]
- Unicode character: 🇬🇺[51]
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Founding
January 1, 1898 marks the founding of Guam[52].
Why It Matters
Guam has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] Guam is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]