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Complete details about Guam in Oceania with capital city Agaņa
| Country Name | Guam (Guam) |
| Country Code | GUM |
| Capital City | Agaņa |
| Continent | Oceania |
| Region | Micronesia |
| Independence Year | 0 |
| Population | 168000 |
| Surface Area | 549.0 |
| Life Expectancy | 77.8 years |
| GNP | 1197.0 (old 1136.0) |
| Government Form | US Territory |
Spoken Languages |
Chamorro [official] (29.6%) English [official] (37.5%) Japanese (2.0%) Korean (3.3%) Philippene Languages (19.7%) |
Major Cities |
Tamuning, ? (population 9500) Agaņa, ? (population 1139) |
Guam's most recent News and Stories
| Publisher: Pacific News Center | Tue, 22 May 2012 20:22:12 -0700 | |
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Guam - Guam Governor Eddie Calvo told reporters in Okinawa today that Guam can not handle the proposed military buildup unless its infrastructure is upgraded first. The Governor was respondng to questions from Japanese reporters who asked whether the ... read full story |
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| Publisher: Pacific Daily News | Tue, 22 May 2012 10:03:27 -0700 | |
| Pro-Guam lobbying not unusual read full story | ||
| Publisher: KUAM.com | Wed, 23 May 2012 00:02:16 -0700 | |
| Grappling over GUASA continues read full story | ||
| Publisher: Pacific News Center | Wed, 23 May 2012 00:35:41 -0700 | |
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Guam - While the House of Representatives included funding for the Guam military buildup in it's construction appropriations measure, the senate has stripped that funding from it's version of the bill. In it's version of a construction appropriations ... read full story |
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| Publisher: Pacific Daily News | Wed, 23 May 2012 10:04:00 -0700 | |
| Senate panel may have cut funds read full story | ||
| Publisher: KUAM.com | Tue, 22 May 2012 17:11:49 -0700 | |
| Military Construction Funding for Guam Cut read full story | ||
| Publisher: Mainichi Daily News | Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:24 -0700 | |
| Senate committee nixes outlays for Marine transfer to Guam read full story | ||
| Publisher: Pacific News Center | Tue, 22 May 2012 23:41:42 -0700 | |
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Guam - The Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS) has been informed that an epidemic of pertussis (whooping cough) is currently occurring in Washington State. According to a release from DPHSS as of May 12, the Washington State ... read full story |
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| Publisher: Pacific Daily News | Wed, 23 May 2012 10:04:00 -0700 | |
| Whooping cough breakout in Washington could come to Guam read full story | ||
| Publisher: Pacific News Center | Tue, 22 May 2012 16:47:30 -0700 | |
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The release quotes Pangelinan as saying: ?This Act would finally recognize the profession of social work on Guam by implementing a licensure program for control and regulation of persons that practice social work. Guam is the last in the nation and its ... read full story |
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| Publisher: Scientific American (blog) | Wed, 23 May 2012 05:09:52 -0700 | |
| USC Dornsife Scientific Diving: Economic Effects of the Revised Military ... read full story | ||
| Publisher: Pacific Daily News | Wed, 23 May 2012 10:04:01 -0700 | |
| Bill would regulate social work licensure read full story | ||