Details about the island

Indigenous people: Chamorros, who first settled the island some 4,500 years ago.

Capital: Hagåtña

Leadership: Governor Felix Perez Camacho, Lt. Governor Dr. Michael W. Cruz, Congressional Delegate Madeleine Z. Bordallo, Legislative Speaker Judith Won Pat

Political Status: Organized, unincorporated territory of the United States.

Economy: Mainly supported by tourism particularly from Japan, Korea and the United States armed forces. The military is the secondary economic force.

Slogans: Tano I’ ManChamorro (Land of the Chamorros). As the United States westernmost territory: “Where America’s Day Begins.”

Villages: Asan-Maina, Agana Heights, Agat, Barrigada, Chalan Pago-Ordot, Dededo, Hagåtña, Inarajan, Mangilao, Merizo, Mongmong-Toto-Maite, Piti, Santa Rita, Sinajana, Talofofo, Tamuning-Tumon, Umatac, Yigo, and Yona.

Land Area: 212 square miles ( 549 square kilometers )

Location: Latitude 13.28 degrees North and Longitude 144.47 East, largest and southernmost of the Mariana Islands in the Micronesian region of the Pacific.

Official Languages: English and Chamorro

Time: Chamorro Standard Time (Greenwich Mean Time +10)

Population: 162,000 (2006 census update)

Currency: U.S. Dollar

Climate: Between 75-86 degrees Fahrenheit (26-30 degrees Celsius) Averaging 81 degrees Fahrenheit (28 degrees Celsius)

Seasons: Dry season between January and May; Rainy season between October and December.

Rainfall: Annual average is approximately 80 inches (2,509 millimeters)

Guam Territorial Bird: Ko’ko’ or Guam Rail.

Guam Territorial Tree: Ifit or Ifil (Intsia Bijuga).

Guam Territorial Flower: Puti tai nobio or Bougainvillea.