Guam (/ˈɡwɑːm/ GWAHM; Chamorro: Guåhan [ˈɡʷɑhɑn]) is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the Micronesia subregion of the western...
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The GUAM Organization for Democracy and Economic Development is a regional organization of four post-Soviet states: Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, and Moldova...
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The Legislature of Guam (Chamorro: Lehislaturan Guåhan) is the law-making body for the United States territory of Guam. The unicameral legislative branch...
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the capital of the United States territory of Guam. From the 18th through mid-20th century, it was Guam's population center, but today, it is the second...
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Guam is a two-party presidential representative democracy, in which the Governor is the head of government. Guam is an organized, unincorporated territory...
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Battle of Guam may refer to: The Battle of Guam (1941), a World War II battle in which Japanese forces took the island from the Americans in December...
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The Guam national football team represents Guam, an overseas territory of the United States, in international football and is controlled by the Guam Football...
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General elections were held in Guam on November 5, 2024. Voters in Guam chose their non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives,...
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The United States territory of Guam is divided into nineteen municipalities, called villages. Each village is governed by an elected mayor. Village populations...
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Guam's at-large congressional district comprises the entire area of the United States territory of Guam. Guam has been represented in the United States...
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The Guam flycatcher (Myiagra freycineti), or Guam broadbill, is an extinct species of bird in the family Monarchidae formerly endemic to Guam. Some authorities...
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The United States territory of Guam has no railways or freeways, nor does it have a merchant marine. The largest port is Apra Harbor, which serves almost...
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The flag of Guam was adopted on February 9, 1948. The territorial flag is a dark blue field with a narrow red border on all sides. The red border – a later...
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Guam is a United States territory, some U.S. long-distance plans and courier services list Guam as an international location. As a result of Guam's being...
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Guam. Fort Juan Muña, in Harmon, is a facility for the Guam Army National Guard. The present and former locations of Guam Memorial Hospital, Guam's only...
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The demographics of Guam details an array of demographic statistics relating to the territory of Guam. This includes statistics on population, including...
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of citizens in Guam differ from those of United States citizens in each of the fifty states. In the U.S. House of Representatives, Guam is entitled to...
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Because it is a U.S. territory instead of a U.S. state, voters in Guam are ineligible to elect members of the Electoral College, who would then cast direct...
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Gallirallus owstoni. The Guam rail (Hypotaenidia owstoni), known locally and in Chamorro as ko'ko', is a small, terrestrial bird endemic to Guam in the Rallidae...
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Guam High School (GHS or GMHS) is a U.S. military operated secondary school located at 401 Stitt Street in Agana Heights in the United States territory...
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The history of Guam starts with the early arrival around 2000 BC of Austronesian people known today as the Chamorro Peoples. The Chamorus then developed...
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The Seal of Guam appears in the middle of the flag of the United States territory of Guam. It depicts Agaña Bay near Hagåtña, a local proa and a coconut...
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The Battle of Guam (21 July – 10 August 1944) was the American recapture of the Japanese-held island of Guam, a U.S. territory in the Mariana Islands captured...
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Guam is a U.S. territory in the western Pacific Ocean, at the boundary of the Philippine Sea. It is the southernmost and largest member of the Mariana...
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The 2024 United States presidential straw poll in Guam took place on November 5, 2024. Guam is a territory and not a state, making it ineligible to elect...
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The 2020 United States presidential straw poll in Guam was held on November 3, 2020. Guam is a territory and not a state. Thus, it is ineligible to elect...
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The Guam kingfisher (Todiramphus cinnamominus), called sihek in Chamorro, is a species of kingfisher from the United States Territory of Guam. It is restricted...
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The governor of Guam (Chamorro: I Maga'låhen / Maga'håga Guåhan) is the head of government of Guam and the commander-in-chief of the Guam National Guard...
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USNS Guam (T-HST-1), formerly Hawaii Superferry's Huakai, is a United States Navy high-speed transport vessel. The ship was completed in September 2008...
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The Government of Guam (GovGuam) is a presidential representative democratic system, whereby the president is the head of state and the governor is head...
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