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      Transnational Issues Guadeloupe

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      @Guam

      Introduction Guam

      Background:

       Guam was ceded to the US by Spain in 1898. Captured by the Japanese

       in 1941, it was retaken by the US three years later. The military

       installation on the island is one of the most strategically

       important US bases in the Pacific.

      Geography Guam

      Location:

       Oceania, island in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of

       the way from Hawaii to the Philippines

      Geographic coordinates:

       13 28 N, 144 47 E

      Map references:

       Oceania

      Area:

       total: 549 sq km

       water: 0 sq km

       land: 549 sq km

      Area - comparative:

       three times the size of Washington, DC

      Land boundaries:

       0 km

      Coastline:

       125.5 km

      Maritime claims:

       territorial sea: 12 nm

       exclusive economic zone: 200 nm

      Climate:

       tropical marine; generally warm and humid, moderated by northeast

       trade winds; dry season from January to June, rainy season from July

       to December; little seasonal temperature variation

      Terrain:

       volcanic origin, surrounded by coral reefs; relatively flat

       coralline limestone plateau (source of most fresh water), with steep

       coastal cliffs and narrow coastal plains in north, low hills in

       center, mountains in south

      Elevation extremes:

       lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m

       highest point: Mount Lamlam 406 m

      Natural resources:

       fishing (largely undeveloped), tourism (especially from Japan)

      Land use: arable land: 9.09% permanent crops: 16.36% other: 74.55% (2001)

      Irrigated land:

       NA sq km

      Natural hazards:

       frequent squalls during rainy season; relatively rare, but

       potentially very destructive typhoons (June - December)

      Environment - current issues:

       extirpation of native bird population by the rapid proliferation of

       the brown tree snake, an exotic, invasive species

      Geography - note:

       largest and southernmost island in the Mariana Islands archipelago;

       strategic location in western North Pacific Ocean

      People Guam

      Population:

       166,090 (July 2004 est.)

      Age structure:

       0–14 years: 29.8% (male 25,577; female 23,850)

       15–64 years: 64% (male 54,220; female 52,026)

       65 years and over: 6.3% (male 4,912; female 5,505) (2004 est.)

      Median age:

       total: 28.2 years

       male: 28 years

       female: 28.4 years (2004 est.)

      Population growth rate:

       1.5% (2004 est.)

      Birth rate:

       19.31 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)

      Death rate:

       4.35 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)

      Net migration rate:

       0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

      Sex ratio:

       at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female

       under 15 years: 1.07 male(s)/female

       15–64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

       65 years and over: 0.89 male(s)/female

       total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2004 est.)

      Infant mortality rate:

       total: 7.15 deaths/1,000 live births

       female: 6.46 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)

       male: 7.8 deaths/1,000 live births

      Life expectancy at birth:

       total population: 78.12 years

       male: 75.08 years

       female: 81.34 years (2004 est.)

      Total fertility rate:

       2.61 children born/woman (2004 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

       NA

      HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

       NA

      HIV/AIDS - deaths:

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