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Guam Background Information

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.

Guam Quickstats

  • Population: 173,456 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 541.3 sq km
  • Density: 307 /km² (37th)
  • GDP (total): $3.2 billion (167th)
  • GDP (per capita): $21,0001 (35th)
  • Literacy: 99%

Languages of Guam

  • English 38.3%
  • Chamorro 22.2%
  • Philippine 22.2%
  • Pacific island 6.8%
  • Other 10.5%

Useful to know

  • Currency: United States dollar (USD)
  • Dial code: +1 671

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Guam Internet

  • Usage: 79,000
  • Penetration: 47.7 %
  • Top Domain: .gq

WT eBusiness info:

  • Success Ranking: 100
  • Market testing: Untested
  • Overall risk: High
  • Overall reward: Low

e-maturity:

  • Tourism: 10%
  • eCommerce: 10%
  • Gaming: 10%
  • eLearning: 10%

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