Territory of Guam Guåhan
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Where America's Day Begins"
Anthem: Fanohge Chamoru
Capital		Hagåtña
Largest village		Dededo
Official languages		English and Chamorro
Demonym		Guamanian
Government
-	President	George W. Bush (R)
-	Governor	Felix Perez Camacho (R)
Area
-	Total	541.3 km² (192nd) 209 sq mi
-	Water (%)	negligible
Population
-	July 2007 estimate	173,456 (179th)
-	2000 census	154,805
-	Density	320/km² (37th) 830/sq mi
GDP (PPP)		2000 estimate
-	Total	$3.2 billion (167th)
-	Per capita	$21,0001 (35th)
Currency		United States dollar (USD)
Time zone		Chamorro Standard Time (UTC+10)
Internet TLD		.gu
Calling code		+1 671
1	2000 estimate.

Map of Guam

Guam (Chamorro: Guåhan), officially the Territory of Guam, is an island in the Western Pacific Ocean and is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States. It is one of five U.S. territories with established civilian government.^[1] The island's capital is Hagåtña (formerly Agana). Guam is the largest and southernmost of the Mariana Islands.

The Chamorros, Guam's indigenous inhabitants, first populated the island approximately 6,000 years ago.^{[citation needed]} The island has a long history of European colonialism beginning in 1668 with the arrival of Spanish settlers including Padre San Vitores, a Spanish missionary. The island was captured from Spain by the United States during the Spanish American War in 1898. As the largest island in Micronesia and the only American-held island in the region before World War II, Guam was occupied by the Japanese between December 1941 and July 1944. Today, Guam's economy is mainly supported by tourism (primarily from Japan) and U.S. military bases.^[2]