Outline of Guam

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Guam
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Guam:
Guam – organized, unincorporated territory of the United States of America that comprises the island of Guam in the western North Pacific Ocean. It is one of five U.S. territories with an established civilian government. The island's capital is Hagåtña. Guam is the largest and southernmost of the Mariana Islands. The Chamorros, Guam's indigenous inhabitants, first populated the island approximately 4,000 years ago. Discovered by the Spanish expedition of Ferdinand Magellan in 1521, the island has a long history of European colonialism beginning in the 16th century, and especially in 1668 with the arrival of Spanish settlers including Padre San Vitores, a Catholic missionary. Guam and the rest of the Mariana Islands were integrated in the Spanish East Indies since 1565. The island was a major stopover for Manila Galleons sailing from Acapulco, until 1815. Guam was taken over 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 and U.S. military bases.

General reference

Pronunciation:
Common English country name: Guam
Official English country name: The United States Territory of Guam
Common endonym: List of countries and capitals in native languages
Official endonym: List of official endonyms of present-day nations and states
Adjectival: Guamanian
Demonym:
Etymology: Name of Guam
ISO country codes: GU, GUM, 316
ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:GU
Internet country code top-level domain: .gu

Geography of Guam

Geography of Guam

Guam is: a United States territory
Location:
* Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
* Pacific Ocean
** North Pacific
*** Oceania
**** Micronesia
* Time zone: Chamorro Standard Time
* Extreme points of Guam
** High: Mount Lamlam – 11,377 meters above Challenger Deep
** Low: North Pacific Ocean 0 m
* Land boundaries: none
* Coastline:
Population of Guam: 173,000 – 179th most populous country
Area of Guam:
Atlas of Guam

Environment of Guam

Natural geographic features of Guam

Regions of Guam

Regions of Guam

Ecoregions of Guam

List of ecoregions in Guam

Administrative divisions of Guam

None

Municipalities of Guam

Capital of Guam: Hagåtña
Cities of Guam

Demography of Guam

Demographics of Guam

Government and politics of Guam

Politics of Guam

Branches of the government of Guam

Government of Guam

Executive branch of the government of Guam

Legislative branch of the government of Guam

Legislature of Guam

Judicial branch of the government of Guam

Court system of Guam

Supreme Court of Guam

Foreign relations of Guam

Diplomatic missions in Guam

International organization membership

The United States Territory of Guam is a member of:

Law and order in Guam

Local government in Guam

Local government in Guam

History of Guam

History of Guam

History of Guam, by period

Geology of Guam
Indigenous peoples
*Chamorro people
First European contact, 1521–1668
**On March 6, 1521, three Spanish ships under the command of Fernão de Magalhães land on the Island of Guam after a seemingly endless eleven week voyage across the Pacific Ocean. Magalhães names the archipelago Las Isles de las Velas Latinas. When the Spaniards refuse to pay for supplies, natives take iron from the ships. Magalhães renames the archipelago Las Islas de los Ladrones.
Spanish East Indies, 1565––1899
*Diego Luis de San Vitores leads the colonization of Guam, renaming the Chamorro archipelago Islas Marianas in honor of his patroness, Queen Mariana of Austria
*The Spanish-Chamorro Wars pacifies CHamoru resistance and solidifies Spanish control
*Guam becomes a major stopover for Spanish galleons en route to Manila, from Acapulco. A number of coastal forts are built to protect these ships, including Fort Soledad and Fort San Jose in Umatac.
Spanish–American War, April 23 – August 12, 1898
*Spanish Empire declares war on the United States, April 23, 1898
*United States capture of Guam, June 20–21, 1898
*Treaty of Paris, December 10, 1898
United States Territory of Guam, since December 10, 1898
*World War I, June 28, 1914 – November 11, 1918
**United States enters Great War on April 6, 1917
*World War II, September 1, 1939 – September 2, 1945
**United States enters Second World War on December 8, 1941
**Battle of Guam of 1941
**Battle of Guam of 1944
*Cold War, March 5, 1946 – December 25, 1991
*Korean War, June 25, 1950 – July 27, 1953
*Guam Organic Act, August 1, 1950

Culture of Guam

Culture of Guam

Art in Guam

Sports in Guam

Economy and infrastructure of Guam

Economy of Guam

Infrastructure of Guam

Education in Guam