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AT A GLANCE
Political Status:
Unincorporated Territory of the United States
Capital City:
Hagåtña (formerly named Agaña)
Location:
13.48º N, 144.45ºE (Western Pacific)
Land
Area:
212 square miles / 549 square kilometers
Official Languages:
English and Chamorro
Time:
Chamorro Standard Time (GMT+10)
Population:
154,805 (2000
Census)
Noun/Adjective for the Indigenous Guamanian People:
Chamorro
Surrounding Bodies of Water:
Philippine Sea to the West and
the Pacific Ocean to the North, South, and East.
Nearest Neighboring Island:
Rota (CNMI); 30 miles / 49 kilometers to the North
Highest Point:
Mount Lamlam (elevation: 1,334 feet above sea level)
Telephone Area Code:
671
Tourist District:
Tumon
Financial District:
Tamuning
Institution of Higher Education:
University of Guam
Currency:
U.S. Dollar
Electricity:
120 volt/60 cycle
Climate:
Averaging 81 degrees Fahrenheit (28 degrees Celcius)
Seasons:
Dry seasons between January and May;
Rainy seasons between October and December
Rainfall:
Annual Average is approximately 80 inches (2,509 millimeters)
Municipalities / Villages (19):
Northern Guam
Dededo
Yigo
Central Guam
Agana Heights
Asan-Maina
Barrigada
Hagatna
Ordot/Chalan-Pago
Mangilao
Mongmong-Toto-Maite
Sinajana
Tamuning-Tumon
Southern Guam
Agat
Inarajan
Merizo
Piti
Santa Rita
Talafofo
Umatac
Yona
Local Government:
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Office of the Governor:
The Honorable Felix Perez Camacho
Governor of Guam
P.O. Box 2950
Hagåtña, GU 96932
Phone: (671) 472-8931
Fax: (671) 475-9329
email:
governor@mail.gov.gu
Web Site: http://www.guamgovernor.
Office of the Lieutenant Governor:
The Honorable Micheal W. Cruz, M.D.
Lieutenant Governor of Guam
P.O. Box 2950
Hagåtña, GU 96932
Phone: (671) 472-8931
Fax: (671) 475-9329
email: governor@mail.gov.gu
Web Site: http://guamltgovernor.org
Office of the Attorney General:
The Honorable Alicia G. Limitaco
Attorney General of Guam
287 West O'Brien Drive
Hagåtña, GU 96910
Phone: (671) 475-3324
Fax: (671) 472-2493
email: law@guamattorneygeneral.com
Web Site: http://www.guamattorneygeneral.com
Office of the Public Auditor:
The Honorable Doris Flores Brooks
Public Auditor of Guam
Pacific News Building, Suite 401
238 Archbishop Flores Street
Hagåtña, GU 96910
Phone: (671) 475-0390
Fax: (671) 472-7951
Web Site:
http://www.guamopa.com
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
Guam
Legislature:
Unicameral; 15 senators elected at large every two years; Speaker elected from amongst the membership
Speaker, 29th Guam Legislature:
The Honorable Judi Won Pat, Ed. D.
155 Hesler Place
Hagåtña, Guam 96910
Phone: (671) 472-3586/7
Fax: (671) 472-3589
Web Site:
http://www.guamlegislature.com
JUDICIAL BRANCH
Supreme Court
of Guam
Guam Judicial Center, Suite 300
120 West O’Brien Drive
Hagåtña, GU 96910
Phone: (671)
475-3162
Fax: (671) 475-3140
Web Site:
http://www.guamsupremecourt.com
Superior Court
of Guam
Guam Judicial Center
Hagåtña, GU 96910
Phone: (671)
475-3250
Web Site:
http://www.justice.gov.gu/SuperiorCourt
ADDITIONAL
Mayors' Council of Guam
P.O. Box
786
Hagåtña, GU 96932
Phone: (671) 472-6940
Fax: (671) 477-8777
Delegate to the United States Congress:
Madeleine Z. Bordallo
(since January 7, 2003; 2nd term)
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