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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.
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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.
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Surface Area: 549 square km
Population: 160,796 (July 2002 est.)
Located in: Oceania, island in the North Pacific Ocean
Capital City: Hagatna (Agana)
Head of State: George W. BUSH
Prime Minister: Governor Carl GUTIERREZ
Independent since: none (territory of the US)
Currency: US dollar (USD)
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