English in Guam

Guam is located at the southernmost tip of Mariana Islands and is an overseas territory of the United States.

It covers an area of 549 square kilometers. ?

Population 149249 (1995, including soldiers and their families), with a population density of 27 1 per square kilometer. Chamorros (the mixed descendants of Spaniards, Micronesia and Filipinos) make up about half of the total population, and the rest are mainly Filipinos and immigrants from the mainland of the United States, as well as indigenous people from Micronesia and Guam and Asians. English is the official language, Chamorro and Japanese are commonly used. 90% of the residents believe in Catholicism. During the period of 1996, more than 2,000 Kurdish refugees were temporarily settled on the island. ?

Agana, the capital, has a population of 1 139( 1990).

The Governor has executive power and is elected by universal suffrage every four years. The current governor is Carl Gutierrez,1took office in June 1995. ?

money

The exchange rate of USD (approximately) 1 USD = 7.76 1 HKD.

language

Official languages: English, Chamorro

Business languages: English, Chamorro, Japanese, Filipino.

The border is 0 km.

Location north latitude: 13 28

West longitude: 144 47

Area: 54 1.3 km2

Land: 54 1.3 km2

Waters: 0 square kilometers

Coastline125.5km.

Exclusive economic zone of maritime declaration: 200 nautical miles

Territorial sea: 12 nautical mile

Climate tropical rain forest climate, with an average annual temperature of 26℃. The annual rainfall is 2000 mm. There are frequent earthquakes.

Geographical lowest point: 0 meters

Highest point: Ramram Mountain, 406 meters.

Land use arable land: 1 1%

Permanent farm: 1 1%

Permanent grassland: 15%

Forest: 18%

Others: 45%

Population 149249 (1995, including soldiers and their families).

Algana, capital

Chamorro people (a mixture of Spanish, Micronesia and Filipinos) account for about half, and the rest are mainly Filipinos and immigrants from the mainland of the United States, as well as indigenous people from Micronesia and Guam and Asians.

Language English is the official language, Chamorro and Japanese are commonly used.

Algana, the main city.

Religion 90% of the residents believe in Catholicism.

General economic situation of Guam

Service industry is the main local industry. The island's income mainly depends on tourism and American military spending on the island. 1995, the number of foreign tourists reached1360,000. The tourism income of 1994 is about 1 1 100 million dollars. Tourists mainly come from Japan. The GDP of 1988 is10 billion USD. The per capita GNP is 1994, which is 1 1800 USD. The currency is dollars. The main industries are construction, light industry, food processing and oil refining. The main crops are tobacco and fruit. 1994 caught 650 tons. 1993, with an export value of USD 86 million and an import value of USD 65,438+120,000. The main trade targets are countries in the Asia-Pacific region. In recent years, due to the influx of immigrants, the status of the local Chamorro people is threatened, and the voice of restricting immigration is growing. Recently, the plan to build Guam into an "offshore financial center" has been put forward, but whether it can be realized has a lot to do with whether Guam can obtain the status of a federal territory of the United States. The budget revenue of 1995 is $524 million, and the expenditure is $36 10/00000.