Which country does Guam belong to?

Guam is an overseas territory of the United States.

Guam is located in the western Pacific Ocean, at the southernmost tip of Mariana Islands, with a total area of 549 square kilometers, slightly larger than Zhoushan Island, the fourth largest island in China, and is an "unofficial territory" of the United States. Population178,000. The indigenous people are Chamorros, and the capital is Algana. Adjacent to the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, it is 9800km from the United States in the east and 30 10/0km from China in the west.

Guam was successively occupied by Spain, Japan and the United States, and now it is an overseas territory of the United States. It is an unconstitutional territory of the United States. The indigenous people on the island are Chamorros, who settled here about 3500 years ago. The area of the US military base is about the whole island 1/3.

Guam is called "paradise of freedom" because of its rich fun and beautiful scenery. Guam has sunny beaches and unique culture, attracting 6.5438+0.2 million tourists every year, 96% of whom come from East Asia, and about 72,000 tourists come from China every year.

Guam is still listed as a Non-Self-Governing Territory by the United Nations. It is the gateway to Micronesia and is known as the "duty-free shopping paradise". 20 17 17 On February 5th, the European Union announced that Guam was blacklisted as a tax haven.

Guam residents

178430 people (20 10 latest US census). Chamorros (descendants of Spaniards, Micronesia and Filipinos) account for about 37. 1%, and the rest are mainly Filipinos and immigrants from the mainland of the United States, as well as Micronesia, Guam natives and Asians.

English is the official language, Chamorro and Japanese are commonly used. 85% of the residents believe in Catholicism. During the period of 1996, more than 2,000 Kurdish refugees were temporarily settled on the island.