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	Guam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Territory of Guam (Guåhån in Chamorro) is an island in the Western Pacific Ocean and is an organized unincorporated territory of the United States.
		Guam is a relatively short flight from Japan compared to Hawaii, and a series of tourist hotels and golf courses were built to cater to the tourists.
		Guam is the southernmost island in the Mariana Island chain and is the largest island in Micronesia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Guam (1266 words)

	Guam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Guam's economy is mainly supported by tourism (particularly from Japan) and its United States armed forces base.
		Guam's history of colonialism is the longest along the Pacific islands, starting with Ferdinand Magellan's visit in 1521 during his around the world voyage.
		While there is a movement for Guam's complete independence from the United States and a competing but limited movement for statehood, most people on Guam favor a modified version of the current territorial status, involving greater autonomy from Washington, D.C. and the mainland.
	www.lighthousepoint.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Guam (632 words)

	Guam main page
		Guam is an "organized" territory because the Congress provided the territory with an Organic Act in 1950 which organized the government much as a constitution would.
		Guam, which was formed by an uplift of undersea volcanoes, is surrounded by coral reefs near the shore.
		Guam’s economy is based on two main sources of revenue – tourism and military expenditures.
	www.doi.gov /oia/Islandpages/gumain.htm (1661 words)

	Pacific Service Region - Guam
		Guam, the largest Micronesian island, has a land area of 212 square miles and a population of 154,805 people (est.
		Guam's population is highly diverse, including residents from locations throughout Asia and the Pacific as well as a large number of U.S. military personnel and their dependents.
		As residents of an unincorporated territory of the U.S., Guam's people hold U.S. citizenship and are free to live in the U.S. Tourism, especially from Japan, is the major private industry.
	www.prel.org /pacserv/guam.asp (374 words)

	Guam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The Territory of Guam (Guahan in Chamorro) is an island in the Western Pacific Ocean and is an unincorporated territory of the United States.
		Guam's economy is mainly supported by tourism (90% of all visitors come from Japan) and a United States armed forces base.
		One of the closest American territories to the International Date Line, Guam is referred to by many as "where America's day begins", and as such, has become the territorial motto for the island, imprinted on license plates, among other things.
	www.yotor.com /wiki/en/gu/Guam.htm (158 words)

	Guam Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Guam's history of colonialism is the longest among the Pacific islands, starting with Ferdinand Magellan's visit in 1521 during his around the world voyage.
		The Organic Act of 1950 granted U.S. citizenship to Guam's population, and gradually the island obtained semi-autonomous status as an Organized territory.
		Guam saw catastrophic damage in 1997 after Super Typhoon Paka slammed into the island at nearly Category 5 intensity on the Saffir-Simpson Scale.
	popularityguide.com /encyclopedia/Guam (1208 words)

	Economy of Guam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		More recently, SARS, the Iraq war and most importantly the Japan economy and acommpanying yen to dollar adjustments have significantly impacted tourism with spending per person in retail and attraction sectors now nearly 50% compared to their peak in the mid-1990s.
		As Guam's tourist economy continues to slowly recover, over $ 1 billion in military spending on the island is projected in the coming several years.
		The Government of Guam (GovGuam) is the biggest employer on the island (exceeding the tourism industry and the federal military), with a payroll and retirment burden that has led in recent years to an ongoing and growing budget deficit.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Economy_of_Guam (346 words)

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		Guam has a literacy rate of over 96% and men and women are approximated to have very similar literacy rates.
		Consequently, Guam’s population growth resembles that of developing economies where standards of living are lower and modern medical services are not as readily available.
		Although Guam’s economy is not as typical as most developing economies in the Pacific, its population growth has remained high for almost twenty years.
	students.washington.edu /kmaria/Portfolio.doc (1558 words)

	Radio Australia - News In Depth - Country Profiles - Guam
		Guam is one of the most prosperous countries in the Pacific.
		Guam houses a US air force base, which America considers one of its most strategically important bases in the Pacific.
		Guam is an Unincorporated Territory of the United States administered by the Department of the Interior.
	www.abc.net.au /ra/news/profiles/GUAM.htm (477 words)

	What's It Like to Live on Guam?
		Guam is represented in Washington by one non-voting congressman in the House of Representatives.
		Guam's economy is based on three main industries: tourism, the military, and employment in a Government of Guam agency.
		Guam is rabies free, and to keep it that way, a four-month quarantine had been imposed on all dogs and cats brought onto the island.
	www.heptune.com /guam.html (9161 words)

	Guam
		Guam is the largest and southernmost island in the Marianas Archipelago.
		Guam's economy is based on tourism and U.S. military spending (U.S. naval and air force bases occupy one-third of the land on Guam).
		Guam - Guam, Chamorro Guåhan, the largest, most populous, and southernmost of the Mariana Islands...
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0113950.html (442 words)

	The economy (from Guam) -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		More results on "The economy (from Guam)" when you join.
		By the end of the year, it posed a direct threat to the U.S. economy, which was...
		This reduction is known as economy of scale.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-53981?tocId=53981 (851 words)

	GUAM - IN THE NEWS ARCHIVE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Guam recognizes contributions to the island's economy by the Chinese.
		Guam's economy, being closer to Asia, is beginning to see the positive impact of the recovery of the Asian regional economy and the upturn in the Japanese economy.
		Guam's economy is more interrelated with Asia, which is the source of more than 90% of the island's tourists, and 60% of Guam's trade link with Asia.
	www.investguam.com /economic/inthenewsarch99.htm (3397 words)

	Guam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Guam is part of the Mariana Island group.
		Guam - This is the site that tells about Guam.It will tell about the people of Guam and alot of other information, too.
		Guam - There is information about the flag, geography, people, government, and economy.
	www.slc.k12.ut.us /webweavers/lindam/listguam.html (124 words)

	Economy Of Guam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		If you would like to use this flag of Guam or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page.
		If you would like to use this map of Guam or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page.
		If you would like to use this information for Guam or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page.
	www.appliedlanguage.com /country_guides/guam_country_economy.shtml (396 words)

	Guam - Economy
		The economy depends on US military spending, tourism, and the export of fish and handicrafts.
		The industry had recently suffered setbacks because of the continuing Japanese slowdown; the Japanese normally make up almost 90% of the tourists.
		Guam faces the problem of building up the civilian economic sector to offset the impact of military downsizing.
	www.exxun.com /Guam/e_ec.html (461 words)

	A Virtual Travel to Guam - Oceania - North Pacific Ocean
		Guam is the southernmost and largest island of the Marianas Island Archipelago in the North Pacific.
		The economy of Guam depends on tourism, US military spending, and the export of fish and handicrafts.
		The University of Guam is the major institution of higher education in the Western Pacific.
	www.nationsonline.org /oneworld/guam.htm (635 words)

	Guam - Art History Online Reference and Guide
		The Territory of Guam (Guahan in Chamorro) is an island in the Western Pacific Ocean and is an organized unincorporated territory of the United States.
		The United States came back in the Battle of Guam in 1944 to liberate the island from Japanese military occupation.
		Tourism is such a major part of the island's economy that prettiest beach has been covered with hotels in an area that locals call hotel row.
	www.arthistoryclub.com /art_history/Guam (648 words)

	The Brown Tree Snake on Guam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The Brown Treesnake on Guam: How the arrival of one invasive species damaged the ecology, commerce, electrical systems, and human health on Guam: A comprehensive information source.
		Snakes caused the extirpation of most of the native forest vertebrate species; thousands of power outages affecting private, commercial, and military activities; widespread loss of domestic birds and pets; and considerable emotional trauma to residents and visitors alike when snakes invaded human habitats with the potential for severe envenomation of small children.
		Since Guam is a major transportation hub in the Pacific, numerous opportunities exist for the brown Treesnakes on Guam to be introduced accidentally to other Pacific islands as passive stowaways in ship and air traffic from Guam.
	www.mesc.usgs.gov /resources/education/bts/bts_home.asp (296 words)

	The Official Website of Congresswoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo
		Among the concerns raised by the Congresswoman were Guam’s current budget deficit and the impact that these tax cuts would have on the island’s economy.
		Because Guam’s tax code follows the mirror tax code, any tax cuts enacted on a national level would be applicable to Guam as well.
		While the Congresswoman did not discount the merit of using certain tax breaks as a tool for stimulating the economy on Guam, she cited other possible avenues for rectifying the island’s fiscal crisis.
	www.house.gov /bordallo/Press_Releases/0506030.html (426 words)

	Economy of Guam -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The economy depends mainly on (North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776) US (The military forces of a nation) military spending and on (Someone who travels for pleasure) tourist revenue.
		The industry suffered a setback in 1998 because of the continuing (A constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building) Japanese recession; the Japanese normally make up almost 90% of the tourists.
		(Measure of the United States economy adopted in 1991; the total market values of goods and services by produced by workers and capital within the United States borders during a given period (usually 1 year)) GDP:
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/E/Ec/Economy_of_Guam.htm (548 words)

	Guam accommodations economy suite hotel
		Guam Hotels - Whether you need a room for business, pleasure, duty or just passing through, the Airport Hotel Mai'Ana has exactly what you need at the right price.
		Visitors and residents will appreciate the location from the A.B. Won Pat Guam International Air Terminal.
		The hotel is also centrally located and only minutes to all major businesses, government offices, restaurants, malls and beaches.
	www.island-search.com /detail.php?id=1948 (64 words)

	Guam economy still feels typhoon's impact - 2003-01-06
		No one is happier to see 2002 end than the people of Guam, who took two typhoon hits in one year and are still suffering from the last one.
		Supertyphoon Pongsona struck Dec. 8, and as the year ended there were still widespread electrical outages and water-supply interruptions, and people began to report that their power generators were being stolen.
		She was on Guam with several other Macy's employees for routine business when Pongsona struck, and wound up staying several days to help manage the recovery.
	www.bizjournals.com /pacific/stories/2003/01/06/story4.html (758 words)

	CIA - The World Factbook -- Guam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		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.
		Federal District Court (judge is appointed by the president); Territorial Superior Court (judges appointed for eight-year terms by the governor)
	www.odci.gov /cia/publications/factbook/print/gq.html (871 words)

	Directory - Regional: Oceania: Guam: Business and Economy: Economic Development
		Guam's Aging Workforce and the Impact on Guam's Economy · Article by Dr. Richard Colfax of the University of Guam's College of Business.
		Guam Economic Development Authority · cached · A guide to investment opportunities on Guam.
		Guam Department of Commerce · Provides an economic outlook for the year, an economic overview, and information about doing business on Guam.
	www.incywincy.com /default?p=201032 (116 words)

	Guam Economy - overview - Economy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Home > Guam > Economy > Economy - overview
		This entry briefly describes the type of economy, including the degree of market orientation, the level of economic development, the most important natural resources, and the unique areas of specialization.
		It also characterizes major economic events and policy changes in the most recent 12 months and may include a statement about one or two key future macroeconomic trends.
	www.indexmundi.com /guam/economy_overview.html (183 words)

	A/RES/44/98. Question of Guam
		Reaffirms the inalienable right of the people of Guam to self-determination and independence in conformity with the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples; 3.
		Reaffirms the responsibility of the administering Power, under the Charter, to promote the economic and social development of Guam and, in that connection, calls upon the administering Power to take further steps to strengthen and diversify the economy of the Territory, with a view to reducing its economic dependence on the administering Power; 8.
		Requests the Special Committee to continue the examination of this question at its next session, including the possible dispatch of a further visiting mission to Guam at an appropriate time and in consultation with the administering Power, and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its forty-fifth session.
	www.un.org /documents/ga/res/44/a44r098.htm (245 words)

	Guam Business and Economy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Guam is a burgeoning economy with so much unfolding as we speak, and we want to keep you abreast of how you can take advantage of, and ultimately be a part of, our dynamic island community.
		Guahan AIMs to be the first comprehensive Guam portal where anyone can find everything and anything related to Guam.
		The Guam Chamber of Commerce is a non-profit voluntary association of business and professional individuals and firms united in their desire to improve business and build a better social and economic community on Guam.
	www.guamconnection.com /directory/Business_and_Economy (225 words)

	The Guam International Airport (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The Guam International Airport is a primary regional airport serving passenger and cargo needs between Guam and the United States, Asia, Australia and various islands in the Pacific region.
		The Airport is centrally located in the heart of Guam's business district offering 768,000 sq.
		The Guam International Airport encourages full exploration of these unique opportunities and stands ready to accommodate the most distinguishing enterprise.
	www.guamairport.com /main (186 words)

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