Guam
PlaceDependent Territories and Autonomous Regions
A United States territory in the western Pacific Ocean
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Guam
- Dependent Territories and Autonomous Regions
Guam, known as Guåhan in Chamorro, is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the western Pacific Ocean. Its capital is Hagåtña and its most populous village is Dededo. It is the largest island in Micronesia and the largest and southernmost of the Mariana Islands. Indigenous Guamanians are Chamorro. Guam was colonized by Spain, ceded to the United States in 1899, and was occupied by Japan during World War II.
- Political status
- Organized, unincorporated territory of the United States
- Capital
- Hagåtña
- Regional geography
- Largest island in Micronesia
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- Guam (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q16635
- Text
- Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
- Illustration
- By Xrmap. Public domain · File page on Wikimedia CommonsXrmap, Own workModifications: Resized and converted to WebP
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