Travel to Guam

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Last Minute Tips Before you Travel to Guam

• Time Zone: GMT/UTC +10
• Electricity: 110V, 60 Hz (bring an adapter/transformer for your hair drier, laptop, cellullar phone etc.)
• Currency: US dollar (US$)
• Country Dialing Code: 671

Guam

Location
Oceania, island in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines

Capital
Hagatna (Agana)

Population
168,564 (July 2005 est.)

Regions
none (territory of the US)

Climate
tropical marine; generally warm and humid, moderated by northeast trade winds; dry season from January to June, rainy season from July to December; little seasonal temperature variation

Ethnic groups
Chamorro 37.1%, Filipino 26.3%, other Pacific islander 11.3%, white 6.9%, other Asian 6.3%, other ethnic origin or race 2.3%, mixed 9.8% (2000 census)

Religions
Roman Catholic 85%, other 15% (1999 est.)

Languages
English 38.3%, Chamorro 22.2%, Philippine languages 22.2%, other Pacific island languages 6.8%, Asian languages 7%, other languages 3.5% (2000 census)

Government type
NA

Background
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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