Flag Description

territorial flag is dark blue with a narrow red border on all four sides; centered is a red-bordered, pointed, vertical ellipse containing a beach scene, a proa or outrigger canoe with sail, and a palm tree with the word GUAM superimposed in bold red letters; the proa is sailing in Agana Bay with the promontory of Punta Dos Amantes, near the capital, in the background; blue represents the sea and red the blood shed in the struggle against oppression

Background:Spain ceded Guam to the US in 1898. Captured by the Japanese in 1941, it was retaken by the US three years later. The military installations on the island are some of the most strategically important US bases in the Pacific.

Total Area: 544 sq km

Land Area:544 sq km

Water Area:0 sq km

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Coastline:125.5 km

Lowest Point:Pacific Ocean 0 m

Highest Point:Mount Lamlam 406 m

Population:161,001 (July 2014 est.)

Population Growth Rate:0.44% (2014 est.)

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

Literacy(%):0.99

Literacy(%) Male:0.99

Literacy(%) Female:99% (1990 est.)

Independence Day:none (territory of the US)

National Holiday:Discovery Day, first Monday in March (1521)

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