Guam, USA
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Published Date: 11 April 2025
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Guam, USA
Distance from Guam to USA: 12,757 Km (Straight line distance Capital-to-Capital in Km, Map Developers)
Guam was a Spanish colony from the 16th-19th, but Spain ceded it to the USA in 1898 following the Spanish–American War, so since then Guan has been a Colony of the USA. Currently, Guam has the sovereign status of Unincorporated Territory of the United States namely, Unincorporated Territories are not integral parts of the USA, so each territory has a self-governing that includes the elected Governor (Lieutenant Governor) that acted as the head of the local government. Nevertheless, Guam already declared about its wish for self-determination, which has led to dispute with USA, because Guam considers as a military strategic point for USA (see below).
COMMISSION ON DECOLONIZATION - GOVERNMENT OF GUAM- Official Website https://decol.guam.gov/
USA Governor of Guam: Lou Leon Guerrero (Since January 2019) https://governor.guam.gov/about-the-governor/
Lieutenant Governor of Guam (Local Elected Governor): Josh Tenorio (Since January 2019) https://governor.guam.gov/about-the-lieutenant-governor/
The Bureau of Statistics and Plans - Government of Guam https://bsp.guam.gov/
Government of Guam https://www.guam.gov/
Population
Source: World Bank
One of the Prominent Religious Sites in the Country
Hagåtña, Guam
Key Figures of the Territory, Global Position, Alliances, and 2024 Global Survival Rank (GSR)
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Key Figures of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade
Source: MacroTrends
Source: UNCTAD
Profile
Guam - Britannica https://www.britannica.com/place/Guam
Guam - UNCTAD https://unctadstat.unctad.org/CountryProfile/GeneralProfile/en-GB/316/index.html
Interview with the Lieutenant Governor of Guam (Local Elected Governor)
Research Papers and Research Books
The role of introduced species in the degradation of island ecosystems: a case history of Guam Fritts, T. H., & Rodda, G. H. (1998). The role of introduced species in the degradation of island ecosystems: a case history of Guam. Annual review of Ecology and Systematics, 29(1), 113-140.
ALS and PDC of Guam: forty-year follow-up Plato, C. C., Galasko, D., Garruto, R. M., Plato, M., Gamst, A., Craig, U. K., ... & Wiederholt, W. (2002). ALS and PDC of Guam: forty-year follow-up. Neurology, 58(5), 765-773.
The banality of American empire: the curious case of Guam, USA Bevacqua, M. L., & Cruz, M. L. (2020). The banality of American empire: the curious case of Guam, USA. Journal of Transnational American Studies, 11(1).
Guam: US defense deployments Kan, S., & Niksch, L. A. (2013). Guam: US defense deployments. Congressional Research Service.
Changing trends in temperatures and rainfalls in the western pacific: Guam Yeo, M. H., Patil, U. D., Chang, A., & King, R. (2023). Changing trends in temperatures and rainfalls in the western pacific: Guam. Climate, 11(4), 81.
The cycad genotoxin methylazoxymethanol, linked to Guam ALS/PDC, induces transcriptional mutagenesis Verheijen, B. M., Chung, C., Thompson, B., Kim, H., Nakahara, A., Anink, J. J., ... & Vermulst, M. (2024). The cycad genotoxin methylazoxymethanol, linked to Guam ALS/PDC, induces transcriptional mutagenesis. Acta neuropathologica communications, 12(1), 30.
Same same but different: Examining climate change impacts on human security in Vanuatu and Guam Vogler, A. (2024). Same same but different: Examining climate change impacts on human security in Vanuatu and Guam. Global Environmental Change, 89, 102935.
The initial decade of conservation funding following the Aulacaspis yasumatsui (Diaspididae) invasion of Guam Marler, T. E., & Cruz, G. N. (2025). The initial decade of conservation funding following the Aulacaspis yasumatsui (Diaspididae) invasion of Guam. Plant Species Biology.
Diversity of squat lobsters on coral reefs in Guam, Mariana Islands, with the description of two new species and notes on their natural history Rodríguez-Flores, P. C., Torrado, H., Combosch, D., & Giribet, G. (2024). Diversity of squat lobsters on coral reefs in Guam, Mariana Islands, with the description of two new species and notes on their natural history. Marine Biodiversity, 54(4), 57.
A body is worth a thousand words: early colonial dress-scapes in Guam Montón-Subías, S., & Moral de Eusebio, E. (2021). A body is worth a thousand words: early colonial dress-scapes in Guam. Historical Archaeology, 55, 269-289.
Coral reefs in transition: Temporal photoquadrat analyses and validation of underwater hyperspectral imaging for resource-efficient monitoring in Guam Mills, M. S., Ungermann, M., Rigot, G., den Haan, J., Leon, J. X., & Schils, T. (2024). Coral reefs in transition: Temporal photoquadrat analyses and validation of underwater hyperspectral imaging for resource-efficient monitoring in Guam. Plos one, 19(3), e0299523.
Role of vegetation in improving the stability of a tropical hill slope in Guam Patil, U. D., Shelton, A. J., Catahay, M., Kim, Y. S., & Congress, S. S. C. (2022). Role of vegetation in improving the stability of a tropical hill slope in Guam. Environmental Geotechnics, 9(8), 562-581.
Environmental drivers of non-commercial reef fisheries in Guam Sablan, L., Taylor, B., & Houk, P. (2025). Environmental drivers of non-commercial reef fisheries in Guam. Fisheries Research, 281, 107180.
Popular Constitutionalism in the US Empire: The Legal History of US Citizenship in Guam Dardani, R. (2024). Popular Constitutionalism in the US Empire: The Legal History of US Citizenship in Guam. Law & Social Inquiry, 49(2), 1082-1106.
A history of Chamorro nurse-midwives in Guam and a “placental politics” for indigenous feminism DeLisle, C. T. (2023). A history of Chamorro nurse-midwives in Guam and a “placental politics” for indigenous feminism. In Unequal Sisters (pp. 309-327). Routledge.
The geopolitical context of Chamorro cultural preservation in Guam, USA Diaz, M. E. D. (2012). The geopolitical context of Chamorro cultural preservation in Guam, USA. Ethnic Studies Review, 35(1), 101-120.
Colonialism, Americanization, and indigenous identity: A research note on Chamorro identity in Guam Perez, M. P. (2005). Colonialism, Americanization, and indigenous identity: A research note on Chamorro identity in Guam. Sociological Spectrum, 25(5), 571-591.
Guam: Chamorro People's Resistance at the Tip of America's Spear Bevacqua, M. L. (2021). Guam: Chamorro People’s Resistance at the Tip of America’s Spear. Faith in the Face of Militarization: Indigenous, Feminist, and Interreligious Voices, 27.
US Action in Micronesia as a Norm of Customary International Law: The Effectuation of the Right to Self-Determination for Guam and Other Non-Self-Governing Ruffatto, P. (1993). US Action in Micronesia as a Norm of Customary International Law: The Effectuation of the Right to Self-Determination for Guam and Other Non-Self-Governing Territories. Pac. Rim. L. & Pol'y J., 2, 377.
Plebiscite deliberations: Self-determination & deliberative democracy in Guam Na’puti, T. R., & Hahn, A. H. (2013). Plebiscite deliberations: Self-determination & deliberative democracy in Guam. Journal of Deliberative Democracy, 9(2).
Self-determination for nonself-governing peoples and for indigenous peoples: The cases of Guam and Hawai'i Van Dyke, J. M., Amore-Siah, C. D., & Berkley-Coats, G. W. (1996). Self-determination for nonself-governing peoples and for indigenous peoples: The cases of Guam and Hawai'i. U. Haw. L. Rev., 18, 623.
Historical Background and Historical Perspective
Destiny's landfall: A history of Guam Rogers, R. F. (2011). Destiny's landfall: A history of Guam. University of Hawaii Press.
The flora of Guam Stone, B. C. (1970). The flora of Guam. Mangilao, GU, USA: University of Guam.
Neurofibrillary change on Guam Chen, L. (1981). Neurofibrillary change on Guam. Archives of Neurology, 38(1), 16-18.
A history of Guam Cunningham, L. J., & Beaty, J. J. (2001). A history of Guam. Bess Press.
History of the Church in Guam. Chou, P. N. F., Chou, P., & Keith, J. A. (2022). History of the Church in Guam. Latter-day Saint Historical Studies, 23(1).
The Chamorro language of Guam Safford, W. E. (1903). The Chamorro language of Guam. American anthropologist, 5(2), 289-311.
Local Bird
Natural history of the Guam Rail Jenkins, J. M. (1979). Natural history of the Guam Rail. The Condor, 81(4), 404-408.
Guam rail
