Guam (2003) | Guam (2002) | |
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Age structure | 0-14 years: 35.1% (male 30,334; female 27,264)
15-64 years: 58.4% (male 50,258; female 45,538) 65 years and over: 6.4% (male 5,269; female 5,278) (2003 est.) |
0-14 years: 35.1% (male 29,706; female 26,813)
15-64 years: 58.6% (male 49,457; female 44,697) 65 years and over: 6.3% (male 5,070; female 5,053) (2002 est.) |
Airports | 5 (2002) | 5 (2001) |
Airports - with unpaved runways | total: 1
under 914 m: 1 (2002) |
total: 1 1
under 914 m: 1 (2002) |
Birth rate | 23.19 births/1,000 population (2003 est.) | 24.09 births/1,000 population (2002 est.) |
Budget | revenues: $340 million
expenditures: $445 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (2000 est.) |
revenues: $420 million
expenditures: $431 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (2000 est.) |
Death rate | 4.29 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.) | 4.24 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.) |
Electricity - consumption | 771.9 million kWh (2001) | 767.25 million kWh (2000) |
Electricity - exports | 0 kWh (2001) | 0 kWh (2000) |
Electricity - imports | 0 kWh (2001) | 0 kWh (2000) |
Electricity - production | 830 million kWh (2001) | 825 million kWh (2000) |
Electricity - production by source | fossil fuel: 100%
hydro: 0% nuclear: 0% other: 0% (2001) |
fossil fuel: 100%
hydro: 0% nuclear: 0% other: 0% (2000) |
Exports | NA (2001) | $75.7 million f.o.b. (1999 est.) |
Exports - partners | Japan 81.7%, South Korea 6.1%, Canada 2.4% (2002) | US 25% |
GDP - composition by sector | agriculture: 7%
industry: 15% services: 78% (2002 est.) |
agriculture: NA%
industry: 15% (1993) services: NA% (1993) |
Imports | NA (2001) | $203 million f.o.b. (1999 est.) |
Imports - partners | Singapore 40.5%, South Korea 21.7%, Japan 21.6%, Hong Kong 4.9% (2002) | US 23%, Japan 19% |
Infant mortality rate | total: 6.46 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 6.62 deaths/1,000 live births female: 6.27 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.) |
6.58 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.) |
Legislative branch | unicameral Legislature (15 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve two-year terms)
elections: last held 5 November 2002 (next to be held 2 November 2004) election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - Democratic Party 9, Republican Party 6 note: Guam elects one nonvoting delegate to the US House of Representatives; election last held 5 November 2002 (next to be held NA November 2004); results - Madeleine BORDALLO (Democratic Party) was elected as delegate; percent of vote by party - Democratic Party 64.6%, Republican Party 35.4%; seats by party - Democratic Party 1 |
unicameral Legislature (15 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve two-year terms)
elections: last held 5 November 2002 (next to be held 2 November 2004) election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - Democratic Party 9, Republican Party 6 note: Guam elects one nonvoting delegate to the US House of Representatives; election last held 7 November 2000 (next to be held 5 November 2002); results - Robert UNDERWOOD was reelected as delegate; percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - Democratic Party 1 |
Life expectancy at birth | total population: 78.27 years
male: 75.96 years female: 80.9 years (2003 est.) |
total population: 78.11 years
male: 75.81 years female: 80.72 years (2002 est.) |
Net migration rate | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.) | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.) |
Political parties and leaders | Democratic Party (controls the legislature) [speaker, Vicente (Ben) PANGELINAN]; Republican Party (party of Governor CAMACHO) [leader NA] | Democratic Party (party of Governor GUTIERREZ) [leader NA]; Republican Party (controls the legislature) [leader NA] |
Population | 163,941 (July 2003 est.) | 160,796 (July 2002 est.) |
Population growth rate | 1.89% (2003 est.) | 1.99% (2002 est.) |
Radio broadcast stations | AM 4, FM 7, shortwave 2 (2003) | AM 4, FM 7, shortwave 0 (1998) |
Radios | - | 221,000 (1997) |
Sex ratio | at birth: 1.14 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.11 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.1 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1 male(s)/female total population: 1.1 male(s)/female (2003 est.) |
at birth: 1.14 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.11 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.11 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1 male(s)/female total population: 1.1 male(s)/female (2002 est.) |
Total fertility rate | 3.62 children born/woman (2003 est.) | 3.73 children born/woman (2002 est.) |