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Compare Guam (2006) z Western Sahara (2001)

 Guam (2006)Western Sahara (2001)
 GuamWestern Sahara
Administrative divisions none (territory of the US) none (under de facto control of Morocco)
Age structure 0-14 years: 29% (male 25,703/female 23,903)


15-64 years: 64.3% (male 56,020/female 53,894)


65 years and over: 6.7% (male 5,391/female 6,108) (2006 est.)		 0-14 years:
NA%

15-64 years:
NA%

65 years and over:
NA%
Agriculture - products fruits, copra, vegetables; eggs, pork, poultry, beef fruits and vegetables (grown in the few oases); camels, sheep, goats (kept by nomads)
Airports 5 (2006) 11 (2000 est.)
Airports - with paved runways total: 4


over 3,047 m: 2


2,438 to 3,047 m: 1


914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2006)		 total:
3

2,438 to 3,047 m:
3 (2000 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways total: 1


under 914 m: 1 (2006)		 total:
8

1,524 to 2,437 m:
1

914 to 1,523 m:
4

under 914 m:
3 (2000 est.)
Area total: 541.3 sq km


land: 541.3 sq km


water: 0 sq km		 total:
266,000 sq km

land:
266,000 sq km

water:
0 sq km
Area - comparative three times the size of Washington, DC about the size of Colorado
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. Morocco virtually annexed the northern two-thirds of Western Sahara (formerly Spanish Sahara) in 1976, and the rest of the territory in 1979, following Mauritania's withdrawal. A guerrilla war with the Polisario Front contesting Rabat's sovereignty ended in a 1991 cease-fire; a referendum on final status has been repeatedly postponed and is not expected to occur until at least 2002.
Birth rate 18.79 births/1,000 population (2006 est.) -
Budget revenues: $319.6 million


expenditures: $427.8 million (2002 est.)		 revenues:
$NA

expenditures:
$NA, including capital expenditures of $NA
Capital name: Hagatna (Agana)


geographic coordinates: 13 28 N, 144 45 E


time difference: UTC+10 (15 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)		 none
Climate tropical marine; generally warm and humid, moderated by northeast trade winds; dry season (January to June), rainy season (July to December); little seasonal temperature variation hot, dry desert; rain is rare; cold offshore air currents produce fog and heavy dew
Coastline 125.5 km 1,110 km
Constitution Organic Act of Guam, 1 August 1950 -
Country name conventional long form: Territory of Guam


conventional short form: Guam


local long form: Guahan


local short form: Guahan		 conventional long form:
none

conventional short form:
Western Sahara

former:
Spanish Sahara
Currency - Moroccan dirham (MAD)
Death rate 4.48 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.) -
Debt - external $NA $NA
Dependency status organized, unincorporated territory of the US with policy relations between Guam and the US under the jurisdiction of the Office of Insular Affairs, US Department of the Interior -
Diplomatic representation from the US none (territory of the US) none
Diplomatic representation in the US none (territory of the US) none
Disputes - international none claimed and administered by Morocco, but sovereignty is unresolved and the UN is attempting to hold a referendum on the issue; the UN-administered cease-fire has been in effect since September 1991
Economic aid - recipient Guam receives large transfer payments from the US Federal Treasury ($143 million in 1997) into which Guamanians pay no income or excise taxes; under the provisions of a special law of Congress, the Guam Treasury, rather than the US Treasury, receives federal income taxes paid by military and civilian Federal employees stationed in Guam (2001 est.) $NA
Economy - overview The economy depends largely on US military spending and tourism. Total US grants, wage payments, and procurement outlays amounted to $1.3 billion in 2004. Over the past 30 years, the tourist industry has grown to become the largest income source following national defense. The Guam economy continues to experience expansion in both its tourism and military sectors. Western Sahara, a territory poor in natural resources and lacking sufficient rainfall, depends on pastoral nomadism, fishing, and phosphate mining as the principal sources of income for the population. Most of the food for the urban population must be imported. All trade and other economic activities are controlled by the Moroccan Government. Incomes and standards of living are substantially below the Moroccan level.
Electricity - consumption 781.3 million kWh (2003) 83.7 million kWh (1999)
Electricity - exports 0 kWh (2003) 0 kWh (1999)
Electricity - imports 0 kWh (2003) 0 kWh (1999)
Electricity - production 840.1 million kWh (2003) 90 million kWh (1999)
Electricity - production by source - fossil fuel:
100%

hydro:
0%

nuclear:
0%

other:
0% (1999)
Elevation extremes lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m


highest point: Mount Lamlam 406 m		 lowest point:
Sebjet Tah -55 m

highest point:
unnamed location 463 m
Environment - current issues extirpation of native bird population by the rapid proliferation of the brown tree snake, an exotic, invasive species sparse water and lack of arable land
Environment - international agreements - party to:
none of the selected agreements

signed, but not ratified:
none of the selected agreements
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) Arab, Berber
Exchange rates the US dollar is used Moroccan dirhams per US dollar - 10.590 (January 2001), 10.626 (2000), 9.804 (1999), 9.604 (1998), 9.527 (1997), 8.716 (1996)
Executive branch chief of state: President George W. BUSH of the US (since 20 January 2001); Vice President Richard B. CHENEY (since 20 January 2001)


head of government: Governor Felix P. CAMACHO (since 6 January 2003) and Lieutenant Governor Kaleo MOYLAN (since 6 January 2003)


cabinet: heads of executive departments; appointed by the governor with the consent of the Guam legislature


elections: under the US Consitution, residents of unincorporated territories, such as Guam, do not vote in elections for US president and vice president; governor and lieutenant governor elected on the same ticket by popular vote for four-year term (can serve two consecutive terms, then must wait a full term before running again); election last held 7 November 2006 (next to be held November 2010)


election results: Felix P. CAMACHO reelected governor; Dr. Michael W. CRUZ elected lieutenant governor; percent of vote - NA		 none
Exports NA bbl/day $NA
Exports - commodities mostly transshipments of refined petroleum products; construction materials, fish, food and beverage products phosphates 62%
Exports - partners Japan 67.2%, Singapore 11.6%, UK 4.8% (2005) Morocco claims and administers Western Sahara, so trade partners are included in overall Moroccan accounts
Fiscal year 1 October - 30 September calendar year
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, outrigger canoe with sail, and a palm tree with the word GUAM superimposed in bold red letters; US flag is the national flag -
GDP - purchasing power parity - $NA
GDP - composition by sector agriculture: NA


industry: NA


services: NA		 agriculture:
NA%

industry:
NA%

services:
40%-45% (1996 est.)
GDP - per capita - purchasing power parity - $NA
GDP - real growth rate NA% NA%
Geographic coordinates 13 28 N, 144 47 E 24 30 N, 13 00 W
Geography - note largest and southernmost island in the Mariana Islands archipelago; strategic location in western North Pacific Ocean -
Heliports - 1 (2000 est.)
Highways - total:
6,200 km

paved:
1,350 km

unpaved:
4,850 km (1991 est.)
Household income or consumption by percentage share lowest 10%: NA%


highest 10%: NA%		 lowest 10%:
NA%

highest 10%:
NA%
Imports NA bbl/day $NA
Imports - commodities petroleum and petroleum products, food, manufactured goods fuel for fishing fleet, foodstuffs
Imports - partners Singapore 50%, South Korea 21.4%, Japan 14%, Hong Kong 4.6% (2005) Morocco claims and administers Western Sahara, so trade partners are included in overall Moroccan accounts
Independence none (territory of the US) -
Industrial production growth rate NA% NA%
Industries US military, tourism, construction, transshipment services, concrete products, printing and publishing, food processing, textiles phosphate mining, handicrafts
Infant mortality rate total: 6.81 deaths/1,000 live births


male: 7.48 deaths/1,000 live births


female: 6.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)		 -
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2.5% (2005 est.) NA%
International organization participation IOC, SPC, UPU none
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) - 1 (2000)
Irrigated land NA NA sq km
Judicial branch Federal District Court (judge is appointed by the president); Territorial Superior Court (judges appointed for eight-year terms by the governor) -
Labor force 62,050 (2002 est.) 12,000
Labor force - by occupation agriculture: 26%


industry: 10%


services: 64% (2004 est.)		 animal husbandry and subsistence farming 50%
Land boundaries 0 km total:
2,046 km

border countries:
Algeria 42 km, Mauritania 1,561 km, Morocco 443 km
Land use arable land: 3.64%


permanent crops: 18.18%


other: 78.18% (2005)		 arable land:
0%

permanent crops:
0%

permanent pastures:
19%

forests and woodland:
0%

other:
81%
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) Hassaniya Arabic, Moroccan Arabic
Legal system modeled on US; US federal laws apply -
Legislative branch unicameral Legislature (15 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve two-year terms)


elections: last held 7 November 2006 (next to be held November 2008)


election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Republican Party 8, Democratic Party 7


note: Guam elects one nonvoting delegate to the US House of Representatives; election last held 7 November 2006 (next to be held November 2008); results - Madeleine BORDALLO (Democratic Party) was reelected as delegate; percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Democratic Party 1		 -
Life expectancy at birth total population: 78.58 years


male: 75.52 years


female: 81.83 years (2006 est.)		 -
Literacy definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 99%


male: 99%


female: 99% (1990 est.)		 definition:
NA

total population:
NA%

male:
NA%

female:
NA%
Location Oceania, island in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Mauritania and Morocco
Map references Oceania Africa
Maritime claims territorial sea: 12 nm


exclusive economic zone: 200 nm		 contingent upon resolution of sovereignty issue
Military - note defense is the responsibility of the US -
Military branches - NA
Military expenditures - dollar figure - $NA
Military expenditures - percent of GDP - NA%
National holiday Discovery Day, first Monday in March (1521) -
Nationality noun: Guamanian(s) (US citizens)


adjective: Guamanian		 noun:
Sahrawi(s), Sahraoui(s)

adjective:
Sahrawian, Sahraouian
Natural hazards frequent squalls during rainy season; relatively rare, but potentially very destructive typhoons (June - December) hot, dry, dust/sand-laden sirocco wind can occur during winter and spring; widespread harmattan haze exists 60% of time, often severely restricting visibility
Natural resources fishing (largely undeveloped), tourism (especially from Japan) phosphates, iron ore
Net migration rate 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.) -
Political parties and leaders Democratic Party [leader Michael PHILLIPS]; Republican Party (controls the legislature) [leader Philip J. FLORES] -
Political pressure groups and leaders NA none
Population 171,019 (July 2006 est.) 250,559 (July 2001 est.)
Population below poverty line 23% (2001 est.) NA%
Population growth rate 1.43% (2006 est.) -
Ports and harbors - Ad Dakhla, Cabo Bojador, Laayoune (El Aaiun)
Radio broadcast stations AM 3, FM 11, shortwave 2 (2006) AM 2, FM 0, shortwave 0 (1998)
Radios - 56,000 (1997)
Railways - 0 km
Religions Roman Catholic 85%, other 15% (1999 est.) Muslim
Sex ratio at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female


under 15 years: 1.08 male(s)/female


15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female


65 years and over: 0.88 male(s)/female


total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2006 est.)		 -
Suffrage 18 years of age; universal; US citizens, but do not vote in US presidential elections none; a UN-sponsored voter identification campaign has yet to be completed
Telephone system general assessment: modern system, integrated with US facilities for direct dialing, including free use of 800 numbers


domestic: modern digital system, including cellular mobile service and local access to the Internet


international: country code - 1-671; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean); submarine cables to US and Japan (Guam is a trans-Pacific communications hub for MCI, Sprint, AT&T, IT&E, and GTE, linking the US and Asia)		 general assessment:
sparse and limited system

domestic:
NA

international:
tied into Morocco's system by microwave radio relay, tropospheric scatter, and satellite; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) linked to Rabat, Morocco
Telephones - main lines in use 84,134 (2001) about 2,000 (1999 est.)
Telephones - mobile cellular 98,000 (2004) 0 (1999)
Television broadcast stations 3; 6 (Low Power TV) (2006) NA
Terrain volcanic origin, surrounded by coral reefs; relatively flat coralline limestone plateau (source of most fresh water), with steep coastal cliffs and narrow coastal plains in north, low hills in center, mountains in south mostly low, flat desert with large areas of rocky or sandy surfaces rising to small mountains in south and northeast
Total fertility rate 2.58 children born/woman (2006 est.) -
Unemployment rate 11.4% (2002 est.) NA%
Waterways - none
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