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Guam Facts
Political Status:
Unincorporated Territory of the United States
Capital City:
Hagåtña (formerly named Agaña)
Location:
13.48º N, 144.45ºE (Western Pacific)
Land Area:
212 square miles / 549 square kilometers
Official Languages:
English and Chamorro
Time:
Chamorro Standard Time (GMT+10)
Population:
159,385 (2010 Census)
Noun/Adjective for the Indigenous Guamanian People:
Chamorro
Surrounding Bodies of Water:
Philippine Sea to the West and
the Pacific Ocean to the North, South, and East.
Nearest Neighboring Island:
Rota (CNMI); 30 miles / 49 kilometers to the North
Highest Point:
Mount Lamlam (elevation: 1,334 feet above sea level)
Telephone Area Code:
671 (domestic; North American Numbering Plan)
Tourist District:
Tumon
Financial District:
Tamuning
Institutions of Higher Education:
University of Guam
Guam Community College
Currency:
U.S. Dollar
Electricity:
120 volt/60 cycle
Climate:
Averaging 81 degrees Fahrenheit (28 degrees Celsius)
Seasons:
Dry seasons between January and May;
Rainy seasons between October and December
Rainfall:
Annual Average is approximately 80 inches (2,509 millimeters)
Municipalities / Villages (19):
Northern Guam
Dededo
Yigo
Central Guam
Agana Heights
Asan-Maina
Barrigada
Hagåtña
Ordot/Chalan-Pago
Mangilao
Mongmong-Toto-Maite
Sinajana
Tamuning-Tumon
Southern Guam
Agat
Inarajan
Merizo
Piti
Santa Rita
Talafofo
Umatac
Yona
Local Government:
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Office of the Governor
The Honorable Eddie Baza Calvo
Governor of Guam
Ricardo J. Bordallo Governor's Complex
Adelup, Guam 96910
Phone: (671) 472-8931
Fax: (671) 477-4826
Office of the Lieutenant Governor
The Honorable Ray Tenorio
Lieutenant Governor of Guam
Ricardo J. Bordallo Governor's Complex
Adelup, Guam 96910
Phone: (671) 475-9380/3
Fax: (671) 477-2007
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
Guam Legislature:
Unicameral; 15 senators elected at large every two years; Speaker elected from amongst the membership
I Mina Trentai Unu na Liheslaturan Guahan, 31st Guam Legislature
The Honorable Judith T. Won Pat, Ed. D.
Speaker
155 Hesler Place
Hagåtña, Guam 96910
Phone: (671) 472-3586/7
Fax: (671) 472-3589
JUDICIAL BRANCH
Supreme Court of Guam
The Honorable F. Philip Carbullido
Chief Justice
Guam Judicial Center, Suite 300
120 West O'Brien Drive
Hagåtña, GU 96910
Phone: (671) 475-3120/3162
Fax: (671) 475-3140
Superior Court of Guam
The Honorable Alberto C. Lamorena, III
Presiding Judge
Guam Judicial Center, Suite 300
120 West O'Brien Drive
Hagåtña, GU 96910
Phone: (671) 475-3544
Fax: (671) 477-3184