Guam

Guam, possession the USA , occupying the island with the same name in Pacific ocean, the largest and the most southern in bunch of Mariana Islands. The island square 541  sq. km, the population compounds 143  thousand persons (1993), including 21,2  thousand military men and members of their monogynopaediums. Aboriginals - chamorro compound nearby 35  population %, the number of natives with Philippines here is significant. The Official language on Guam - English, is widely used tongue chamorro. 80 % of all believers on island - roman catholics. An administrative centre - Agana with the population of 2,1 thousand persons. Third of island is occupied by the American military bases, including an aircraft depot Andersen and baseline of fleet Arpa-Harbor. Guam takes a key place in strategic items of the USA on Pacific ocean.

Officially Guam has the status of not affiliated terrain USA. Under the constitution of 1950 the island has a local government, its inhabitants are recognised by citizens of the USA, but without the suffrage. The special delegate from Guam, selected on term two years, sits at the House of Representatives of the congress of the USA (ex rights voices). The Executive power Guam is carried out by the governor, since 1970 selected the population for a period of four years. The Legislative Assembly of Guam is re-elected each two years.

Guam - the island of a vulcanic and coral parentage, its southern part gorista, northern represents a calcareous plateau. An island climate - peak Lamlam (406 ). Typhoons collapse often to Guam, average temperature on island 26  °C. Despite small sizes of island, on Guam reservation the Pati-point functions.

The Island Guam has been open by Fernanom Magellan on March, 6th, 1521 during the first global cruise. Since 1565 the island became colony of Spain. In 1568 the first settlement of missionaries-Jesuits has been based on Guam. Because of sicknesses delivered by Europeans the local population by 1741 was devided out from hundred thousand to five thousand persons. As a result of the Spanish-American war Guam has passed into possession of the USA. During the Second World War Guam became the first American terrain occupied with Japanese. Americans have returned themselves island in the summer of 1944.

The Basis of economy of Guam - tourism, in a year island attend 600  thousand tourists (85 % from Japan) which outlay on island of 450 million dollars. Significant incomes give military bases of the USA in the budget of Guam. The agriculture is not capable to supply requirement of island for the food. On Guam vegetable and fruit crops are cultivated, the animal husbandry educes. The basic trading partners of Guam: the USA , Japan , Taiwan . Monetary unit - US dollar.