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This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day Guam, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day Guam.
Guam, also officially the U.S. Territory of Guam, is an island in the Western Pacific Ocean and is an organized unincorporated territory of the United States. Guam has maritime borders with the ► Philippines to the east, with the ► Northern Mariana Islands to the north and west, and with ► Micronesia to the south. The Chamorros, Guam's indigenous inhabitants, first populated the island approximately 6,000 years ago. It is the largest and southernmost of the Mariana Islands. The island's capital is Hagåtña, formerly Agana. Guam's economy is mainly supported by tourism (particularly from Japan, Korea and the Republic of China (Taiwan)) and United States armed forces bases. The United Nations Committee on Decolonization includes Guam on the United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories.
Gaige islan Guåhån gi mås yahåyaya gi kadenan Marianas ya guiya mås dånkulu entre todu i isla yan úniku minantietieni niʼ i Estados Unidos desde 1898 na sakkan. Ma fa'nana'an i isla "Tollai Amerika asta guatu Asia" saʼ put i minåolek pusisión-na gi yeogråfiku yan ekonomia. Ma tatáncho este na isla kåsi 9700 (nuebi mit siete sientos) kilumetro gi geʼlichan San Francisco, 6000 (sais mit) kilumetro geʼlichan låo sumanhaya patte gi ya Honolulu, 2400 (dos mit kuatro sientos) kilumetro gi hayan i kattan Tokyo, 3400 (tres mit kuatro sientos) kilumetro kattan sanhayan Hong Kong yan 2400 (dos mit kuatro sientos) kilumetro gi kattan Manila.
Ang pulo ng Guam, na kilala rin sa opisyal na pangalan nitong Amerikanong Teritoryo ng Guam, ay isang pulo sa kanluran ng Karagatang Pasipiko na isang rin organisadong teritoryo ng Estados Unidos. Ito ang pinakamalaki at pinakatimog na pulo sa Marianas. Hagåtña ang kabisera nito na dating Agaña. Mayroon itong siyam na libo't pitong daang kilometrong layo (9700 km) mula sa San Francisco, anim na libong kilometrong layo (6000 km) mula sa Honolulu, at tatlong libo't apat na raang kilometrong layo (3400 km) Hong Kong. Pareho namang dalawang libo't apat na raang kilometrong layo (2400 km) nito mula sa Maynila at Tokyo.
Short name
Guam
Official name
U.S. Territory of Guam
Status
Organized unincorporated territory of the ► United States, American since 1898
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