Long-form name: Territory of Guam

Type: organized, unincorporated territory of the US

Capital: Agana

Administrative divisions: none (territory of the US)

Independence: none (territory of the US)

Constitution: Organic Act of 1 August 1950

National holiday: Guam Discovery Day (first Monday in March), 6 March 1989

Branches: executive--governor elected to four-year term; legislative--Senate has 21 members elected for two-year terms; judicial--US District Court, Guam Superior Court

Leader: @m5Chief of State--President George Herbert Walker BUSH (since 20 January 1989; @m5Head of Government--Governor Joseph A. ADA (since NA November 1986)

Suffrage: universal but not compulsory for all citizens over age 18

Elections: November 1988; governor every four years; legislature every two years

Political parties and leaders: Democratic Party (controls the legislature); Republican (party of the Governor)

Voting strength: Democrats 13 seats; Republicans 8 seats

Communists: none

Note: relations between Guam and the US are under the jurisdiction of the Office of Territorial and International Affairs, US Department of Interior; Guamanians are US citizens and elect a nonvoting delegate to the US House of Representatives, but they do not vote in US presidential elections

Diplomatic representation: none (territory of the US)

Flag: 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 @m5GUAM superimposed in bold red letters

NOTE: The information regarding Guam on this page is re-published from the 1989 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Guam Government 1989 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Guam Government 1989 should be addressed to the CIA.