Population: 138,093 (July 1989), growth rate 2.8% (1989); about 81% residents and 19% US military personnel/dependents (1985)

Birth rate: 25 births/1,000 population (1989)

Death rate: 4 deaths/1,000 population (1989)

Net migration rate: 7 migrants/1,000 population (1989)

Infant mortality rate: 12 deaths/1,000 live births (1989)

Life expectancy at birth: 70 years male, 75 years female (1989)

Total fertility rate: 2.8 children born/woman (1989)

Nationality: noun--Guamanian(s); adjective--Guamanian

Ethnic divisions: 50% Chamorro, 25% Filipino, 10% Caucasian, 15% Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and other

Religion: 98% Roman Catholic, 2% other

Language: English and Chamorro, most residents bilingual; Japanese also widely spoken

Literacy: 90%

Labor force: 42,000; 45% government, 55% other (1986)

Organized labor: 13% of labor force

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 People 1989 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Guam People 1989 should be addressed to the CIA.