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Guam Introduction 2011

SOURCE: 2011 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES

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Page last updated on January 3, 2011

Background:
Guam was ceded to the US by Spain in 1898. Captured by the Japanese in 1941, it was retaken by the US three years later. The military installation on the island is one of the most strategically important US bases in the Pacific.

NOTE: The information regarding Guam on this page is re-published from the 2011 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Guam Introduction 2011 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Guam Introduction 2011 should be addressed to the CIA.

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