Guam Introduction 2020, CIA World Factbook

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Guam Introduction 2020

SOURCE: 2020 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES

Page last updated on January 27, 2020

Background:
Spain ceded Guam to the US in 1898. Captured by the Japanese in 1941, it was retaken by the US three years later. The military installations on the island are some of the most strategically important US bases in the Pacific; they also constitute the island’s most important source of income and economic stability.

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Guam Introduction 2020 SOURCE: 2020 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES