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Guam Homeland Security has released a fact sheet on how to be prepared for an "imminent missile threat."
Guam's Point Udall is the westernmost point of the U.S., as measured from the geographic center of the United States. [36] [37] The Mariana chain, of which Guam is a part, was created by collision of the Pacific and Philippine Sea tectonic plates. Guam is located on the micro Mariana Plate between the two.
The Indigenous people of Guam are known as the Chamorro people, and are the largest ethnic group in Guam. This group is categorised as a minority group in the United States territory. [3] The 2021 mean age in the territory of Guam was 31.4 years. [1] Guam is the largest and most populated of the territories in the Mariana Islands. [2]
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Guam – organized, unincorporated territory of the United States of America that comprises the island of Guam in the western North Pacific Ocean. [1] It is one of five U.S. territories with an established civilian government. [2] The island's capital is Hagåtña (formerly Agana). Guam is the largest and southernmost of the Mariana Islands.
Guam's size and possession of a natural safe anchorage at Apra Harbor, uniquely among its neighbors, have driven much of its history. [2] Guam was a minor but integral part of the Spanish Manila galleon trade. Located on the east-to-west trade winds, galleons from Mexico would briefly reprovision on Guam before continuing on to Manila.
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