Guam Introduction 2018, CIA World Factbook

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Guam Introduction 2018

SOURCE: 2018 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES

Page last updated on February 28, 2018

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.

NOTE: 1) The information regarding Guam on this page is re-published from the 2018 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Guam Introduction 2018 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Guam Introduction 2018 should be addressed to the CIA.
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b) The CIA sometimes assignes counterintuitive ranks. For example, it assigns unemployment rates in increasing order, whereas we rank them in decreasing order

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Guam Introduction 2018 SOURCE: 2018 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES