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*SATELLITE VIEW*
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(i/ˈɡwɑːm/ or /ˈɡwɒm/; chamorro: guåhån [ˈɡʷɑhɑn]; formally the territory of guam)
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(“guam” is an unincorporated and organized territory of the ‘united states’)
(located in the western ‘Pacific Ocean’, Guam is 1 of 5 American territories with an established civilian government)
(the capital city is ‘Hagåtña’, and the most populous city is ‘Dededo’)
(in 2015, 161,785 people resided on ‘Guam’)
(‘Guamanians’ are American citizens by birth)
(‘Guam’ has an area of 544 km2 (210 sq mi) and a density of 297/km² (770/sq mi))
(it is the largest and southernmost of the ‘Mariana Islands’, and the largest island in ‘Micronesia’)
(among its municipalities, ‘Mongmong-Toto-Maite’ has the highest density at 1,425/km² (3,691/sq mi), whereas ‘Inarajan’ and ‘Umatac’ have the lowest density at 47/km² (119/sq mi))
(the highest point is ‘mount lamlam’ at 406 meters (1,332 ft) above sea level)
(the ‘Chamorros’, Guam’s indigenous people, settled the island approximately 4,000 years ago)
(portuguese explorer ‘Ferdinand Magellan’ was the first European to visit the island on 6 march 1521)
(‘Guam’ was colonized in 1668 with settlers, like ‘Diego Luis de San Vitores’, a Catholic missionary)
(between the 1500s and the 1700s, ‘Guam’ was an important stopover for the ‘Spanish Manila Galleons’)
(during the ‘Spanish–American War’, the ‘United States’ captured ‘Guam’ on 21 june 1898)
(under the ‘Treaty of Paris’, ‘Spain’ ceded ‘Guam’ to the United States on 10 December 1898)
(‘Guam’ is among the 17 Non-Self-Governing Territories of the ‘United Nations’)
(before World War II, ‘Guam’ and 3 other territories – ‘American Samoa’, ‘Hawaii’, and the ‘Philippines’– were the only American jurisdictions in the ‘Pacific Ocean’)
(on 7 december 1941, hours after the attack on ‘Pearl Harbor’, ‘Guam’ was captured by the Japanese, and was occupied for 30 months)
(during the occupation, Guamanians were subjected to culture alignment, forced labor, beheadings, rape, and torture)
(‘guam’ endured hostilities when ‘american forces’ recaptured the island on ’21 july 1944′; ‘liberation day’ commemorates the victory)
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(since the 1960s, the economy is supported by 2 industries: ‘tourism’ and the ‘united states armed forces’)
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👈👈👈☜*“INHABITED AMERICAN TERRITORIES”* ☞ 👉👉👉
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*🌈✨ *TABLE OF CONTENTS* ✨🌷*
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🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥*we won the war* 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥