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| Country name: |
conventional long form:
Territory of Guam
conventional short form:
Guam
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| Dependency status: |
organized, unincorporated territory of the US with policy relations between Guam and the US under the jurisdiction of the Office of Insular Affairs, US Department of the Interior
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| Administrative divisions: |
none (territory of the US)
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| Independence: |
none (territory of the US)
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| National holiday: |
Discovery Day, first Monday in March (1521)
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| Constitution: |
Organic Act of 1 August 1950
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| Legal system: |
modeled on US; US federal laws apply
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| Suffrage: |
18 years of age; universal; US citizens, but do not vote in US presidential elections
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| Executive branch: |
chief of state:
President George W. BUSH of the US (since 20 January 2001); Vice President Richard B. CHENEY (since 20 January 2001)
head of government:
Governor Carl GUTIERREZ (since 8 November 1994) and Lieutenant Governor Madeleine BORDALLO (since 8 November 1994)
cabinet:
executive departments; heads appointed by the governor with the consent of the Guam legislature
elections:
US president and vice president elected on the same ticket for a four-year term; governor and lieutenant governor elected on the same ticket by popular vote for four-year terms; election last held 3 November 1998 (next to be held NA November 2002)
election results:
Carl GUTIERREZ reelected governor; percent of vote - Carl GUTIERREZ (Democrat) 53.2%, Joseph ADA (Republican) 46.8%
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| Legislative branch: |
unicameral Legislature (15 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve two-year terms)
elections:
last held 7 November 2000 (next to be held NA November 2002)
election results:
percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - Republican Party 8, Democratic Party 7
note:
Guam elects one delegate to the US House of Representatives; election last held 7 November 2000 (next to be held NA November 2002); results - Robert UNDERWOOD was reelected as delegate; percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - Democratic Party 1
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| Judicial branch: |
Federal District Court (judge is appointed by the president); Territorial Superior Court (judges appointed for eight-year terms by the governor)
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| Political parties and leaders: |
Democratic Party (party of the Governor) [leader NA]; Republican Party (controls the legislature) [leader NA]
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| Political pressure groups and leaders: |
NA
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| International organization participation: |
ESCAP (associate), Interpol (subbureau), IOC, SPC
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| Diplomatic representation in the US: |
none (territory of the US)
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| Diplomatic representation from the US: |
none (territory of the US)
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| Flag description: |
territorial flag is dark blue with a narrow red border on all four sides; centered is a red-bordered, pointed, vertical ellipse containing a beach scene, outrigger canoe with sail, and a palm tree with the word GUAM superimposed in bold red letters; US flag is the national flag
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