s and leaders:
Democratic Party (controls the legislature);
Republican Party (party of the Governor)

_#_Suffrage: universal at age 18; US citizens, but do not vote in US
presidential elections

_#_Elections:

Governor--last held on 6 November 1990 (next to be held
November 1994);

Legislature--last held on 6 November 1990 (next to be held
November 1992);
results--percent of vote by party NA;
seats--(21 total) Democratic 11, Republican 10;

US House of Representatives--last held 6 November
1990 (next to be held November 1992);
Guam elects one nonvoting delegate;
results--percent of vote by party NA;
seats--(1 total) Republican 1

_#_Communists: none

_#_Note: relations between Guam and the US are under the jurisdiction
of the Office of Territorial and International Affairs, US Department of
the Interior

_#_Member of: ESCAP (associate), IOC, SPC

_#_Diplomatic representation: none (territory of the US)

_#_Flag: 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

_*_Economy
_#_Overview: The economy is based on US military spending and on
revenues from tourism. Over the past 20 years the tourist industry has
grown rapidly, creating a construction boom for new hotels and the
expansion of older ones. Visitors numbered about 900,000 in 1990. The
small manufacturing sector includes textile and clothing, beverage, food,
and watch production. About 60% of the labor force works for the private
sector and the rest for government. Most food and industrial goods are
imported, with about 75% from the US. In 1990 the unemployment rate was
about 2%, down from 10% in 1983.

_#_GNP: $1.0 billion, per capita $7,000; real growth rate 18%
(1990 est.)

_#_Inflation rate (consumer prices): 10% (1990)

_#_Unemployment rate: 2% (1990 est.)

_#_Budget: revenues $300 million; expenditures $290 million,
including capital expenditures of $25 million (1990 est.)

_#_Exports: $39 million (f.o.b., 1983);

commodities--mostly transshipments of refined petroleum products,
construction materials, fish, food and beverage products;

partners--US 25%, other 75%

_#_Imports: $611 million (c.i.f., 1983);

commodities--petroleum and petroleum products, food, manufactured
goods;

partners--US 77%, other 23%

_#_External