eral employees stationed in Guam
(2001 est.)
Currency (code):
US dollar (USD)
Currency code:
USD
Exchange rates:
the US dollar is used
Fiscal year:
1 October - 30 September
Communications Guam
Telephones - main lines in use:
84,134 (2001)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
98,000 (2004)
Telephone system:
general assessment: modern system, integrated with US facilities
for direct dialing, including free use of 800 numbers
domestic: modern digital system, including cellular mobile service
and local access to the Internet
international: country code - 1-671; satellite earth stations - 2
Intelsat (Pacific Ocean); submarine cables to US and Japan (Guam is
a trans-Pacific communications hub for MCI, Sprint, AT&T, IT&E, and
GTE, linking the US and Asia)
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 3, FM 11, shortwave 2 (2006)
Radios:
221,000 (1997)
Television broadcast stations:
3; 6 (Low Power TV) (2006)
Televisions:
106,000 (1997)
Internet country code:
.gu
Internet hosts:
76 (2006)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
20 (2000)
Internet users:
79,000 (2004)
Transportation Guam
Airports:
5 (2006)
Airports - with paved runways:
total: 4
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2006)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 1
under 914 m: 1 (2006)
Roadways:
total: 977 km (2004)
Ports and terminals:
Apra Harbor
Military Guam
Military - note:
defense is the responsibility of the US
Transnational Issues Guam
Disputes - international:
none
This page was last updated on 8 February, 2007
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@Guatemala
Introduction Guatemala
Background:
The Maya civilization flourished in Guatemala and surrounding
regions during the first millennium A.D. After almost three
centuries as a Spanish colony, Guatemala won its independence in
1821. During the second half of the 20th century, it experienced a
variety of military and civilian governments, as well as a 36-year
guerrilla war. In 1996, the government signed a peace agreement
formally ending the conflict, which had left more than 100,000
people dead and had created some 1 million refugees.
Geography Guatemala
Location:
Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between El
Salvador and Mexico, and bordering the G
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