vote by party NA; seats - (21 total) Democratic 14, Republican 7
US House of Representatives:
last held 9 November 1992 (next to be held NA November 1994); Guam elects
one delegate; results - Robert UNDERWOOD was elected as delegate; seats - (1
total) Democrat 1
Executive branch:
US president, governor, lieutenant governor, Cabinet
Legislative branch:
unicameral Legislature
Judicial branch:
Federal District Court, Territorial Superior Court
Leaders: Chief of State:
President William Jefferson CLINTON (since 20 January 1993); Vice President
Albert GORE, Jr. (since 20 January 1993)
Head of Government:
Governor Joseph A. ADA (since November 1986); Lieutenant Governor Frank F.
BLAS (since NA)
Member of:
ESCAP (associate), IOC, SPC
Diplomatic representation in US:
none (territory of the US)

*Guam, Government

Flag:
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

*Guam, Economy

Overview:
The economy depends mainly 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 1992. 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.
National product:
GNP - purchasing power equivalent - $2 billion (1991 est.)
National product real growth rate:
NA%
National product per capita:
$14,000 (1991 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
4% (1992 est.)
Unemployment rate:
2% (1992 est.)
Budget:
revenues $525 million; expenditures $395 million, including capital
expenditures of $NA
Exports:
$34 million (f.o.b., 1984)
commodities:
mostly transshipments of refined petroleum products, construction materials,
fish, food and beverage products
partners:
US 25%, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands 63%, other 12%
Imports:
$493 million (c.i.f., 1984)
commodities:
petroleum and petroleum products, food, manufactured goods
partners:
US 23%, Japan 19%, other 58%
External debt:
$NA
Industrial production:
growth rate NA%
Electricity: