held 5 November 2002) 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

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 5 November 2002) note: Guam elects one nonvoting
delegate to the US House of Representatives; election last held 7 November
2000 (next to be held 5 November 2002); results - Robert UNDERWOOD was
reelected as delegate; percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -
Democratic Party 1 election results: percent of vote by party - NA%;
seats by party - Republican Party 8, Democratic Party 7

Judicial branch: Federal District Court (judge is appointed by the
president); Territorial Superior Court (judges appointed for eight-year
terms by the governor)

Political parties and leaders: Democratic Party (party of Governor
GUTIERREZ) [leader NA]; Republican Party (controls the legislature)
[leader NA]

Political pressure groups and leaders: NA

International organization participation: ESCAP (associate), Interpol
(subbureau), IOC, SPC

Diplomatic representation in the US: none (territory of the US)

Diplomatic representation from the US: none (territory of the US)

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

Economy Guam

Economy - overview: The economy depends on US military spending,
tourism, and the export of fish and handicrafts. Total US grants, wage
payments, and procurement outlays amounted to $1 billion in 1998. Over
the past 20 years, the tourist industry has grown rapidly, creating a
construction boom for new hotels and the expansion of older ones. More
than 1 million tourists visit Guam each year. The industry has recently
suffered setbacks because of the continuing Japanese slowdown; the
Japanese normally make up almost 90% of the tourists. Most food and
industrial goods are imported. Guam faces the problem of building up
the civilian economic sector to offset the impact of military downsizing.

GDP: purchasing power pa