d 3 November 1998 (next to be held NA November
2000)
election results: percent of vote by party--NA; seats by
party--Republican 12, Democratic 3
note: Guam elects one delegate to the US House of Representatives;
election last held 3 November 1998 (next to be held NA November
2000); results--Robert UNDERWOOD was reelected as delegate; percent
of vote by party--NA; seats by party--Democratic 1

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: Republican Party (controls the

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

Economy--overview: The economy depends mainly on US military
spending and on tourist revenue. 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 suffered a setback in 1998
because of the continuing Japanese recession; 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 parity--$3 billion (1996 est.)

GDP--real growth rate: NA%

GDP--per capita: purchasing power parity?$19,000 (1996 est.)

GDP--composition by sector:
agriculture: NA%
industry: NA%
services: NA%

Population below poverty line: NA%

Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%

Inflation rate (consumer prices): 4% (1992 est.)

Labor force: 65,660 (1995)

Labor force--by occupation: federal and territorial government
31%, private 69% (trade 21%, services 33%, construction 12%, other
3%) (1995)

Unemployment rate: 2% (1992 est.)

Budget:
revenues: $524.3 m