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Guam

Guam Geography Stats

Definitions

  • Area > Comparative: The area of various small countries expressed in comparison to various areas within the United States of America.
  • Area > Comparative to US places: This entry provides an area comparison based on total area equivalents. Most entities are compared with the entire US or one of the 50 states based on area measurements (1990 revised) provided by the US Bureau of the Census. The smaller entities are compared with Washington, DC (178 sq km, 69 sq mi) or The Mall in Washington, DC (0.59 sq km, 0.23 sq mi, 146 acres).
  • Area > Land: Total land area in square kilometres
  • Area > Land > Per capita: Total land area in square kilometres Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Area > Total: Total area in square kilometers
  • Area > Water: Total water area in square kilometers
  • Climate: A brief description of typical weather regimes throughout the year.
  • Coastline: The total length of the boundary between the land area (including islands) and the sea.
  • Geographic coordinates: This entry includes rounded latitude and longitude figures for the purpose of finding the approximate geographic center of an entity and is based on the Gazetteer of Conventional Names, Third Edition, August 1988, US Board on Geographic Names and on other sources.
  • Land area > Sq. km: Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes."
  • Land area > Square miles: Country land area.
  • Location: The country's regional location, neighboring countries, and adjacent bodies of water.
  • Natural resources: A country's mineral, petroleum, hydropower, and other resources of commercial importance.
  • Surface area > Sq. km: Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.
  • Terrain: A brief description of the topography
STAT AMOUNT DATE RANK HISTORY
Area > Comparative three times the size of Washington, DC 2013
Area > Comparative to US places three times the size of Washington, DC 2008
Area > Land 541.3 sq km 2008 185th out of 235
Area > Land > Per capita 3.08 sq km per 1,000 people 2008 185th out of 224
Area > Total 544 sq km 2013 195th out of 251
Area > Water 0.0 2013 186th out of 246
Climate tropical marine; generally warm and humid, moderated by northeast trade winds; dry season (January to June), rainy season (July to December); little seasonal temperature variation 2013
Coastline 125.5 km 2014 155th out of 242
Geographic coordinates 13 28 N, 144 47 E 2013
Land area > Sq. km 540 sq km 2008 177th out of 199
Land area > Square miles 209 square miles 2013 86th out of 98
Location Oceania, island in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines 2013
Natural resources aquatic wildlife (supporting tourism), fishing (largely undeveloped) 2013
Surface area > Sq. km 550 km² 2005 182nd out of 204
Terrain volcanic origin, surrounded by coral reefs; relatively flat coralline limestone plateau (source of most fresh water), with steep coastal cliffs and narrow coastal plains in north, low hills in center, mountains in south 2013

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Food and Agriculture Organisation, electronic files and web site.; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; World Development Indicators database

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Guam Geography Profiles (Subcategories)

Area 11 Land use 3
Land area 3 Surface area 3
  • Guam ranked third for land use > permanent crops amongst Tourist destinations in 2013.
  • Guam ranked 65 places from the bottom for area > total globally in 2013.

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