Natural hazards:
frequent squalls during rainy season; relatively rare, but
potentially very destructive typhoons (June - December)
Environment - current issues:
extirpation of native bird population by the rapid proliferation of
the brown tree snake, an exotic, invasive species
Geography - note:
largest and southernmost island in the Mariana Islands archipelago;
strategic location in western North Pacific Ocean
People Guam
Population:
168,564 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 29.4% (male 25,645/female 23,887)
15-64 years: 64.1% (male 55,115/female 52,935)
65 years and over: 6.5% (male 5,157/female 5,825) (2005 est.)
Median age:
total: 28.38 years
male: 28.16 years
female: 28.61 years (2005 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.46% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
19.03 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
4.41 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)