Irrigated land:
NA
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:
171,019 (July 2006 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 29% (male 25,703/female 23,903)
15-64 years: 64.3% (male 56,020/female 53,894)
65 years and over: 6.7% (male 5,391/female 6,108) (2006 est.)
Median age:
total: 28.6 years
male: 28.3 years
female: 28.8 years (2006 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.43% (2006 est.)
Birth rate:
18.79 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)