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Guam  

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  • Guam, an island in the North Pacific Ocean and that is part of the Mariana Islands archipelago, is an unincorporated territory of the United States with an area of 544 square kilometers and an estimated population of 178,430, in July 2009. The United States gained control of Guam from Spain in 1898, and today the island is home to several U.S. [Source: Encyclopedia of Women in Today's World The Multimedia Encyclopedia of Women in Today's World; Guam]

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