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Guam is located approximately 6,000 OUR LANGUAGE
miles from San Francisco, California;
3,800 miles west of Honolulu, Hawaii; English and Chamorro are the official
1,500 miles south of Japan; 1,596 miles languages of Guam.
from the Philippines; 2,026 miles east
of Hong Kong; and 1,922 miles east of TRAVEL TO GUAM
Shanghai.
Guam is located in close proximity to
OUR PEOPLE AND OUR many Asian countries including Japan,
POPULATION Korea, Philippines, Hong Kong, China
and Taiwan. The average travel time
The population of Guam is 173, 456 (July from Guam to key Asian cities is 3.5 to
2007 est.). Primary ethnic groups are 4.5 hours. Travel time to Hawaii is 7
Chamorro (37%), Filipino (26%), Pacific hours. Air service to Guam is provided by
Islander (7%), Caucasian (6%) and other United Airlines, Northwest/Delta Airlines,
Asian Japan Airlines, China Airlines, Philippine
ethnicities including Japanese, Korean Airlines and Korean Air with most direct
and Chinese (2%). Eighty-five percent of flights to many destinations in Asia, the
the population is Roman Catholic; the United States and islands in the Pacific.
other 15 percent range from Presbyterian,
Buddhist, Jehovah’s Witness and Seventh
Day Adventist.
OUR CLIMATE
Guam’s climate is characterized as Useful websites:
Tropical Marine and the weather is very Guam Visitors Bureau (China) : www.visitguamusa.com.cn
hot and humid with minimal seasonal Guam Visitors Bureau (HK) : www.visitguam.com.hk
variations. The yearly temperature is 85° Shop Guam Festival : www.facebook.com/shopguamfestival
Fahrenheit (29º Celsius), with the mean Guam Visitor Bureau Weibo: e.weibo.com/guamchina
low at 76° Fahrenheit and a mean high
at 86° Fahrenheit. The average water
temperature is also 85° Fahrenheit,
enabling many visitors to the island to
enjoy an array of water sports. The island
experiences two seasons—dry season from
December through June and rainy season
from July through November. September
and October are the rainiest months, each
averaging about 14 inches of rainfall.
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Guam is located approximately 6,000 OUR LANGUAGE
miles from San Francisco, California;
3,800 miles west of Honolulu, Hawaii; English and Chamorro are the official
1,500 miles south of Japan; 1,596 miles languages of Guam.
from the Philippines; 2,026 miles east
of Hong Kong; and 1,922 miles east of TRAVEL TO GUAM
Shanghai.
Guam is located in close proximity to
OUR PEOPLE AND OUR many Asian countries including Japan,
POPULATION Korea, Philippines, Hong Kong, China
and Taiwan. The average travel time
The population of Guam is 173, 456 (July from Guam to key Asian cities is 3.5 to
2007 est.). Primary ethnic groups are 4.5 hours. Travel time to Hawaii is 7
Chamorro (37%), Filipino (26%), Pacific hours. Air service to Guam is provided by
Islander (7%), Caucasian (6%) and other United Airlines, Northwest/Delta Airlines,
Asian Japan Airlines, China Airlines, Philippine
ethnicities including Japanese, Korean Airlines and Korean Air with most direct
and Chinese (2%). Eighty-five percent of flights to many destinations in Asia, the
the population is Roman Catholic; the United States and islands in the Pacific.
other 15 percent range from Presbyterian,
Buddhist, Jehovah’s Witness and Seventh
Day Adventist.
OUR CLIMATE
Guam’s climate is characterized as Useful websites:
Tropical Marine and the weather is very Guam Visitors Bureau (China) : www.visitguamusa.com.cn
hot and humid with minimal seasonal Guam Visitors Bureau (HK) : www.visitguam.com.hk
variations. The yearly temperature is 85° Shop Guam Festival : www.facebook.com/shopguamfestival
Fahrenheit (29º Celsius), with the mean Guam Visitor Bureau Weibo: e.weibo.com/guamchina
low at 76° Fahrenheit and a mean high
at 86° Fahrenheit. The average water
temperature is also 85° Fahrenheit,
enabling many visitors to the island to
enjoy an array of water sports. The island
experiences two seasons—dry season from
December through June and rainy season
from July through November. September
and October are the rainiest months, each
averaging about 14 inches of rainfall.
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