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General Information Area: 549 sq km (212 sq miles). Population: 151,968 (1999). Population Density: 276.8 per sq km. Capital: Agaña. Tamuning is the commercial centre. Population: 1139 (1990). GEOGRAPHY: Guam is the largest and most southerly island of the Marianas archipelago. It is a predominantly hilly island and its northern end is a plateau of rolling hills and cliffs rising 152m (500ft) above sea level. The cliffs are tunnelled with caves. The island narrows in the middle, with the southern half widening into a land of mountains and valleys cut by streams and waterfalls. The most sheltered beaches are on the western coast. Government: US External Territory (Unincorporated). Gained internal autonomy in 1982. Head of State: George W Bush since 2001. Head of Government: Governor Felix Camacho since 2003. Language: English is the official language; Chamorro is the local language. Japanese is also spoken. Religion: Christian; 90 per cent Roman Catholic. Time: GMT + 10. Electricity: 120 volts AC, 60Hz. Communications:   Telephone Overseas telecommunications facilities are available in Agaña. Country code: 671. Outgoing international code: 001. Mobile telephone GSM 1900 network exists. Main provider is Guam Wireless Co LLC. Fax Many hotels have facilities. Internet Main ISPs are Guam.Net (website: www.guam.net) and ITE (website: www.ite.net). Post The Agaña and Tamuning branches are open Mon-Fri 0800-1600, Sat 0930-1200. The Guam Main Facility branch is open Mon-Fri 0930-1700, Sat 1300-1600. Press The English-language daily newspaper is The Pacific Daily News. BBC World Service and Voice of America frequencies: From time to time these change. BBC (website: www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice): MHz 15.36 9.740 6.195 3.915 Voice of America (website: www.voa.gov): MHz 17.74 11.71 9.645 6.110 From www.columbusguides.com, Copyright © 2004 Highbury Columbus Travel Publishing Terms and Conditions apply.