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Guam
The Territory of Guam (Guahan in Chamorro) is an island in the Western Pacific Ocean and is an unincorporated territory of the United States. The capital is Hagåtña, formerly Agana (pronounced Agaña). Guam's economy is mainly supported by tourism (90% of all visitors come from Japan) and a United States armed forces base. One of the closest American territories to the International Date Line, Guam is referred to by many as "where America's day begins", and as such, has become the territorial motto for the island, imprinted on license plates, among other things. The island is also known as a prominent example for the disastrous effects of bioinvasion: A stowaway on US troop transport ships at the end of World War II, the slightly venomous, but rather harmless, brown tree snake (Boiga irregularis) came from the Philippines to Guam and killed almost the entire native bird population on the previously snake-free island. This snake has no natural predators on the island; nowadays, Guam is one of the areas with the highest snake density in the world (an estimated 2,000 snakes/km²).  Apra Harbor from the air Guam is served by Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport. From the CIA World Factbook 2000:
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af:Guam da:Guam de:Guam et:Guam es:Guam eo:Gvamo fr:Guam he:גואם minnan:Guahan nl:Guam no:Guam [[ja:グアム]] pt:Guam sl:Guam fi:Guam sv:Guam Categories: Guam | Insular areas of the United States | Oceanic dependencies | Micronesia
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