Results: Guam 101
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The tiny island of Guam is a U.S. territory, and home to two U.S. military bases. It is actually closer in proximity to North Korea, than it is to the U.S. mainland. Lately, it has been high profile in the news because of the threats of North Korea, and Trump's reaction to these threats. How much do you know about Guam?
Nothing
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Just that it is a U.S. territory and that's about it
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I know a fair amount
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248 votes
I know lots about Guam
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62 votes
Except for recently, have never even heard of Guam
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Here's a few facts about this tiny island. Which of these facts did you already know?
The small island in the Pacific is a U.S. territory, but it's much closer to North Korea than it is to the continental United States -- it is, approximately 4,000 miles west of Hawaii but only about 2,100 miles southeast of North Korea.
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Spain claimed Guam as its own territory in 1565. More than 300 years later, it became an U.S. territory during the Spanish-American War. Japan seized it during World War II, but in 1950 Congress declared it an unincorporated organized territory.
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The capital is Hagatna. The primary languages are English and Chamorro.
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Citizens of Guam do not pay taxes and can't vote in U.S. presidential elections, but are U.S. citizens by birth and have a non-voting delegate in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Guam is home to two U.S. military bases, Andersen Air Force Base and Naval Base Guam. More than 6,000 U.S. military personnel are stationed there.
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Knew none
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Here's a few more interesting facts about this island. Which of these did you know?
There were 162,896 people living in Guam in 2016, according to the Census, roughly as many people as live Springfield, Missouri.
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A Japanese soldier, unaware that World War II had ended, hid in the jungle on Guam for 28 years before being found and sent home. He was hailed as a national hero and his survival tools are on display at the Guam Museum.
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Madeleine Z. Bordallo was elected as the first woman to represent Guam in Congress in 2002.She is serving her seventh term, and is a member of the House Armed Services Committee and the House Committee on Natural Resources. A Democrat, she urged President Donald Trump to work with the international community to resolve growing tensions with North Korea.
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Tourism plays a vital role in its economy. In 2016, more than 1.5 million people visited the island, smashing previous records.
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In the Talofofo Falls Resort is Love Land, a park full of surprisingly explicit sculptures. It is the only offshoot of Jeju Love Land in Korea, which boasts that it is in turn the country's "only sexual theme park".
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None
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Have you ever been to Guam, either as a tourist, military personnel or even lived there?
No
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As a tourist
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As a military personnel
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55 votes
Lived there
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Other (please specify)
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| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.15% | 3 | |
| sure looks pretty | 0.05% | 1 |
| na | 0.05% | 1 |
| visited for 2 weeks | 0.05% | 1 |
| never been but had a co-worker that was a native of Guam. | 0.05% | 1 |
| I HAVE NOT BEEN THERE BUT MY HUSBAND WAS THERE SEVERAL TIMES US NAVY BEFORE WE WERE MARRIED | 0.05% | 1 |
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