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Guam Government 1996

Names:

conventional long form:

Territory of Guam

conventional short form:

Guam

Digraph:

Type:

organized, unincorporated territory of the US with policy relations between Guam and the US under the jurisdiction of the Office of Territorial and International Affairs, US Department of the Interior

Capital:

Agana

Administrative divisions:

none (territory of the US)

Independence:

none (territory of the US)

National holiday:

Guam Discovery Day (first Monday in March) (1521); Liberation Day, 21 July

Constitution:

Organic Act of 1 August 1950

Legal system:

modeled on US; federal laws apply

Suffrage:

18 years of age; universal; US citizens, but do not vote in US presidential elections

Executive branch:

chief of state:

President William Jefferson CLINTON (since 20 January 1993); Vice President Albert GORE, Jr. (since 20 January 1993)

head of government:

Governor Carl GUTIERREZ (since 8 November 1994); Lieutenant Governor Madeleine BORDALLO (since 8 November 1994); election last held 8 November 1994 (next to be held NA November 1998); results - Carl GUTIERREZ (Democrat) was elected Governor and Madeleine BORDALLO (Democrat) was elected Lieutenant Governor

cabinet:

executive departments; heads appointed by the governor with the consent of the Guam legislature

Legislative branch:

unicameral

Legislature:

elections last held 8 November 1994 (next to be held NA November 1996); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (21 total) Democrats 14, Republican 7

US House of Representatives:

elections last held 8 November 1994 (next to be held NA November 1996); Guam elects one delegate; results - Robert UNDERWOOD was reelected as delegate; seats - (1 total) Democrat 1

Judicial branch:

Federal District Court, Territorial Superior Court

Political parties and leaders:

Democratic Party (controls the legislature); Republican Party (party of the Governor)

Member of:

ESCAP (associate), INTERPOL (subbureau), IOC, SPC

Diplomatic representation in US:

none (territory of the US)

US diplomatic representation:

none (territory of the US)

Flag:

territorial flag is dark blue with a narrow red border on all four sides; centered is a red-bordered, pointed, vertical ellipse containing a beach scene, outrigger canoe with sail, and a palm tree with the word GUAM superimposed in bold red letters; US flag is the national flag

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