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'''Guam''' is a civilian-governed U.S. territory in the geographic [[Marianas Islands]] of Micronesia but not part of the political  [[Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands]]; major U.S. military base, including a [[prepositioning ship]] squadron and [[Anderson Air Force Base]] for [[bomber aircraft]] and [[air refueling|air refueling tankers]], growing with the transfer of forces from [[Okinawa]].
'''Guam''' is a civilian-governed U.S. territory in the geographic [[Marianas Islands]] of Micronesia but not part of the political  [[Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands]]; major U.S. military base, including a [[prepositioning ship]] squadron and [[Anderson Air Force Base]] for [[bomber aircraft]] and [[air refueling|air refueling tankers]], growing with the transfer of forces from [[Okinawa]].
==Location==
About three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines, at the geographic coordinates: 13 28 N, 144 47 E
Map references: Oceania
===Area===
Area:
*total: 541.3 sq km
*land: 541.3 sq km
*water: 0 sq km
Area—comparative: three times the size of Washington, DC

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Guam is a civilian-governed U.S. territory in the geographic Marianas Islands of Micronesia but not part of the political Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands; major U.S. military base, including a prepositioning ship squadron and Anderson Air Force Base for bomber aircraft and air refueling tankers, growing with the transfer of forces from Okinawa.