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A definition or brief description of Guam.

Civilian-governed U.S. territory in the geographic Mariana Islands of Micronesia but not part of the political Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 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.

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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]].
+Civilian-governed U.S. territory in the geographic [[Mariana Islands]] of [[Micronesia]] but not part of the political  Commonwealth of the [[Northern Mariana 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]].
-==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