SOPAC country profile : Guam
The South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission
2001
Guam consists of one large island with a total land area of 541 sq km within an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)of 218 000 sq km. Geographically, Guam comprises up-lifted undersea volcanoes, with a maximum height of 406m above sea level.The population of Guam was estimated at 149 600 in19991. It is a mixed population made up of the island’s original inhabitants, the Chamorros, together with Filipinos, Europeans and Koreans among others.Guam has a tropical climate, which is uniformly warm and humid. From December to May the weather is cooler with less rain. April is the driest month and from June to November it is wetter with gusty winds. The mean temperature in Guam is 27°C and rainfall varies from2 000 mm to 2 500 mm.
