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It has an area of 212 square miles (549 square kilometers). It is the 32nd largest island of the United States. It is the southernmost and largest island in the Mariana Islands, as well as the largest in Micronesia. [35] Guam's Point Udall is the westernmost point of the U.S., as measured from the geographic center of the United States. [36] [37]
However, Cocos Island, located off the southern coast of Guam's mainland is the ultimate southernmost point of the territory. Point Udall, previously named Orote Point, is also the westernpoint point of the U.S., as measured from the geographic center of the United States. [20] [21]
In 2018, the United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit upheld the District Court decision in Segovia v. United States, which ruled that former Illinois residents living in Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands did not qualify to cast overseas ballots according to their last registered address on the U.S. mainland. [150]
This map is part of a collection of 216 free country maps, created by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), to be used in print, web or broadcast products. The ReliefWeb Location Maps released here are maps that highlight a country, its capital, major populated places and the surrounding regions.
The United States of America is a federal republic [1] consisting of 50 states, a federal district (Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States), five major territories, and various minor islands. [2] [3] Both the states and the United States as a whole are each sovereign jurisdictions. [4]
An enlargeable map of the United States Territory of Guam. Pronunciation: / ˈ ɡ w ɑː m / Common English country name: Guam; Official English country name: The United States Territory of Guam; Common endonym(s): List of countries and capitals in native languages; Official endonym(s): List of official endonyms of present-day nations and states
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English: Map of the geology of Guam with geologic strata, fault lines, and major roads. ... work of the federal government of the United States. inception. 2003.