<hdr>The World Factbook 1994: Guam<nl>Government</hdr><body>
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<item><hi format=bold>Names:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>conventional long form:</hi> Territory of Guam
<item>• <hi format=ital>conventional short form:</hi> Guam
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<item><hi format=bold>Digraph:</hi> GQ
<item><hi format=bold>Type:</hi> 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
<item><hi format=bold>Capital:</hi> Agana
<item><hi format=bold>Administrative divisions:</hi> none (territory of the US)
<item><hi format=bold>Independence:</hi> none (territory of the US)
<item><hi format=bold>National holiday:</hi> Guam Discovery Day (first Monday in March) (1521); Liberation Day, 21 July
<item><hi format=bold>Constitution:</hi> Organic Act of 1 August 1950
<item><hi format=bold>Legal system:</hi> modeled on US; federal laws apply
<item><hi format=bold>Suffrage:</hi> 18 years of age; universal; US citizens, but do not vote in US presidential elections
<item><hi format=bold>Executive branch:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>chief of state:</hi> President William Jefferson CLINTON (since 20 January 1993); Vice President Albert GORE, Jr. (since 20 January 1993)
<item>• <hi format=ital>head of government:</hi> Governor Joseph A. ADA (since November 1986); Lieutenant Governor Frank F. BLAS (since NA); election last held on 6 November 1990 (next to be held NA November 1994); results—Joseph F. ADA reelected
<item>• <hi format=ital>cabinet:</hi> executive departments; heads appointed by the governor with the consent of the Guam legislature
<item><hi format=bold>Legislature:</hi> elections last held on 9 November 1992 (next to be held NA November 1994); results—percent of vote by party NA; seats—(21 total) Democratic 14, Republican 7
<item><hi format=bold>US House of Representatives:</hi> elections last held 9 November 1992 (next to be held NA November 1994); Guam elects one delegate; results—Robert UNDERWOOD was elected as delegate; seats—(1 total) Democrat 1
<item><hi format=bold>Judicial branch:</hi> Federal District Court, Territorial Superior Court
<item><hi format=bold>Political parties and leaders:</hi> Democratic Party (controls the legislature); Republican Party (party of the Governor)
<item><hi format=bold>Diplomatic representation in US:</hi> none (territory of the US)
<item><hi format=bold>US diplomatic representation:</hi> none (territory of the US)
<item><hi format=bold>Flag:</hi> 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