US acquisition of Guam

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical event
gptkbp:area 210 square miles
gptkbp:capital Hagåtña
gptkbp:climate Tropical marine climate
gptkbp:cuisine gptkb:Chamorro_cuisine
gptkbp:culturalInfluence Chamorro_culture
gptkbp:currency gptkb:United_States_dollar
gptkbp:education Public and private schools
gptkbp:famousLandmark gptkb:Spanish_Steps
gptkb:Guam_Museum
gptkb:Fort_Santa_Agueda
gptkb:Cocos_Island
gptkb:Talofofo_Falls
gptkb:War_in_the_Pacific_National_Historical_Park
gptkb:Agana_Shopping_Center
gptkb:Asan_Beach
gptkb:Micronesia_Mall
Guam Premier Outlets
Two Lovers Point
Inarajan Natural Pool
Ritidian Point
Tumon Bay
The Plaza
Piti Bomb Holes
Nimitz_Hill
Sella_Bay
gptkbp:festivals Guam_Micronesia_Island_Fair
gptkbp:geographicalFeature gptkb:Guam
gptkbp:healthcare Public and private healthcare facilities
gptkbp:historicalEvent Battle of Guam (1944)
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Expansion_of_US_territorial_holdings
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label US acquisition of Guam
gptkbp:impact US_military_presence_in_the_Pacific
gptkbp:involvedCountries gptkb:Spain
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:legalStatus unincorporated territory
gptkbp:localGovernment gptkb:Richard_P._Leary
Lou_Leon_Guerrero_(as_of_2023)
gptkbp:majorIndustry Military
Tourism
gptkbp:nativeTo Guam kingfisher
Brown tree snake
gptkbp:naturalResources Typhoons
gptkbp:occursIn June 21, 1898
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Chamorro
English
gptkbp:partOf Spanish-American War
gptkbp:population approximately 170,000 (as of 2020)
gptkbp:resultedIn Guam_becoming_a_territory_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:significantEvent Treaty of Paris 1898
gptkbp:sport gptkb:American_football
Baseball
Basketball
gptkbp:strategicGoals Military_base_for_US_operations_in_Asia
gptkbp:supports gptkb:University_of_Guam
gptkbp:timeZone Chamorro_Standard_Time_(UTC+10)
gptkbp:transportation gptkb:Guam_International_Airport
gptkb:Port_Authority_of_Guam