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Location: Territory of the United States, in Oceania, island located in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines
Population: 153,307 (1995 estimate)
Capital: Agana
Comparative area: Slightly more than three times the size of Washington, D.C.
Religions: Roman Catholic 98%, other 2%
Landscape: Surrounded by coral reefs; relatively flat coraline limestone plateau with steep coastal cliffs and narrow coastal plains in north, low-rising hills in center, mountains in south
Recognized by International Olympic Committee: 1986 |
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