Flag of Guam

🎨 What the flag means

Guam's flag is dark blue with a narrow red border. The blue background was chosen to look like the flags of other U.S. territories and states. In the middle is the seal of Guam, shaped like the sling stones of the ancient Chamorro people. It shows an outrigger canoe, a coconut palm and the cliff called Two Lovers Point, with the word GUAM in red.

📊 Quick facts

👥 Population

153.8 thousand (2020)

🏙️ Capital

Hagåtña943 people (2020)

🗣️ Main language

EnglishAlso official: Chamorro, Spanish

✨ 3 fun facts

1. Guam's motto is 'Where America's Day Begins', because it lies close to the International Date Line.
2. Ancient Chamorro people built houses on stone pillars called latte stones, found only in the Mariana Islands.
3. In the Chamorro language, Guam is called Guåhan, which comes from a word meaning 'to have'.