Guam's Slogan

Guam is an island territory of the United States, located 900 miles north of the equator in the Western Pacific. The island is about 4 to 8 miles wide and 32 miles long, making it the largest landmass in Micronesia. Because of its western location from the International Date Line, Guam is the first to experience a new day in the United States, hence the island is “Where America’s Day Begins.” Under the Treaty of Paris, Spain ceded Guam to the United States on December 10, 1898. The people of Guam have been U.S. citizens since 1950.