The CIA World Factbook Every edition, 1990 to 2025 Oceania
Country name Guam, in 35 editions.
The entry for Guam published Country name in 35 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 11 editions. Each is shown as published. Country name in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 11
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Long-form name” (1990 to 1992), “Names” (1993 to 1995), “Name of country” (1996) and “Country name” (1997 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024The same text in 3 editions, 1990 to 1992.
Published as “Long-form name”
Territory of Guam
Territory of Guam
Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- Territory of Guam
- conventional short form:
- Guam
conventional long form:
Territory of Guam
conventional short form:
Guam
The entry for Guam did not include Country name.
Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- Territory of Guam
- conventional short form:
- Guam
conventional long form:
conventional short form:
Published as “Name of country”
- conventional long form:
- Territory of Guam
- conventional short form:
- Guam
conventional long form: Territory of Guam
conventional short form: Guam
The same text in 4 editions, 1997 to 2000.
- conventional long form:
- Territory of Guam
- conventional short form:
- Guam
conventional long form: Territory of Guam
conventional short form: Guam
- conventional long form:
- Territory of Guam conventional short form: Guam
conventional long form: Territory of Guam
The same text in 4 editions, 2002 to 2005.
- conventional long form:
- Territory of Guam
- conventional short form:
- Guam
- local long form:
- Guahan
conventional long form: Territory of Guam
conventional short form: Guam
local long form: Guahan
The same text in 3 editions, 2006 to 2008.
- conventional long form:
- Territory of Guam
- conventional short form:
- Guam
- local long form:
- Guahan
- local short form:
- Guahan
conventional long form: Territory of Guam
conventional short form: Guam
local long form: Guahan
local short form: Guahan
The same text in 6 editions, 2009 to 2014.
- conventional long form:
- Territory of Guam
- conventional short form:
- Guam
- local long form:
- Guahan
- local short form:
- Guahan
conventional long form:
Territory of Guam
conventional short form:
Guam
local long form:
Guahan
local short form:
Guahan
- conventional long form:
- Territory of Guam
- conventional short form:
- Guam
- local long form:
- Guahan
- local short form:
- Guahan
conventional long form:
conventional short form:
local long form:
local short form:
- conventional long form:
- Territory of Guam
- conventional short form:
- Guam
- local long form:
- Guahan
- local short form:
- Guahan
- etymology:
- the native Chamorro name for the island "Guahan" (meaning "we have" or "ours") was changed to Guam in the 1898 Treaty of Paris whereby Spain relinquished Guam, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines to the US
conventional long form: Territory of Guam
conventional short form: Guam
local long form: Guahan
local short form: Guahan
etymology: the native Chamorro name for the island "Guahan" (meaning "we have" or "ours") was changed to Guam in the 1898 Treaty of Paris whereby Spain relinquished Guam, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines to the US
- conventional long form:
- Territory of Guam
- conventional short form:
- Guam
- local long form:
- Guahan
- local short form:
- Guahan
- etymology:
- the native Chamorro name for the island "Guahan" (meaning "we have" or "ours") was changed to Guam in the 1898 Treaty of Paris, whereby Spain relinquished Guam, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines to the US
conventional long form: Territory of Guam
conventional short form: Guam
local long form: Guahan
local short form: Guahan
etymology: the native Chamorro name for the island "Guahan" (meaning "we have" or "ours") was changed to Guam in the 1898 Treaty of Paris Paris, whereby Spain relinquished Guam, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines to the US
The same text in 7 editions, 2018 to 2024.
- conventional long form:
- none
- conventional short form:
- Guam
- local long form:
- none
- local short form:
- Guahan
- abbreviation:
- GU
- etymology:
- the native Chamorro name for the island "Guahan" (meaning "we have" or "ours") was changed to Guam in the 1898 Treaty of Paris, whereby Spain relinquished Guam, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines to the US
conventional long form: Territory of Guam none
conventional short form: Guam
local long form: Guahan none
local short form: Guahan
abbreviation: GU
etymology: the native Chamorro name for the island "Guahan" (meaning "we have" or "ours") was changed to Guam in the 1898 Treaty of Paris, whereby Spain relinquished Guam, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines to the US
- conventional long form:
- none
- conventional short form:
- Guam
- local long form:
- none
- local short form:
- Guahan
- abbreviation:
- GU
- etymology:
- the native Chamorro name for the island, Guahan (meaning "we have"), was changed to Guam in the 1898 Treaty of Paris, when Spain relinquished Guam, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines to the US
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Guam
local long form: none
local short form: Guahan
abbreviation: GU
etymology: the native Chamorro name for the island "Guahan" island, Guahan (meaning "we have" or "ours") have"), was changed to Guam in the 1898 Treaty of Paris, whereby when Spain relinquished Guam, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines to the US
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Guam: Country name.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/guam/country-name.