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| Overview | People | Geography | Economy | Government | Communications | Transport | Military | Map |
| Country | American Samoa |
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| Capital | name: Pago Pago geographic coordinates: 14 16 S, 170 42 W time difference: UTC-11 (6 hours behind Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Population | 57,663 (July 2007 est.) |
| GMT | -11 |
| Location | Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and New Zealand see map |
| Area | total: 199 sq km land: 199 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Rose Island and Swains Island |
| Ethnic groups | native Pacific islander 92.9%, Asian 2.9%, white 1.2%, mixed 2.8%, other 0.2% (2000 census) |
| Religions | Christian Congregationalist 50%, Roman Catholic 20%, Protestant and other 30% |
| Languages | Samoan 90.6% (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English 2.9%, Tongan 2.4%, other Pacific islander 2.1%, other 2% note: most people are bilingual (2000 census) |
| Government type | NA |
| National holiday | Flag Day, 17 April (1900) |
| Constitution | ratified 2 June 1966, effective 1 July 1967 |
| Legal system | NA |
| Background | Settled as early as 1000 B.C., Samoa was "discovered" by European explorers in the 18th century. International rivalries in the latter half of the 19th century were settled by an 1899 treaty in which Germany and the US divided the Samoan archipelago. The US formally occupied its portion - a smaller group of eastern islands with the excellent harbor of Pago Pago - the following year. |
| Internet country code | .as |
