American Samoa

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Amerika Samoa
American Samoa
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National motto: Samoa, Muamua Le Atua (Samoa, Let God Be First)
Image:LocationAmericanSamoa.png
Official languages Samoan, English
Capital Pago Pago
Chief of state George W. Bush
Governor Togiola Tulafono
Area
 - Total
 - % water
Ranked 226th
199 km²
0%
Population


 - Total (2003)
 - Density

Ranked 203rd


70,260
353/km²

Currency USD
Time zone UTC -11 (no DST)
National anthem Amerika Samoa
Internet TLD .as
Calling Code +1 684

American Samoa (Samoan: Amerika Samoa) is an unorganized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the South Pacific Ocean, to the East of the larger state of Samoa.


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Trivia

  • American Samoa is the location of Rose Atoll, the southernmost point in the United States (if insular areas and territories are included); see extreme points for more information).
  • Goods manufactured in territories or protectorates of the United States, including American Samoa, can be labeled "Made in the USA."
  • About 30 ethnic Samoans, many from American Samoa, currently play in the National Football League. It has been estimated that a Samoan male (either an American Samoan, or a Samoan living in the 50 United States) is 40 times more likely to play in the NFL than a non-Samoan American. A number have also ventured into professional wrestling.
  • Persons born in American Samoa are United States nationals, but not United States citizens. This is virtually the only circumstance under which an individual would be one and not the other.
  • The American Samoa national soccer team holds an unwanted world record in international soccer—the record defeat in an international match, a 31-0 crushing by Australia on April 11, 2001.

Map

American Samoa


See also

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CIA Factbook Data

From the CIA World Factbook 2000:

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Geography | Economy | Demographics | Communications | Transportation

Government:

Politics | Former Governors | Elections

Capital:

Pago Pago

Governor:

Togiola Tulafono

Islands:

Tutuila | Manua Group {Ta'u | Ofu | Olosega} | Rose Atoll


Countries in Oceania
Australia : Australia · Norfolk Island
Melanesia : Fiji · New Caledonia · Papua New Guinea · Solomon Islands · Vanuatu
Micronesia : Guam · Kiribati · Marshall Islands · Northern Mariana Islands · Federated States of Micronesia · Nauru · Palau
Polynesia : American Samoa · Cook Islands · French Polynesia · New Zealand · Niue · Pitcairn · Samoa · Tokelau · Tonga · Tuvalu · Wallis and Futuna


Island groups in Polynesia

Aotearoa (New Zealand) | Cook Islands | French Polynesia Fr. | Hawai‘i U.S. | Loyalty Islands Fr. | Niue N.Z. | Rapa Nui (Easter I.) Chile | Samoa (American) U.S. incl. Swains I. | Samoa (independent) | Tokelau N.Z. | Tonga | Tuvalu | Wallis and Futuna Fr.

In the Federated States of Micronesia:
In the extreme north of Fiji:
In Papua New Guinea:
In the Solomon Islands:
In Vanuatu:

 

Kapingamarangi | Nukuoro
Rotuma
Nuguria | Nukumanu | Takuu
Anuta | Ontong Java | Pileni | Rennell | Sikaiana | Tikopia
Emae | Mele

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Insular areas American Samoa | Baker Island | Guam | Howland Island | Jarvis Island | Johnston Atoll | Kingman Reef | Midway Atoll | Navassa Island | Northern Mariana Islands | Palmyra Atoll | Puerto Rico | Virgin Islands | Wake Island
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