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Title         :American Samoa 
Text          : 
                                 American Samoa 
 
                                     Header 
 
Affiliation: 
    (territory of the US) 
 
                                    Geography 
 
Location: 
    Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the 
    way from Hawaii to New Zealand 
Map references: 
    Oceania 
Area: 
  total area: 
    199 sq km 
  land area: 
    199 sq km 


  comparative area: 
    slightly larger than Washington, DC 
  note: 
    includes Rose Island and Swains Island 
Land boundaries: 
    0 km 
Coastline: 
    116 km 
Maritime claims: 
  exclusive economic zone: 
    200 nm 
  territorial sea: 
    12 nm 
International disputes: 
    none 
Climate: 
    tropical marine, moderated by southeast trade winds; annual rainfall 
    averages 124 inches; rainy season from November to April, dry season from 
    May to October; little seasonal temperature variation 
Terrain: 
    five volcanic islands with rugged peaks and limited coastal plains, two 
    coral atolls (Rose Island, Swains Island) 
Natural resources: 
    pumice, pumicite 
Land use: 
  arable land: 
    10% 
  permanent crops: 
    5% 
  meadows and pastures: 
    0% 
  forest and woodland: 
    75% 
  other: 
    10% 
Irrigated land: 
    NA sq km 
Environment: 
  current issues: 
    limited natural fresh water resources; in many areas of the island water 
    supplies come from roof catchments 
  natural hazards: 
    typhoons common from December to March 
  international agreements: 
    NA 
Note: 
    Pago Pago has one of the best natural deepwater harbors in the South Pacific
 
    Ocean, sheltered by shape from rough seas and protected by peripheral 
    mountains from high winds; strategic location in the South Pacific Ocean 
 
                                     People 
 
Population: 
    57,366 (July 1995 est.) 
Age structure: 
  0-14 years: 
    NA 
  15-64 years: 
    NA 


  65 years and over: 
    NA 
Population growth rate: 
    3.82% (1995 est.) 
Birth rate: 
    36.21 births/1,000 population (1995 est.) 
Death rate: 
    4.01 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.) 
Net migration rate: 
    6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.) 
Infant mortality rate: 
    18.78 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.) 
Life expectancy at birth: 
  total population: 
    72.91 years 
  male: 
    71.03 years 
  female: 
    74.85 years (1995 est.) 
Total fertility rate: 
    4.3 children born/woman (1995 est.) 
Nationality: 
  noun: 
    American Samoan(s) 
  adjective: 
    American Samoan 
Ethnic divisions: 
    Samoan (Polynesian) 89%, Caucasian 2%, Tongan 4%, other 5% 
Religions: 
    Christian Congregationalist 50%, Roman Catholic 20%, Protestant 
    denominations and other 30% 
Languages: 
    Samoan (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), 
    English; most people are bilingual 
Literacy: 
    age 15 and over can read and write (1980) 
  total population: 
    97% 
  male: 
    98% 
  female: 
    97% 
Labor force: 
    14,400 (1990) 
  by occupation: 
    government 33%, tuna canneries 34%, other 33% (1990) 
 
                                   Government 
 
Names: 
  conventional long form: 
    Territory of American Samoa 
  conventional short form: 
    American Samoa 
Abbreviation: 
    AS 
Digraph: 
    AQ 
Type: 
    unincorporated and unorganized territory of the US; administered by the US 


    Department of Interior, Office of Territorial and International Affairs 
Capital: 
    Pago Pago 
Administrative divisions: 
    none (territory of the US) 
Independence: 
    none (territory of the US) 
National holiday: 
    Territorial Flag Day, 17 April (1900) 
Constitution: 
    ratified 1966, in effect 1967 
Legal system: 
    NA 
Suffrage: 
    18 years of age; universal 
Executive branch: 
  chief of state: 
    President William Jefferson CLINTON (since 20 January 1993); Vice President 
    Albert GORE, Jr. (since 20 January 1993) 
  head of government: 
    Governor A. P. LUTALI (since 3 January 1993); Lieutenant Governor Tauese P. 
    SUNIA (since 3 January 1993); election last held 3 November 1992 (next to be
 
    held NA November 1996); results - A. P. LUTALI (Democrat) 53%, Peter Tali 
    COLEMAN (Republican) 36% 
Legislative branch: 
    bicameral Legislative Assembly (Fono) 
  House of Representatives: 
    elections last held 3 November 1992 (next to be held NA November 1994); 
    results - representatives popularly elected from 17 house districts; seats -
 
    (21 total, 20 elected, and 1 nonvoting delegate from Swains Island) 
  Senate: 
    elections last held 3 November 1992 (next to be held NA November 1996); 
    results - senators elected by village chiefs from 12 senate districts; seats
 
    - (18 total) number of seats by party NA 
  US House of Representatives: 
    elections last held 3 November 1992 (next to be held NA November 1994); 
    results - Eni R. F. H. FALEOMAVAEGA reelected as delegate 
Judicial branch: 
    High Court 
Political parties and leaders: 
    NA 
Member of: 
    ESCAP (associate), INTERPOL (subbureau), IOC, SPC 
Diplomatic representation in US: 
    none (territory of the US) 
US diplomatic representation: 
    none (territory of the US) 
 
                                   Government 
Flag: 
    blue with a white triangle edged in red that is based on the fly side and 
    extends to the hoist side; a brown and white American bald eagle flying 
    toward the hoist side is carrying two traditional Samoan symbols of 
    authority, a staff and a war club 
 
                                     Economy 
 


Overview: 
    Economic activity is strongly linked to the US, with which American Samoa 
    conducts 80%-90% of its foreign trade. Tuna fishing and tuna processing 
    plants are the backbone of the private sector, with canned tuna the primary 
    export. The tuna canneries and the government are by far the two largest 
    employers. Other economic activities include a slowly developing tourist 
    industry. Transfers from the US Government add substantially to American 
    Samoa's economic well-being. 
National product: 
    GDP - purchasing power parity - $128 million (1991 est.) 
National product real growth rate: 
    NA% 
National product per capita: 
    $2,600 (1991) 
Inflation rate (consumer prices): 
    7% (1990) 
Unemployment rate: 
    12% (1991) 
Budget: 
  revenues: 
    $97 million (includes $43,000,000 in local revenue and $54,000,000 in grant 
    revenue); 
  expenditures: 
    $NA, including capital expenditures of $NA (FY90/91) 
Exports: 
    $306 million (f.o.b., 1989) 
  commodities: 
    canned tuna 93% 
  partners: 
    US 99.6% 
Imports: 
    $360.3 million (c.i.f., 1989) 
  commodities: 
    materials for canneries 56%, food 8%, petroleum products 7%, machinery and 
    parts 6% 
  partners: 
    US 62%, Japan 9%, NZ 7%, Australia 11%, Fiji 4%, other 7% 
External debt: 
    $NA 
Industrial production: 
    growth rate NA% 
Electricity: 
  capacity: 
    30,000 kW 
  production: 
    90 million kWh 
  consumption per capita: 
    1,505 kWh (1993) 
Industries: 
    tuna canneries (largely dependent on foreign fishing vessels), meat canning,
 
    handicrafts 
Agriculture: 
    bananas, coconuts, vegetables, taro, breadfruit, yams, copra, pineapples, 
    papayas, dairy farming 
Economic aid: 
  recipient: 
    $21,042,650 in operational funds and $1,227,000 in construction funds for 
    capital improvement projects from the US Department of Interior (1991) 
 


                                     Economy 
Currency: 
    1 United States dollar = 100 cents 
Exchange rates: 
    US currency is used 
Fiscal year: 
    1 October - 30 September 
 
                                 Transportation 
 
Railroads: 
    0 km 
Highways: 
  total: 
    350 km 
  paved: 
    150 km 
  unpaved: 
    200 km 
Ports: 
    Aanu'u (new construction), Auasi, Faleosao, Ofu, Pago Pago, Ta'u 
Merchant marine: 
    none 
Airports: 
  total: 
    4 
  with paved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m: 
    1 
  with paved runways under 914 m: 
    3 
  note: 
    small airstrips on Fituita and Ofu 
 
                                 Communications 
 
Telephone system: 
    8,399 telephones; good telex, telegraph, and facsimile services 
  local: 
    NA 
  intercity: 
    NA 
  international: 
    1 INTELSAT (Pacific Ocean) and 1 COMSAT earth station 
Radio: 
  broadcast stations: 
    AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 
  radios: 
    NA 
Television: 
  broadcast stations: 
    1 
  televisions: 
    NA 
 
                                 Defense Forces 
 
Note: 
    defense is the responsibility of the US 

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The World Factbook IN National Trade Data Bank: The Export Connection (disk 2 of a 2 disk set), January, 1996, United States Department of Commerce (http://www.doc.gov/),Economics and Statistics Administration (http://www.doc.gov/resources/ESA_info.html), SuDoc No: C1.88:996/2/v.2

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