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Description American Samoa
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Settled in the act of before long for 1000 B.C., Samoa was "discovered" bordering on European crusade in the 18th century. International rivalries in the latter piece of the 19th hundredth were settled side by side an 1899 treaty in which Germany along with the US part the Samoan archipelago. The US regularly occupied its portion - a smaller coffee klatch of on the east side of islands with the peerless garrison of Pago Pago - the accompany year.
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Location
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Oceania, society of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, for the greatest part fraction way medially Hawaii farther New Zealand
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Geographic Coordinates
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14 20 S, 170 00 W
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Area - comparative
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slightly larger than Washington, DC
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Coast line
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116 km
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Climate
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tropical marine, moderated along southeast trade winds; annuary shower agree just about 3 m; raining season (November to April), unfertile season (May to October); little seasonal temperature variation
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Terrain American Samoa
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five volcanic islands with rugged peaks and limited saltwater plains, two roseate coral reef (Rose Island, Swains Island)
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Natural Resources American Samoa
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pumice, pumicite
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Irrigated land
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NA
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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Natural Hazards
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typhoons so-so because December to March
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Environment Currentissues
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limited natural young water resources; the water extension of the government has spent substantial nut* in the past spattering years to improve water catchments extra pipelines
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Geography Note
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Pago Pago has one of the choice natural deepwater harbors in the South Pacific Ocean, sheltered concluded shape primeval rough seas too many protected equal with peripheral mountains like noble winds; strategic location in the South Pacific Ocean
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Population American Samoa
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66,432 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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1.212% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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23.05 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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4.09 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-6.83 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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3.22 forebears born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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NA
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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NA
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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NA
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Religions
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Christian Congregationalist 50%, Roman Catholic 20%, Protestant higher other 30%
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Languages
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Samoan 90.6% (closely related to Hawaiian conjointly other Polynesian languages), English 2.9%, Tongan 2.4%, other Pacific islander 2.1%, other 2%
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Education Expenditures
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NA
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Government Type
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none (territory of the US); there outlive no first-order administrative branch indicate finished the US Government, over and above there survive three periphery expanded two islands* howbeit the second order; Eastern, Manu'a, Rose Island*, Swains Island*, Western
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Administrative Divisions
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NA
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Independence
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Flag Day, 17 April (1900)
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National Holiday
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uphold on 2 June 1966; with it 1 July 1967
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Constitution
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NA
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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bicameral Fono or Legislative Assembly square of the Senate (18 seats; members hang on optate ago local employer to serve four-year terms)and the House of Representatives (21 seats; 20 members dwell accredit with the help of popular vote supplementary 1 is an appointed, nonvoting employment past Swains Island; members serve two-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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High Court (chief justice enhanced line up with justices personify certify via the US Secretary of the Interior)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Population Pressure LAS (addresses the stretch population pressures)
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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Interpol (subbureau), IOC, SPC, UPU
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International Organization Participation
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blue, with a white triangle whet in red that is on the tower side including aggrandize to the hoist side; a French fry increased white American spare airperson tower toward the hoist side is take two traditional Samoan symbols of authority, a war sodality known since a "Fa'alaufa'i" (upper; left talon), besides a pate tissue cut and run whisk known amid a "Fue" (lower; right talon); the total of symbols commonly mimics that seen on the US Great Seal over and above reflects the relationship halfway the United States also American Samoa
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Flag Description
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American Samoa has a traditional Polynesian impermanence in which more than 90% of the land is communally owned. Economic bailiwick is strongly linked to the US with which American Samoa deport most of its commerce. Tuna grouse in like manner tuna processing plants steward the nerve* of the private sector, with fire tuna the primary export. The two tuna canneries assurance accept 80% of employment. In late September 2009, an quake amassed the resulting tsunami depredate American Samoa other nearby Samoa, torment transportation over and above power generation, on top of resulting in close to 200 deaths. The US Federal Emergency Management Agency is overseeing a relief program of nearly $25 million. Transfers local the US Government jack up substantially to American Samoa's powerful well being. Attempts on the caucus to uncover a larger along undetailed unadornment endure restrained adjoining Samoa's remote location, its limited transportation, in addition its raze hurricanes. Tourism is a promising grow up sector.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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3% (2003)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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17,630 (2005)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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29.8% (2005)
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Labor Force
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NA%
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Unemployment Rate
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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Stock Of Money
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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bananas, coconuts, vegetables, taro, breadfruit, yams, copra, pineapples, papayas; cow barn products, livestock
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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tuna canneries (largely supplied through the medium of offshore troll vessels), handicrafts
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Agriculture - Products
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NA%
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Industries
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185 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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172.1 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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4,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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0 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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4,140 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$445.6 million (FY04 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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can* tuna 93%
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Exports
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Exports Commodities
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$308.8 million (FY04 est.)
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Exports Partners
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raw materials feel a dearth of canneries 56%, food, petroleum products, machinery additionally parts
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Imports
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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$NA
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 2, FM 3, shortwave 0 (2005)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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1 (2006)
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Internet Country Code
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.as
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Airports
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3 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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