American Samoa Amerika Sāmoa | |
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Motto: | |
Anthem: "Amerika Samoa" | |
![]() Location of American Samoa (circled in red) | |
Sovereign state | United States |
Partition of Samoa | December 2, 1899 |
Ratification Act | February 20, 1929 |
Capital | Pago Pago[a] |
Government seat | Fagatogo[a] |
Largest village | Tāfuna |
Official languages | |
Ethnic groups | 88.9% Samoan 2.9% Tongan 2.7% Multiracial 2.2% Filipino 2.2% other 1.2% White |
Religion | 98.3% Christian 1.7% other |
Demonym(s) | American (official) American Samoan (colloquial) |
Government | Devolved presidential constitutional dependency |
• Governor | Lemanu Peleti Mauga (D) |
Salo Ale (D) | |
Legislature | Fono |
Senate | |
House of Representatives | |
Area | |
• Total | 77 sq mi (200 km2) |
Highest elevation | 3,170 ft (970 m) |
Population | |
• 2020 estimate | 55,212 (208th) |
• 2010 census | 55,519 |
• Density | 670.8/sq mi (259.0/km2) |
GDP (PPP) | 2016 estimate |
• Total | $658 million[8] |
• Per capita | $11,200[8][9] |
Currency | United States dollar (US$) (USD) |
Time zone | UTC−11:00 (SST) |
Date format | mm/dd/yyyy |
Driving side | right |
Calling code | +1-684 |
USPS abbreviation | AS |
ISO 3166 code | |
Internet TLD | .as |
American Samoa /səˈmoʊə/ (listen) (locally /ˈsɑːmoʊə/; Samoan: Amerika Sāmoa, [aˈmɛɾika ˈsaːmʊa]; also Amelika Sāmoa or Sāmoa Amelika) is a territory of the United States. It is part of the Samoan Islands in the southern Pacific Ocean.
In 1899, Germany and the U.S. divided the Samoan group of islands. The U.S. got the smaller group of islands on the east side. These islands had a good harbor near the capital city, Pago Pago. The western islands were run by Germany and then by New Zealand and are now the independent country Samoa.
Officially, American Samoa is an "unorganized" territory. This means that the U.S. Congress has not passed an Organic Act. But the people who live in American Samoa rule themselves. Their constitution became effective on July 1, 1967.
The capital of American Samoa is Pago Pago, but the seat of government is Fagatogo.
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