American Samoa

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This is the coat of arms of American Samoa

This is the flag of American Samoa

This is the territory of American Samoa

The capital of American Samoa is Pago Pago; Fagatogo. English and Samoan are the official languages of American Samoa. The Governor of American Samoa is Togiola Tulafono. The area of American Samoa is 76.83 sq mi. The population of American Samoa is 57,663. American Samoa is a territory of the United States.

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Geography

American Samoa is located within the region of Oceania. American Samoa is a total land area of 76.83 square miles. American Samoa is slightly larger than the District of Columbia. American Samoa consisted of two coral atolls and five rugged volcanic islands. American Samoa is positioned in the Pacific Ocean which means it is frequently hit by typhoons between March and December. American Samoa is the southernmost point of the United States of America. The natural resources of American Samoa is pumice and pumiced.

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People

Infant mortality rate of American Samoa is 8 out of 1,000 live births. The life expectancy of American Samoa is male at 73 years and female at 80 years. The ethnic groups of American Samoa is native Pacific islander at 92.9%, Asian at 2.9%, white at 1.2%, mixed at 2.8%, and other at 0.2%. Christian Congregationalist at 50%, Roman Catholic at 20%, Protestant and other at 30% are the religions of American Samoa. The languages of American Samoa is Samoan at 90.6% ( Samoa is related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English at 2.9%, Tongan at 2.4%, other Pacific islander at 2.1%, and other at 2%. Note: most American Samoan's are bilingual. The literacy rate for male is 98% and for female is 97%.

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