American Samoa
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| National motto: Samoa, Muamua Le Atua (Samoa, Let God Be First) | |||||
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| Official languages | Samoan, English | ||||
| Capital | Pago Pago | ||||
| Chief of state | George W. Bush | ||||
| Governor | Togiola Tulafono | ||||
| Area - Total - % water |
Ranked 226th 199 km² 0% |
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| Population | Ranked 203rd
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| 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.
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See also
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Government
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Sports
- American Samoa at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- American Samoa at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- American Samoa national rugby league team
- American Samoa national soccer team
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CIA Factbook Data
From the CIA World Factbook 2000:
- Geography of American Samoa
- Demographics of American Samoa
- Politics of American Samoa
- Economy of American Samoa
- Communications in American Samoa
- Transportation in American Samoa
- Military: Defense is the responsibility of the US
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External links
- CIA - The World Factbook -- American Samoa - CIA's Factbook on American Samoa
- History of American Samoa- Essay which looks at the history of the territory from ancient to more modern times.
- Jane's American Samoa Page
- Library of Congress Portals of the World - American Samoa - Library of Congress resource which provides links to resources on American Samoa.
- Map of American Samoa - Map showing the basic layout of American Samoa.
- Revised Constitution of American Samoa - Provides the text of the constition of American Samoa.
- The Official Webpage of the American Samoa Government - Lists information on the territorial government including officials and recent legislation.
- United Nations Decolonization Papers - Online United Nations Decolonization Documents including current and past Working Papers on American Samoa
- ChooHoo! - An online community for Samoans. Features include forums, chat, blogs, etc.
- Rulers.org — American_samoa List of rulers for American Samoa
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American Samoa |
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Tutuila | Manua Group {Ta'u | Ofu | Olosega} | Rose Atoll |
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Australia : Australia · Norfolk Island |
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Melanesia : Fiji · New Caledonia · Papua New Guinea · Solomon Islands · Vanuatu |
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Micronesia : Guam · Kiribati · Marshall Islands · Northern Mariana Islands · Federated States of Micronesia · Nauru · Palau |
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Polynesia : American Samoa · Cook Islands · French Polynesia · New Zealand · Niue · Pitcairn · Samoa · Tokelau · Tonga · Tuvalu · Wallis and Futuna |
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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. |
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In the Federated States of Micronesia: |
Kapingamarangi | Nukuoro |
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