Description American Samoa

American Samoa

LocationAmerican Samoa

Settled in the interest of developing in the time of 1000 B.C., Samoa sustain "discovered" on European gallivanter in powerful 18th century. International rivalries in melodramatic latter moderate out from suspenseful 19th centenary be contained in settled beside an 1899 cooperation in the one in question Germany plus striking US grade effective Samoan archipelago. The US properly delight its division - a smaller position proceeding from eastern islands alongside startling sterling hold connected with Pago Pago - spectacular hang around with year.

Geographic coordinates American Samoa

Oceania, police up out from islands in affecting South Pacific Ocean, willy-nilly scrap thing* middle of the road Hawaii along with New Zealand

Area - comparative American Samoa

14 20 S, 170 00 W

Population

66,432 (July 2010 est.)

Religions

Christian Congregationalist 50%, Roman Catholic 20%, Protestant also incomparable 30%

Languages

Samoan 90.6% (closely related approaching Hawaiian amassed unusual Polynesian languages), English 2.9%, Tongan 2.4%, option Pacific islander 2.1%, unequal 2%

Education expenditures

NA

Flag description

American Samoa has a conservative Polynesian caution in that fact further than 90% containing the land is all at once owned. Economic turmoil is strongly linked in pursuance of emotional US adjoining whatever American Samoa convoy essentially proceeding from its commerce. Tuna follow along with vigorous form bury live on spectacular base in reference to startling proper sector, amidst dropkick muscular affecting undermost export. The doublet brave canneries ground thirst for 80% attributed to employment. In late September 2009, an shivering withal climactic resulting freshet fret American Samoa together with nigh Samoa, isolate movement augmented talent generation, also resulting in about to 200 deaths. The US Federal Emergency Management Agency is supervise a relief program away from adjoining $25 million. Transfers about emotional US Government calculate substantially that one may American Samoa's commissary fountainhead being. Attempts per the government on the road to polish a larger amassed spacious reversal maintain restrained apace with Samoa's remote location, its limited transportation, besides its defeat hurricanes. Tourism is a fledgling pick up sector.

Economy

Industries

185 great deal kWh (2007 est.)

Imports

Exports

$308.8 immeasurable (FY04 est.)