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Administrative divisions none (territory of the US); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are three districts and two islands* at the second order; Eastern, Manu'a, Rose Island*, Swains Island*, Western none (British crown dependency); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 10 parishes including Saint Peter Port, Saint Sampson, Vale, Castel, Saint Saviour, Saint Pierre du Bois, Torteval, Forest, Saint Martin, Saint Andrew
Age structure 0-14 years:
38.44% (male 13,278; female 12,512)

15-64 years:
56.57% (male 18,784; female 19,163)

65 years and over:
4.99% (male 1,779; female 1,568) (2001 est.)
0-14 years: 15.4% (male 5,084/female 4,937)


15-64 years: 66.9% (male 21,611/female 22,002)


65 years and over: 17.8% (male 4,882/female 6,712) (2005 est.)
Agriculture - products bananas, coconuts, vegetables, taro, breadfruit, yams, copra, pineapples, papayas; dairy products, livestock tomatoes, greenhouse flowers, sweet peppers, eggplant, fruit; Guernsey cattle
Airports 4 (2000 est.) 2 (2004 est.)
Airports - with paved runways total:
2

2,438 to 3,047 m:
1

under 914 m:
1 (2000 est.)
total: 2


914 to 1,523 m: 1


under 914 m: 1 (2004 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways total:
2

under 914 m:
2 (2000 est.)
-
Area total:
199 sq km

land:
199 sq km

water:
0 sq km

note:
includes Rose Island and Swains Island
total: 78 sq km


land: 78 sq km


water: 0 sq km


note: includes Alderney, Guernsey, Herm, Sark, and some other smaller islands
Area - comparative slightly larger than Washington, DC about one-half the size of Washington, DC
Background Settled as early as 1000 B. C., Samoa was "discovered" by European explorers in the 18th century. International rivalries in the latter half of the 19th century were settled by an 1899 treaty in which Germany and the US divided the Samoan archipelago. The US formally occupied its portion - a smaller group of eastern islands with the excellent harbor of Pago Pago - the following year. The island of Guernsey and the other Channel Islands represent the last remnants of the medieval Dukedom of Normandy, which held sway in both France and England. The islands were the only British soil occupied by German troops in World War II.
Birth rate 24.88 births/1,000 population (2001 est.) 9.01 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Budget revenues:
$121 million (37% in local revenue and 63% in US grants)

expenditures:
$127 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (FY96/97)
revenues: $539.2 million


expenditures: $448.3 million, including capital expenditures of NA (2002 est.)
Capital Pago Pago Saint Peter Port
Climate tropical marine, moderated by southeast trade winds; annual rainfall averages about 3 m; rainy season from November to April, dry season from May to October; little seasonal temperature variation temperate with mild winters and cool summers; about 50% of days are overcast
Coastline 116 km 50 km
Constitution ratified 1966, in effect 1967 unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice
Country name conventional long form:
Territory of American Samoa

conventional short form:
American Samoa

abbreviation:
AS
conventional long form: Bailiwick of Guernsey


conventional short form: Guernsey
Currency US dollar (USD) -
Death rate 4.31 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.) 9.95 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Debt - external $NA $NA
Dependency status unincorporated and unorganized territory of the US; administered by the Office of Insular Affairs, US Department of the Interior British crown dependency
Diplomatic representation from the US none (territory of the US) none (British crown dependency)
Diplomatic representation in the US none (territory of the US) none (British crown dependency)
Disputes - international none none
Economic aid - recipient important financial support from the US, more than $40 million in 1994 NA
Economy - overview This is a traditional Polynesian economy in which more than 90% of the land is communally owned. Economic activity is strongly linked to the US, with which American Samoa conducts the great bulk of its foreign trade. Tuna fishing and tuna processing plants are the backbone of the private sector, with canned tuna the primary export. Transfers from the US Government add substantially to American Samoa's economic well-being. Attempts by the government to develop a larger and broader economy are restrained by Samoa's remote location, its limited transportation, and its devastating hurricanes. Tourism, a developing sector, has been held back by the recurring financial difficulties in East Asia. Financial services - banking, fund management, insurance - account for about 55% of total income in this tiny, prosperous Channel Island economy. Tourism, manufacturing, and horticulture, mainly tomatoes and cut flowers, have been declining. Light tax and death duties make Guernsey a popular tax haven. The evolving economic integration of the EU nations is changing the environment under which Guernsey operates.
Electricity - consumption 120.9 million kWh (1999) NA kWh
Electricity - exports 0 kWh (1999) 0 kWh (2002)
Electricity - imports 0 kWh (1999) 0 kWh (2002)
Electricity - production 130 million kWh (1999) NA kWh
Electricity - production by source fossil fuel:
100%

hydro:
0%

nuclear:
0%

other:
0% (1999)
-
Elevation extremes lowest point:
Pacific Ocean 0 m

highest point:
Lata 966 m
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m


highest point: unnamed location on Sark 114 m
Environment - current issues limited natural fresh water resources; the water division of the government has spent substantial funds in the past few years to improve water catchments and pipelines NA
Ethnic groups Samoan (Polynesian) 89%, Caucasian 2%, Tongan 4%, other 5% UK and Norman-French descent with small percentages from other European countries
Exchange rates the US dollar is used Guernsey pounds per US dollar - 0.5462 (2004), 0.6125 (2003), 0.6672 (2002), 0.6947 (2001), 0.6609 (2000)


note: the Guernsey pound is at par with the British pound
Executive branch chief of state:
President George W. BUSH of the US (since 20 January 2001) and Vice President Richard B. CHENEY (since 20 January 2001)

head of government:
Governor Tauese P. SUNIA (since 3 January 1997) and Lieutenant Governor Togiola TULAFONO (since 3 January 1997)

cabinet:
NA

elections:
US president and vice president elected on the same ticket for four-year terms; governor and lieutenant governor elected on the same ticket by popular vote for four-year terms; election last held 7 November 2000 (next to be held NA November 2004)

election results:
Tauese P. SUNIA reelected governor; percent of vote - Tauese P. SUNIA (Democrat) 50.7%, Lealaifuaneva Peter REID (independent) 47.8%
chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Lieutenant Governor and Commander-in-Chief Lt. Gen. Sir John FOLEY (since NA 2000)


head of government: Chief Minister Laurie MORGAN (since 1 May 2004)


cabinet: Policy Council elected by the States of Deliberation


elections: the monarch is hereditary; lieutenant governor appointed by the monarch; chief minister is elected by States of Delibertion


election results: Laurie MORGAN elected chief minister, percent of vote of the States of Deliberation NA%
Exports $500 million (1998) $NA
Exports - commodities canned tuna 93% tomatoes, flowers and ferns, sweet peppers, eggplant, other vegetables
Exports - partners US 99.6% UK (regarded as internal trade)
Fiscal year 1 October - 30 September calendar year
Flag description blue, with a white triangle edged in red that is based on the outer side and extends to the hoist side; a brown and white American bald eagle flying toward the hoist side is carrying two traditional Samoan symbols of authority, a staff and a war club white with the red cross of Saint George (patron saint of England) extending to the edges of the flag and a yellow equal-armed cross of William the Conqueror superimposed on the Saint George cross
GDP purchasing power parity - $500 million (2000 est.) -
GDP - composition by sector agriculture:
NA%

industry:
NA%

services:
NA%
agriculture: 3%


industry: 10%


services: 87% (2000)
GDP - per capita purchasing power parity - $8,000 (2000 est.) purchasing power parity - $40,000 (2003 est.)
GDP - real growth rate NA% 3% (2003 est.)
Geographic coordinates 14 20 S, 170 00 W 49 28 N, 2 35 W
Geography - note Pago Pago has one of the best natural deepwater harbors in the South Pacific Ocean, sheltered by shape from rough seas and protected by peripheral mountains from high winds; strategic location in the South Pacific Ocean large, deepwater harbor at Saint Peter Port
Highways total:
350 km

paved:
150 km

unpaved:
200 km
total: NA km


paved: NA km


unpaved: NA km
Household income or consumption by percentage share lowest 10%:
NA%

highest 10%:
NA%
lowest 10%: NA%


highest 10%: NA%
Imports $471 million (1996) $NA
Imports - commodities materials for canneries 56%, food 8%, petroleum products 7%, machinery and parts 6% coal, gasoline, oil, machinery and equipment
Imports - partners US 62%, Japan 9%, NZ 7%, Australia 11%, Fiji 4%, other 7% UK (regarded as internal trade)
Independence none (territory of the US) none (British crown dependency)
Industrial production growth rate NA% NA%
Industries tuna canneries (largely dependent on foreign fishing vessels), handicrafts tourism, banking
Infant mortality rate 10.36 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.) total: 4.71 deaths/1,000 live births


male: 5.26 deaths/1,000 live births


female: 4.13 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) NA% 4.9% (2004 est.)
International organization participation ESCAP (associate), Interpol (subbureau), IOC, SPC UPU
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) 1 (2000) -
Irrigated land NA sq km NA sq km
Judicial branch High Court (chief justice and associate justices are appointed by the US Secretary of the Interior) Royal Court
Labor force 14,000 (1996) 32,290 (2001)
Labor force - by occupation government 33%, tuna canneries 34%, other 33% (1990) -
Land boundaries 0 km 0 km
Land use arable land:
5%

permanent crops:
10%

permanent pastures:
0%

forests and woodland:
70%

other:
15% (1993 est.)
arable land: NA%


permanent crops: NA%


other: NA%
Languages Samoan (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English

note:
most people are bilingual
English, French, Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts
Legal system NA English law and local statutes; justice is administered by the Royal Court
Legislative branch bicameral Fono or Legislative Assembly consists of the House of Representatives (21 seats - 20 of which are elected by popular vote and 1 is an appointed, nonvoting delegate from Swains Island; members serve two-year terms) and the Senate (18 seats; members are elected from local chiefs and serve four-year terms)

elections:
House of Representatives - last held 7 November 2000 (next to be held NA November 2002); Senate - last held 7 November 2000 (next to be held NA November 2004)

election results:
House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - NA; Senate - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - NA; note - only independents elected

note:
American Samoa elects one delegate to the US House of Representatives; election last held 7 November 2000 (next to be held NA November 2002); results - Eni F. H. FALEOMAVAEGA (Democrat) reelected as delegate for a sixth term
unicameral States of Deliberation (45 seats; members are elected by popular vote for 4 years); note - Alderney and Sark have their own parliaments


elections: last held 21 April 2004 (next to be held NA 2008)


election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats - all independents
Life expectancy at birth total population:
75.32 years

male:
70.89 years

female:
80.02 years (2001 est.)
total population: 80.3 years


male: 77.3 years


female: 83.41 years (2005 est.)
Literacy definition:
age 15 and over can read and write

total population:
97%

male:
98%

female:
97% (1980 est.)
definition: NA


total population: NA%


male: NA%


female: NA%
Location Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand Western Europe, islands in the English Channel, northwest of France
Map references Oceania Europe
Maritime claims exclusive economic zone:
200 NM

territorial sea:
12 NM
territorial sea: 3 nm


exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm
Merchant marine none (2000 est.) -
Military - note defense is the responsibility of the US defense is the responsibility of the UK
National holiday Flag Day, 17 April (1900) Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)
Nationality noun:
American Samoan(s)

adjective:
American Samoan
noun: Channel Islander(s)


adjective: Channel Islander
Natural hazards typhoons common from December to March NA
Natural resources pumice, pumicite cropland
Net migration rate 3.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.) 3.83 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Political parties and leaders Democratic Party [leader NA]; Republican Party [leader NA] none; all independents
Political pressure groups and leaders NA none
Population 67,084 (July 2001 est.) 65,228 (July 2005 est.)
Population below poverty line NA% NA%
Population growth rate 2.42% (2001 est.) 0.29% (2005 est.)
Ports and harbors Aunu'u (new construction), Auasi, Faleosao, Ofu, Pago Pago, Ta'u Saint Peter Port, Saint Sampson
Radio broadcast stations AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998) AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)
Radios 57,000 (1997) -
Railways 0 km -
Religions Christian Congregationalist 50%, Roman Catholic 20%, Protestant and other 30% Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Baptist, Congregational, Methodist
Sex ratio at birth:
1.06 male(s)/female

under 15 years:
1.06 male(s)/female

15-64 years:
0.98 male(s)/female

65 years and over:
1.13 male(s)/female

total population:
1.02 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female


under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female


15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female


65 years and over: 0.73 male(s)/female


total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
Suffrage 18 years of age; universal 18 years of age; universal
Telephone system general assessment:
NA

domestic:
good telex, telegraph, facsimile and cellular telephone services; domestic satellite system with 1 Comsat earth station

international:
satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)
general assessment: NA


domestic: NA


international: 1 submarine cable
Telephones - main lines in use 13,000 (1997) 55,000 (2001)
Telephones - mobile cellular 2,550 (1997) 31,500 (2001)
Television broadcast stations 1 (1997) 1 (1997)
Terrain five volcanic islands with rugged peaks and limited coastal plains, two coral atolls (Rose Island, Swains Island) mostly level with low hills in southwest
Total fertility rate 3.5 children born/woman (2001 est.) 1.38 children born/woman (2005 est.)
Unemployment rate 16% (1993) 0.5% (1999 est.)
Waterways none -
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