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 American Samoa (2004)Montserrat (2002)
 American SamoaMontserrat
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 3 parishes; Saint Anthony, Saint Georges, Saint Peter
Age structure 0-14 years: 36.6% (male 10,983; female 10,208)


15-64 years: 60.3% (male 18,010; female 16,933)


65 years and over: 3.1% (male 699; female 1,069) (2004 est.)
0-14 years: 23.6% (male 1,001; female 986)


15-64 years: 65% (male 2,624; female 2,864)


65 years and over: 11.4% (male 508; female 454) (2002 est.)
Agriculture - products bananas, coconuts, vegetables, taro, breadfruit, yams, copra, pineapples, papayas; dairy products, livestock cabbages, carrots, cucumbers, tomatoes, onions, peppers; livestock products
Airports 3 (2003 est.) none; only airport was destroyed by volcanic activity; a helicopter service to Antigua is used
Airports - with paved runways total: 2


2,438 to 3,047 m: 1


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


under 914 m: 1 (2004 est.)
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Area total: 199 sq km


land: 199 sq km


water: 0 sq km


note: includes Rose Island and Swains Island
total: 102 sq km


land: 102 sq km


water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative slightly larger than Washington, DC about 0.6 times 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. Much of this island has been devastated and two-thirds of the population has fled abroad due to the eruption of the Soufriere Hills volcano that began on 18 July 1995.
Birth rate 24.46 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) 17.54 births/1,000 population (2002 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: $31.4 million


expenditures: $31.6 million, including capital expenditures of $8.4 million
Capital Pago Pago Plymouth (abandoned in 1997 due to volcanic activity; interim government buildings have been built at Brades Estate, in the Carr's Bay/Little Bay vicinity at the northwest end of Montserrat)
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 tropical; little daily or seasonal temperature variation
Coastline 116 km 40 km
Constitution ratified 1966, in effect 1967 present constitution came into force 19 December 1989
Country name conventional long form: Territory of American Samoa


conventional short form: American Samoa


abbreviation: AS
conventional long form: none


conventional short form: Montserrat
Currency US dollar (USD) East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
Death rate 3.39 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) 7.47 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Debt - external NA (2002 est.) $8.9 million (1997) (1997)
Dependency status unincorporated and unorganized territory of the US; administered by the Office of Insular Affairs, US Department of the Interior overseas territory of the UK
Diplomatic representation from the US none (territory of the US) none (overseas territory of the UK)
Diplomatic representation in the US none (territory of the US) none (overseas territory of the UK)
Disputes - international none none
Economic aid - recipient important financial support from the US, more than $40 million in 1994 Country Policy Plan (2001) is a three-year program for spending $122.8 million in British budgetary assistance
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 most 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 is a promising developing sector. Severe volcanic activity, which began in July 1995, has put a damper on this small, open economy. A catastrophic eruption in June 1997 closed the airports and seaports, causing further economic and social dislocation. Two-thirds of the 12,000 inhabitants fled the island. Some began to return in 1998, but lack of housing limited the number. The agriculture sector continued to be affected by the lack of suitable land for farming and the destruction of crops. Prospects for the economy depend largely on developments in relation to the volcano and on public sector construction activity. The UK has launched a three-year $122.8 million aid program to help reconstruct the economy. Half of the island is expected to remain uninhabitable for another decade.
Electricity - consumption 120.9 million kWh (2001) 4.65 million kWh (2000)
Electricity - exports 0 kWh (2001) 0 kWh (2000)
Electricity - imports 0 kWh (2001) 0 kWh (2000)
Electricity - production 130 million kWh (2001) 5 million kWh (2000)
Electricity - production by source - fossil fuel: 100%


hydro: 0%


nuclear: 0%


other: 0% (2000)
Elevation extremes lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m


highest point: Lata 966 m
lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m


highest point: Chances Peak (in the Soufriere Hills volcanic complex) 914 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 land erosion occurs on slopes that have been cleared for cultivation
Ethnic groups Samoan (Polynesian) 89%, Caucasian 2%, Tongan 4%, other 5% black, white
Exchange rates the US dollar is used East Caribbean dollars per US dollar - 2.7000 (fixed rate since 1976)
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 Togiola TULAFONO (since 7 April 2003)


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 2 and 16 November 2004 (next to be held November 2008)


election results: Togiola TULAFONO elected governor; percent of vote: Togiola TULAFONO 55.7%, Afoa Moega LUTU 44.3%
chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Governor Anthony LONGRIGG (since NA May 2001)


head of government: Chief Minister John OSBORNE (since 5 April 2001)


cabinet: Executive Council consists of the governor, the chief minister, three other ministers, the attorney general, and the finance secretary


elections: the monarch is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party usually becomes chief minister
Exports NA (2001) $1.5 million (1998)
Exports - commodities canned tuna 93% electronic components, plastic bags, apparel, hot peppers, live plants, cattle
Exports - partners Samoa 33.3%, Japan 22.2%, Australia 11.1%, Canada 11.1%, New Zealand 11.1% (2003) US, Antigua and Barbuda (1993)
Fiscal year 1 October - 30 September 1 April - 31 March
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 blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Montserratian coat of arms centered in the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms features a woman standing beside a yellow harp with her arm around a black cross
GDP purchasing power parity - $500 million (2000 est.) purchasing power parity - $31 million (1999 est.)
GDP - composition by sector agriculture: NA


industry: NA


services: NA
agriculture: 5%


industry: 14%


services: 81% (1996 est.)
GDP - per capita purchasing power parity - $8,000 (2000 est.) purchasing power parity - $2,400 (1999 est.)
GDP - real growth rate NA -1.5% (1999 est.)
Geographic coordinates 14 20 S, 170 00 W 16 45 N, 62 12 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 the island is entirely volcanic in origin and contains seven active volcanoes
Highways total: 350 km


paved: 150 km


unpaved: 200 km
total: 269 km


paved: 203 km


unpaved: 66 km (1995)
Household income or consumption by percentage share lowest 10%: NA


highest 10%: NA
lowest 10%: NA%


highest 10%: NA%
Illicit drugs - transshipment point for South American narcotics destined for the US and Europe
Imports NA (2001) $26 million (1998)
Imports - commodities materials for canneries 56%, food 8%, petroleum products 7%, machinery and parts 6% machinery and transportation equipment, foodstuffs, manufactured goods, fuels, lubricants, and related materials
Imports - partners Australia 33.3%, New Zealand 33.3%, Mauritius 9%, Japan 5.1%, South Korea 5.1%, UK 5.1% (2003) US, UK, Trinidad and Tobago, Japan, Canada (1993)
Independence none (territory of the US) none (overseas territory of the UK)
Industrial production growth rate NA NA%
Industries tuna canneries (largely supplied by foreign fishing vessels), handicrafts tourism, rum, textiles, electronic appliances
Infant mortality rate total: 9.48 deaths/1,000 live births


male: 10.06 deaths/1,000 live births


female: 8.86 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
7.98 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) NA (2003 est.) 5% (1998) (1998)
International organization participation Interpol (subbureau), IOC, UPU Caricom, CDB, ECLAC (associate), ICFTU, Interpol (subbureau), OECS, WCL
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) - 17 (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) Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (based in Saint Lucia, one judge of the Supreme Court is a resident of the islands and presides over the High Court)
Labor force 14,000 (1996) 4,521 (1992); note - lowered by flight of people from volcanic activity
Labor force - by occupation tuna canneries 34%, government 33%, other 33% (1990) agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%
Land boundaries 0 km 0 km
Land use arable land: 10%


permanent crops: 15%


other: 75% (2001)
arable land: 20%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 80% (1998 est.)
Languages Samoan (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English


note: most people are bilingual
English
Legal system NA English common law and statutory law
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 2002 (next to be held 2 November 2004); Senate - last held 7 November 2000 (next to be held 2 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 - independents 18


note: American Samoa elects one nonvoting representative to the US House of Representatives; election last held 7 November 2002 (next to be held 2 November 2004); results - Eni F. H. FALEOMAVAEGA (Democrat) reelected as delegate
unicameral Legislative Council (11 seats, 9 popularly elected; members serve five-year terms)


note: expanded in 2001 from 7 to 9 elected members with attorney general and financial secretary sitting as ex-officio members


elections: last held NA April 2001 (next to be held by November 2006)


election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - NPLM 7, NPP 2


note: in 2001, the Elections Commission instituted a single constituency/voter-at-large system whereby all eligible voters cast ballots for all nine seats of the Legislative Council
Life expectancy at birth total population: 75.62 years


male: 72.05 years


female: 79.41 years (2004 est.)
total population: 78.2 years


male: 76.1 years


female: 80.4 years (2002 est.)
Literacy definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 97%


male: 98%


female: 97% (1980 est.)
definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school


total population: 97%


male: 97%


female: 97% (1970 est.)
Location Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and New Zealand Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, southeast of Puerto Rico
Map references Oceania Central America and the Caribbean
Maritime claims territorial sea: 12 nm


exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM


territorial sea: 3 NM
Merchant marine none none (2002 est.)
Military - note defense is the responsibility of the US defense is the responsibility of the UK
Military branches - no regular indigenous military forces; Police Force
National holiday Flag Day, 17 April (1900) Birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II, second Saturday in June (1926)
Nationality noun: American Samoan(s)


adjective: American Samoan
noun: Montserratian(s)


adjective: Montserratian
Natural hazards typhoons common from December to March severe hurricanes (June to November); volcanic eruptions (Soufriere Hills volcano has erupted continuously since 1996)
Natural resources pumice, pumicite NEGL
Net migration rate -20.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) 74.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Political parties and leaders Democratic Party [leader NA]; Republican Party [leader NA] National Progressive Party or NPP [Reuben T. MEADE]; New People's Liberation Movement or NPLM [John A. OSBORNE]
Political pressure groups and leaders NA NA
Population 57,902 (July 2004 est.) 8,437


note: an estimated 8,000 refugees left the island following the resumption of volcanic activity in July 1995; some have returned (July 2002 est.)
Population below poverty line NA NA%
Population growth rate 0.04% (2004 est.) 8.43% (2002 est.)
Ports and harbors Aunu'u (new construction), Auasi, Faleosao, Ofu, Pago Pago, Ta'u Plymouth (abandoned), Little Bay (anchorages and ferry landing), Carr's Bay
Radio broadcast stations AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (2004) AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (1998)
Radios - 7,000 (1997)
Railways - 0 km (2003)
Religions Christian Congregationalist 50%, Roman Catholic 20%, Protestant and other 30% Anglican, Methodist, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal, Seventh-Day Adventist, other Christian denominations
Sex ratio at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female


under 15 years: 1.08 male(s)/female


15-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female


65 years and over: 0.65 male(s)/female


total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female


under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female


15-64 years: 0.92 male(s)/female


65 years and over: 1.12 male(s)/female


total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2002 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: country code - 1-684; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)
general assessment: NA


domestic: NA


international: NA
Telephones - main lines in use 15,000 (2001) 4,000 (1997)
Telephones - mobile cellular 2,377 (1999) 70 (1994)
Television broadcast stations 1 (2004) 1 (1997)
Terrain five volcanic islands with rugged peaks and limited coastal plains, two coral atolls (Rose Island, Swains Island) volcanic islands, mostly mountainous, with small coastal lowland
Total fertility rate 3.41 children born/woman (2004 est.) 1.81 children born/woman (2002 est.)
Unemployment rate 6% (2000) 6% (1998 est.)
Waterways - none
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