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 Baker Island (2001)American Samoa (2002)
 Baker IslandAmerican Samoa
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
Age structure - 0-14 years: 38.1% (male 13,445; female 12,688)


15-64 years: 56.7% (male 19,228; female 19,741)


65 years and over: 5.2% (male 1,931; female 1,655) (2002 est.)
Agriculture - products - bananas, coconuts, vegetables, taro, breadfruit, yams, copra, pineapples, papayas; dairy products, livestock
Airports 1 abandoned World War II runway of 1,665 m, completely covered with vegetation and unusable (2000 est.) 4 (2001)
Airports - with paved runways - total: 2


2,438 to 3,047 m: 1


under 914 m: 1 (2002)
Airports - with unpaved runways - total: 1


under 914 m: 1 (2002)
Area total:
1.4 sq km

land:
1.4 sq km

water:
0 sq km		 total: 199 sq km


land: 199 sq km


water: 0 sq km


note: includes Rose Island and Swains Island
Area - comparative about 2.5 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC slightly larger than Washington, DC
Background The US took possession of the island in 1857, and its guano deposits were mined by US and British companies during the second half of the 19th century. In 1935, a short-lived attempt at colonization was begun on this island - as well as on nearby Howland Island - but was disrupted by World War II and thereafter abandoned. Presently the island is a National Wildlife Refuge run by the US Department of the Interior; a day beacon is situated near the middle of the west coast. 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.
Birth rate - 24.04 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)
Capital - Pago Pago
Climate equatorial; scant rainfall, constant wind, burning sun 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
Coastline 4.8 km 116 km
Constitution - ratified 1966, in effect 1967
Country name conventional long form:
none

conventional short form:
Baker Island		 conventional long form: Territory of American Samoa


conventional short form: American Samoa


abbreviation: AS
Currency - US dollar (USD)
Death rate - 4.34 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Debt - external - $NA
Dependency status unincorporated territory of the US; administered from Washington, DC, by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior as part of the National Wildlife Refuge system unincorporated and unorganized territory of the US; administered by the Office of Insular Affairs, US Department of the Interior
Diplomatic representation from the US - none (territory of the US)
Diplomatic representation in the US - none (territory of the US)
Disputes - international none none
Economic aid - recipient - important financial support from the US, more than $40 million in 1994
Economy - overview no economic activity 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, a developing sector, has been held back by the recurring financial difficulties in East Asia.
Electricity - consumption - 120.9 million kWh (2000)
Electricity - exports - 0 kWh (2000)
Electricity - imports - 0 kWh (2000)
Electricity - production - 130 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:
unnamed location 8 m		 lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m


highest point: Lata 966 m
Environment - current issues no natural fresh water resources 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
Ethnic groups - Samoan (Polynesian) 89%, Caucasian 2%, Tongan 4%, other 5%
Exchange rates - the US dollar is used
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%
Exports - $345 million (1999)
Exports - commodities - canned tuna 93%
Exports - partners - US 99.6%
Fiscal year - 1 October - 30 September
Flag description the flag of the US is used 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
GDP - purchasing power parity - $500 million (2000 est.)
GDP - composition by sector - agriculture: NA%


industry: NA%


services: NA%
GDP - per capita - purchasing power parity - $8,000 (2000 est.)
GDP - real growth rate - NA%
Geographic coordinates 0 13 N, 176 31 W 14 20 S, 170 00 W
Geography - note treeless, sparse, and scattered vegetation consisting of grasses, prostrate vines, and low growing shrubs; primarily a nesting, roosting, and foraging habitat for seabirds, shorebirds, and marine wildlife 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
Highways - total: 350 km


paved: 150 km


unpaved: 200 km
Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10%: NA%


highest 10%: NA%
Imports - $452 million (1999)
Imports - commodities - materials for canneries 56%, food 8%, petroleum products 7%, machinery and parts 6%
Imports - partners - US 62%, Australia 11%, Japan 9%, NZ 7%, Fiji 4%, other 7%
Independence - none (territory of the US)
Industrial production growth rate - NA%
Industries - tuna canneries (largely supplied by foreign fishing vessels), handicrafts
Infant mortality rate - 10.09 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) - NA%
International organization participation - ESCAP (associate), Interpol (subbureau), IOC, SPC
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) - 1 (2000)
Irrigated land 0 sq km (1993) NA sq km
Judicial branch - High Court (chief justice and associate justices are appointed by the US Secretary of the Interior)
Labor force - 14,000 (1996)
Labor force - by occupation - government 33%, tuna canneries 34%, other 33% (1990) (1990)
Land boundaries 0 km 0 km
Land use arable land:
0%

permanent crops:
0%

permanent pastures:
0%

forests and woodland:
0%

other:
100%		 arable land: 5%


permanent crops: 10%


other: 85% (1998 est.)
Languages - Samoan (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English


note: most people are bilingual
Legal system the laws of the US, where applicable, apply NA
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 - independents 18


note: American Samoa elects one nonvoting representative 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
Life expectancy at birth - total population: 75.53 years


male: 71.12 years


female: 80.21 years (2002 est.)
Literacy - definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 97%


male: 98%


female: 97% (1980 est.)
Location Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to Australia Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and New Zealand
Map references Oceania Oceania
Maritime claims exclusive economic zone:
200 NM

territorial sea:
12 NM		 exclusive economic zone: 200 NM


territorial sea: 12 NM
Merchant marine - none (2002 est.)
Military - note defense is the responsibility of the US; visited annually by the US Coast Guard defense is the responsibility of the US
National holiday - Flag Day, 17 April (1900)
Nationality - noun: American Samoan(s)


adjective: American Samoan
Natural hazards the narrow fringing reef surrounding the island can be a maritime hazard typhoons common from December to March
Natural resources guano (deposits worked until 1891), terrestrial and aquatic wildlife pumice, pumicite
Net migration rate - 3.42 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Political parties and leaders - Democratic Party [leader NA]; Republican Party [leader NA]
Political pressure groups and leaders - NA
Population uninhabited

note:
American civilians evacuated in 1942 after Japanese air and naval attacks during World War II; occupied by US military during World War II, but abandoned after the war; public entry is by special-use permit from US Fish and Wildlife Service only and generally restricted to scientists and educators; a cemetery and remnants of structures from early settlement are located near the middle of the west coast; visited annually by US Fish and Wildlife Service (July 2001 est.)		 68,688 (July 2002 est.)
Population below poverty line - NA%
Population growth rate - 2.31% (2002 est.)
Ports and harbors none; offshore anchorage only; note - there is one small boat landing area along the middle of the west coast Aunu'u (new construction), Auasi, Faleosao, Ofu, Pago Pago, Ta'u
Radio broadcast stations - 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%
Sex ratio - at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female


under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female


15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female


65 years and over: 1.17 male(s)/female


total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2002 est.)
Suffrage - 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)
Telephones - main lines in use - 13,000 (1997)
Telephones - mobile cellular - 2,550 (1997)
Television broadcast stations - 1 (1997)
Terrain low, nearly level coral island surrounded by a narrow fringing reef five volcanic islands with rugged peaks and limited coastal plains, two coral atolls (Rose Island, Swains Island)
Total fertility rate - 3.4 children born/woman (2002 est.)
Unemployment rate - 6% (2000)
Waterways none none
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