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 Bouvet Island (2003)American Samoa (2006)
 Bouvet 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: 34.7% (male 10,388/female 9,654)


15-64 years: 62.4% (male 18,698/female 17,350)


65 years and over: 2.9% (male 633/female 1,071) (2006 est.)
Agriculture - products - bananas, coconuts, vegetables, taro, breadfruit, yams, copra, pineapples, papayas; dairy products, livestock
Airports - 3 (2006)
Airports - with paved runways - total: 2


over 3,047 m: 1


914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2006)
Airports - with unpaved runways - total: 1


under 914 m: 1 (2006)
Area total: 58.5 sq km


land: 58.5 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 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC slightly larger than Washington, DC
Background This uninhabited volcanic island is almost entirely covered by glaciers and is difficult to approach. It was discovered in 1739 by a French naval officer after whom the island was named. No claim was made until 1825, when the British flag was raised. In 1928, the UK waived its claim in favor of Norway, which had occupied the island the previous year. In 1971, Bouvet Island and the adjacent territorial waters were designated a nature reserve. Since 1977, Norway has run an automated meteorological station on the island. 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 - 22.46 births/1,000 population (2006 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 - name: Pago Pago


geographic coordinates: 14 16 S, 170 42 W


time difference: UTC-11 (6 hours behind Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Climate antarctic tropical marine, moderated by southeast trade winds; annual rainfall averages about 3 m; rainy season (November to April), dry season (May to October); little seasonal temperature variation
Coastline 29.6 km 116 km
Constitution - ratified 2 June 1966, effective 1 July 1967
Country name conventional long form: none


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


conventional short form: American Samoa


abbreviation: AS
Death rate - 3.27 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Debt - external - $NA
Dependency status territory of Norway; administered by the Polar Department of the Ministry of Justice and Police from Oslo 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; declared a nature reserve American Samoa has 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.
Electricity - consumption - 120.9 million kWh (2003)
Electricity - exports - 0 kWh (2003)
Electricity - imports - 0 kWh (2003)
Electricity - production - 130 million kWh (2003)
Elevation extremes lowest point: South Atlantic Ocean 0 m


highest point: Olav Peak 935 m		 lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m


highest point: Lata Mountain 964 m
Environment - current issues NA 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 - native Pacific islander 92.9%, Asian 2.9%, white 1.2%, mixed 2.8%, other 0.2% (2000 census)
Exchange rates - the US dollar is used
Executive branch - chief of state: President George W. BUSH of the US (since 20 January 2001); Vice President Richard B. CHENEY (since 20 January 2001)


head of government: Governor Togiola TULAFONO (since 7 April 2003)


cabinet: Cabinet made up of 12 department directors


elections: under the US Consitution, residents of unincorporated territories, such as American Samoa, do not vote in elections for US president and vice president; governor and lieutenant governor elected on the same ticket by popular vote for four-year terms (eligible for a second term); 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%
Exports - NA bbl/day
Exports - commodities - canned tuna 93% (2004 est.)
Exports - partners - Indonesia 28.2%, India 22.3%, Australia 15.3%, Japan 11.2%, NZ 7.1% (2005)
Fiscal year - 1 October - 30 September
Flag description the flag of Norway 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 - composition by sector - agriculture: NA%


industry: NA%


services: NA%
GDP - real growth rate - 3% NA%
Geographic coordinates 54 26 S, 3 24 E 14 20 S, 170 00 W
Geography - note covered by glacial ice; declared a nature reserve 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
Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10%: NA%


highest 10%: NA%
Imports - NA bbl/day
Imports - commodities - materials for canneries 56%, food 8%, petroleum products 7%, machinery and parts 6% (2004 est.)
Imports - partners - Australia 66%, Samoa 13.8%, NZ 10.8% (2005)
Independence - none (territory of the US)
Industrial production growth rate - NA%
Industries - tuna canneries (largely supplied by foreign fishing vessels), handicrafts
Infant mortality rate - total: 9.07 deaths/1,000 live births


male: 9.66 deaths/1,000 live births


female: 8.45 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) - NA%
International organization participation - Interpol (subbureau), IOC, SPC, UPU
Irrigated land 0 sq km (1998 est.) NA
Judicial branch - High Court (chief justice and associate justices are appointed by the US Secretary of the Interior)
Labor force - 17,630 (2005)
Labor force - by occupation - agriculture: 34%


industry: 33%


services: 33% (1990)
Land boundaries 0 km 0 km
Land use arable land: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (93% ice) (1998 est.)		 arable land: 10%


permanent crops: 15%


other: 75% (2005)
Languages - Samoan 90.6% (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English 2.9%, Tongan 2.4%, other Pacific islander 2.1%, other 2%


note: most people are bilingual (2000 census)
Legal system the laws of Norway, 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 2006 (next to be held November 2008); Senate - last held 2 November 2004 (next to be held November 2008)


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 2006 (next to be held November 2008); results - Eni F. H. FALEOMAVAEGA (Democrat) reelected as delegate
Life expectancy at birth - total population: 76.05 years


male: 72.48 years


female: 79.82 years (2006 est.)
Literacy - definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 97%


male: 98%


female: 97% (1980 est.)
Location island in the South Atlantic Ocean, southwest of the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and New Zealand
Map references Antarctic Region Oceania
Maritime claims territorial sea: 4 NM territorial sea: 12 nm


exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Military - note defense is the responsibility of Norway defense is the responsibility of the US
National holiday - Flag Day, 17 April (1900)
Nationality - noun: American Samoan(s) (US nationals)


adjective: American Samoan
Natural hazards NA typhoons common from December to March
Natural resources none pumice, pumicite
Net migration rate - -21.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Political parties and leaders - Democratic Party [Oreta M. TOGAFAU]; Republican Party [Tautai A. F. FAALEVAO]
Political pressure groups and leaders - NA
Population uninhabited (July 2003 est.) 57,794 (July 2006 est.)
Population below poverty line - NA%
Population growth rate - -0.19% (2006 est.)
Ports and harbors none; offshore anchorage only -
Radio broadcast stations - AM 2, FM 3, shortwave 0 (2006)
Religions - Christian Congregationalist 50%, Roman Catholic 20%, Protestant and other 30%
Sex ratio - at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female


under 15 years: 1.08 male(s)/female


15-64 years: 1.08 male(s)/female


65 years and over: 0.59 male(s)/female


total population: 1.06 male(s)/female (2006 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: country code - 684; satellite earth station - 1 (Intelsat-Pacific Ocean)
Telephones - main lines in use - 15,000 (2001)
Telephones - mobile cellular - 2,377 (1999)
Television broadcast stations - 1 (Low Power TV); note - one cable TV station (2006)
Terrain volcanic; coast is mostly inaccessible five volcanic islands with rugged peaks and limited coastal plains, two coral atolls (Rose Island, Swains Island)
Total fertility rate - 3.16 children born/woman (2006 est.)
Unemployment rate - 29.8% (2005)
Waterways none -
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