AMERICAN
SAMOA
- Official Name: American
Samoa
Location: Oceania, group of 7 small islands (5 volcanic, 2 coral atolls, Rose Island, Swains Island) in the South Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and New Zealand. 2300 miles SW of Honolulu
Capital: Pago Pago, island of Tutuila
Population: 62,093
Languages: Samoan (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English (most people are bilingual)
Monetary Unit: U.S. Dollar
Dependency status: Unincorporated and unorganized territory of the United States of America; administered by the Office of Insular Affairs, US Department of the Interior
Government: There are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are three political districts.
Religion: Christian Congregationalist 50%, Roman Catholic 20%, Protestant denominations and other 30%
Links:
Amerika Samoa
Somoa-American