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Description American Samoa by rbd.me
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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.
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Location
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Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and New Zealand
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Area - comparative
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slightly larger than Washington, DC
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Natural resources American Samoa
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five volcanic islands with rugged peaks and limited coastal plains, two coral atolls (Rose Island, Swains Island)
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Population American Samoa
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66,432 (July 2010 est.)
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Religions American Samoa
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Christian Congregationalist 50%, Roman Catholic 20%, Protestant and other 30%
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Languages
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Samoan 90.6% (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English 2.9%, Tongan 2.4%, other Pacific islander 2.1%, other 2%
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Education American Samoa expenditures
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NA
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Government American Samoa type
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unincorporated and unorganized territory of the US; administered by the Office of Insular Affairs, US Department of the Interior
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Independence
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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
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American Samoa Economy - overview
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none (territory of the US)
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Investment American Samoa
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29.8% (2005)
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Industries American Samoa
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Airports American Samoa
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