American Samoa

Profil American Samoa

Official Name:
Territory of American Samoa
short form: American Samoa
conventional short form: American Samoa
abbreviation: AS

ISO Country Code: as

Time:
Local Time = UTC -11h

Country Calling Code: +1 684

Capital City: Pago Pago on the island of Tutuila.

Government:
Unincorporated and unorganized territory of the US; administered by the Office of Insular Affairs, US Department of the Interior.
Chief of state: President of the United States
Independence: none

Geography:
Location: Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and New Zealand.
Area: 199 sq km (includes Rose Island and Swain's Island)

Climate: Tropical; dry season (May to October), rainy season (November to April).

People:
Nationality: American Samoan(s).
Population: 64 000.
Ethnic Groups: Samoan (Polynesian) 89%, Caucasian 2%, Tongan 4%, other 5%.
Religions: Christian Congregationalist 50%, Roman Catholic 20%, Protestant and other 30%. Languages: Samoan (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English.
Literacy: 97%

Natural resources: Pumice (very light, porous volcanic rock).
Agriculture products: Bananas, coconuts, vegetables, taro, breadfruit, yams, copra, pineapples, papayas; dairy products, livestock, fish.

Currency: US dollar (USD)