American Samoa

American Samoa Amerika Sāmoa / Sāmoa Amelika
Motto: "Samoa, Muamua Le Atua"  (Samoan) "Samoa, Let God Be First"
Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner, Amerika Samoa
Capital		Pago Pago1 (de facto), Fagatogo (seat of government)
Largest city		Tafuna
Official language(s)		English, Samoan
Demonym		American Samoan
Government		Unincorporated territory of the United States
-	President	Barack Obama (D)
-	Governor	Togiola Tulafono (D)
-	Lieutenant Governor	Ipulasi Aitofele Sunia (D)
Unincorporated territory of the United States
-	Tripartite Convention	1899
-	Deed of Cession of Tutuila	1900
-	Deed of Cession of Manu'a	1904
-	Annexation of Swains Island	1925
Area
-	Total	199 km2 (212th) 76.83 sq mi
-	Water (%)	0
Population
-	2010 census	55,519 (208th)
-	Density	326/km2 (35th) 914/sq mi
GDP (PPP)		2007 estimate
-	Total	$537 million (188)
-	Per capita	$7,874 (98)
Currency		US dollar (USD)
Time zone		Samoa Standard Time (SST) (UTC-11)
Internet TLD		.as
Calling code		+1-684
1	Fagatogo is identified as the seat of government.

American Samoa on a map of the world

American Samoa is a territory of the United States in Samoan Islands, in the South Pacific Ocean.

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 noted harbor of Pago Pago - the following year. The western islands are now the independent state of Samoa. Though technically considered "unorganized" in that the US Congress has not passed an Organic Act for the territory, American Samoa is self-governing under a constitution that became effective on July 1, 1967.

The capital is Pago Pago, but the seat of government is Fagatogo.

Other websites

• American Samoa at the Open Directory Project
• Government of American Samoa
• Wikimedia Atlas of American Samoa
• American Samoa travel guide from Wikitravel
• NOAA's National Weather Service - American Samoa