[1] : WordNet (r) 2.0

american samoa
     n : a united states territory on the eastern part of the island
         of samoa syn: eastern samoa, as
see also:
eastern samoa as 

[2] : CIA World Factbook 2002

american samoa

   introduction american samoa
   ---------------------------
                            background: 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.
  
   geography american samoa
   ------------------------
                              location: oceania, group of islands in the
                                        south pacific ocean, about half way
                                        between hawaii and new zealand
                geographic coordinates: 14 20 s, 170 00 w
                        map references: oceania
                                  area: total: 199 sq km
                                        note: includes rose island and
                                        swains island
                                        water: 0 sq km
                                        land: 199 sq km
                    area - comparative: slightly larger than washington, dc
                       land boundaries: 0 km
                             coastline: 116 km
                       maritime claims: exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
                                        territorial sea: 12 nm
                               climate: tropical marine, moderated by
                                        southeast trade winds; annual
                                        rainfall averages about 3 m; rainy
                                        season from november to april, dry
                                        season from may to october; little
                                        seasonal temperature variation
                               terrain: five volcanic islands with rugged
                                        peaks and limited coastal plains,
                                        two coral atolls rose island,
                                        swains island
                    elevation extremes: lowest point: pacific ocean 0 m
                                        highest point: lata 966 m
                     natural resources: pumice, pumicite
                              land use: arable land: 5
                                        permanent crops: 10
                                        other: 85 1998 est.
                        irrigated land: na sq km
                       natural hazards: typhoons common from december to
                                        march
          environment - current issues: 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
                      geography - note: 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
  
   people american samoa
   ---------------------
                            population: 68,688 july 2002 est.
                         age structure: 0-14 years: 38.1 male 13,445;
                                        female 12,688
                                        15-64 years: 56.7 male 19,228;
                                        female 19,741
                                        65 years and over: 5.2 male 1,931;
                                        female 1,655 2002 est.
                population growth rate: 2.31 2002 est.
                            birth rate: 24.04 births/1,000 population 2002
                                        est.
                            death rate: 4.34 deaths/1,000 population 2002
                                        est.
                    net migration rate: 3.42 migrants/1,000 population
                                        2002 est.
                             sex ratio: at birth: 1.06 males/female
                                        under 15 years: 1.06 males/female
                                        15-64 years: 0.97 males/female
                                        65 years and over: 1.17 males/
                                        female
                                        total population: 1.02 males/
                                        female 2002 est.
                 infant mortality rate: 10.09 deaths/1,000 live births 2002
                                        est.
              life expectancy at birth: total population: 75.53 years
                                        female: 80.21 years 2002 est.
                                        male: 71.12 years
                  total fertility rate: 3.4 children born/woman 2002 est.
      hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate: na
     hiv/aids - people living with hiv/ na
                                  aids:
                     hiv/aids - deaths: na
                           nationality: noun: american samoans
                                        adjective: american samoan
                         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
                                        note: most people are bilingual
                              literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read
                                        and write
                                        total population: 97
                                        male: 98
                                        female: 97 1980 est.
  
   government american samoa
   -------------------------
                          country name: conventional long form: territory of
                                        american samoa
                                        conventional short form: american
                                        samoa
                                        abbreviation: as
                     dependency status: unincorporated and unorganized
                                        territory of the us; administered by
                                        the office of insular affairs, us
                                        department of the interior
                       government type: na
                               capital: pago pago
              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
                          independence: none territory of the us
                      national holiday: flag day, 17 april 1900
                          constitution: ratified 1966, in effect 1967
                          legal system: na
                              suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
                      executive branch: chief of state: president george w.
                                        bush of the us since 20 january
                                        2001 and vice president richard b.
                                        cheney since 20 january 2001
                                        election results: tauese p. sunia
                                        reelected governor; percent of vote
                                        - tauese p. sunia democrat 50.7,
                                        lealaifuaneva peter reid
                                        independent 47.8
                                        elections: us president and vice
                                        president elected on the same ticket
                                        for four-year terms; governor and
                                        lieutenant governor elected on the
                                        same ticket by popular vote for
                                        four-year terms; election last held
                                        7 november 2000 next to be held na
                                        november 2004
                                        head of government: governor tauese
                                        p. sunia since 3 january 1997 and
                                        lieutenant governor togiola tulafono
                                        since 3 january 1997
                                        cabinet: 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 2000 next to
                                        be held na november 2002; senate -
                                        last held 7 november 2000 next to
                                        be held na november 2004
                                        note: american samoa elects one
                                        nonvoting representative to the us
                                        house of representatives; election
                                        last held 7 november 2000 next to
                                        be held na november 2002; results -
                                        eni f. h. faleomavaega democrat
                                        reelected as delegate for a sixth
                                        term
                                        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
                       judicial branch: high court chief justice and
                                        associate justices are appointed by
                                        the us secretary of the interior
         political parties and leaders: democratic party leader na;
                                        republican party leader na
          political pressure groups and na
                               leaders:
             international organization escap associate, interpol
                         participation: subbureau, ioc, spc
   diplomatic representation in the us: none territory of the us
     diplomatic representation from the none territory of the us
                                    us:
                      flag description: 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
  
   economy american samoa
   ----------------------
                    economy - overview: this is 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, a developing
                                        sector, has been held back by the
                                        recurring financial difficulties in
                                        east asia.
                                   gdp: purchasing power parity - $500
                                        million 2000 est.
                gdp - real growth rate: na
                      gdp - per capita: purchasing power parity - $8,000
                                        2000 est.
           gdp - composition by sector: agriculture: na
                                        industry: na
                                        services: na
         population below poverty line: na
     household income or consumption by lowest 10: na
                      percentage share: highest 10: na
      inflation rate consumer prices: na
                           labor force: 14,000 1996
           labor force - by occupation: government 33, tuna canneries 34,
                                        other 33 1990
                     unemployment rate: 6 2000
                                budget: revenues: $121 million 37 in local
                                        revenue and 63 in us grants
                                        expenditures: $127 million,
                                        including capital expenditures of
                                        $na fy96/97
                            industries: tuna canneries largely supplied by
                                        foreign fishing vessels,
                                        handicrafts
     industrial production growth rate: na
              electricity - production: 130 million kwh 2000
    electricity - production by source: fossil fuel: 100
                                        hydro: 0
                                        other: 0 2000
                                        nuclear: 0
             electricity - consumption: 120.9 million kwh 2000
                 electricity - exports: 0 kwh 2000
                 electricity - imports: 0 kwh 2000
                agriculture - products: bananas, coconuts, vegetables, taro,
                                        breadfruit, yams, copra, pineapples,
                                        papayas; dairy products, livestock
                               exports: $345 million 1999
                 exports - commodities: canned tuna 93
                    exports - partners: us 99.6
                               imports: $452 million 1999
                 imports - commodities: materials for canneries 56, food
                                        8, petroleum products 7, machinery
                                        and parts 6
                    imports - partners: us 62, australia 11, japan 9, nz
                                        7, fiji 4, other 7
                       debt - external: $na
              economic aid - recipient: important financial support from the
                                        us, more than $40 million in 1994
                              currency: us dollar usd
                         currency code: usd
                        exchange rates: the us dollar is used
                           fiscal year: 1 october - 30 september
  
   communications american samoa
   -----------------------------
        telephones - main lines in use: 13,000 1997
          telephones - mobile cellular: 2,550 1997
                      telephone system: general assessment: na
                                        domestic: good telex, telegraph,
                                        facsimile and cellular telephone
                                        services; domestic satellite system
                                        with 1 comsat earth station
                                        international: satellite earth
                                        station - 1 intelsat pacific ocean
              radio broadcast stations: am 1, fm 1, shortwave 0 1998
                                radios: 57,000 1997
         television broadcast stations: 1 1997
                           televisions: 14,000 1997
                 internet country code: .as
     internet service providers isps: 1 2000
                        internet users: na
  
   transportation american samoa
   -----------------------------
                                 railways: 0 km
                                 highways: total: 350 km
                                           paved: 150 km
                                           unpaved: 200 km
                                waterways: none
                        ports and harbors: aunu'u new construction, auasi,
                                           faleosao, ofu, pago pago, ta'u
                          merchant marine: none 2002 est.
                                 airports: 4 2001
            airports - with paved runways: total: 2
                                           2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
                                           under 914 m: 1 2001
          airports - with unpaved runways: total: 2
                                           under 914 m: 2 2001
  
   military american samoa
   -----------------------
                       military - note: defense is the responsibility of the
                                        us
  
   transnational issues american samoa
   -----------------------------------
                                              disputes - international: none
  
                                       

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