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| Official
Name : |
TERRITORY OF AMERICAN SAMOA |
| Total
Area: |
195
square kilometres / 75 square miles. |
| Population: |
67 thousand
(estimate 2011). |
| Languages: | English
and Samoan (both official). |
| Religions: |
Christian. |
| Capital: | Pago
Pago. |
| Currency: |
US dollar, divided into 100 cents. |
| Geography: |
American Samoa comprises the seven easternmost islands of the Samoan archipelago.
Five are volcanic islands with rugged peaks, and two are coral atolls (Rose and
Swains). 10% of the land is arable and 27% is forested. Pago Pago is perhaps the
best natural deepwater harbour in the South Pacific. |
