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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: Togiola TULAFONO elected governor; percent of

       vote: Togiola TULAFONO 55.7%, Afoa Moega LUTU 44.3%

       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 2 and 16 November 2004 (next to be held November 2008)

       head of government: Governor Togiola TULAFONO (since 7 April 2003)

       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 2002

       (next to be held 2 November 2004); Senate - last held 7 November

       2000 (next to be held 2 November 2004)

       note: American Samoa elects one nonvoting representative to the US

       House of Representatives; election last held 7 November 2002 (next

       to be held 2 November 2004); results - Eni F. H. FALEOMAVAEGA

       (Democrat) reelected as delegate

       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 leaders:

       NA

      International organization participation:

       Interpol (subbureau), IOC, UPU

      Diplomatic representation in the US:

       none (territory of the US)

      Diplomatic representation from the US:

       none (territory of the 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 is a

       promising developing sector.

      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 percentage share:

       lowest 10%: NA

       highest 10%: NA

      Inflation rate (consumer prices):

       NA (2003 est.)

      Labor force:

       14,000 (1996)

      Labor force - by occupation:

       tuna canneries 34%, government 33%, 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)

      Agriculture - products:

       bananas, coconuts, vegetables, taro, breadfruit, yams, copra,

       pineapples, papayas; dairy products, livestock

      Industries:

       tuna canneries (largely supplied by foreign fishing vessels),

       handicrafts

      Industrial production growth rate:

       NA

      Electricity - production:

       130 million kWh (2001)

      Electricity - consumption:

       120.9 million kWh (2001)

      Electricity - exports:

       0 kWh (2001)

      Electricity - imports:

       0 kWh (2001)

      Oil - production:

       0 bbl/day (2001 est.)

      Oil - consumption:

       3,800 bbl/day (2001 est.)

      Oil - exports:

       NA (2001)

      Oil - imports:

       NA (2001)

      Exports:

       $30 million (2002)

      Exports - commodities:

       canned tuna 93%

      Exports

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