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       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

      @American Samoa, People

      Population:

       55,223 (July 1994 est.)

       Population growth rate:

       3.86% (1994 est.)

       Birth rate:

       36.63 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)

       Death rate:

       4.01 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)

       Net migration rate:

       6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)

       Infant mortality rate:

       18.78 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)

       Life expectancy at birth:

       Total population:

       72.91 years

       male:

       71.03 years

       female:

       74.85 years (1994 est.)

       Total fertility rate:

       4.36 children born/woman (1994 est.)

       Nationality:

       noun:

       American Samoan(s)

       adjective:

       American Samoan

       Ethnic divisions:

       Samoan (Polynesian) 89%, Caucasian 2%, Tongan 4%, other 5%

       Religions:

       Christian Congregationalist 50%, Roman Catholic 20%, Protestant

       denominations and other 30%

       Languages:

       Samoan (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages),

       English; most people are bilingual

       Literacy:

       age 15 and over can read and write (1980)

       total population:

       97%

       male:

       97%

       female:

       97%

       Labor force:

       14,400 (1990)

       by occupation:

       government 33%, tuna canneries 34%, other 33% (1990)

      @American Samoa, Government

      Names:

       conventional long form:

       Territory of American Samoa

       conventional short form:

       American Samoa

       Abbreviation:

       AS

       Digraph:

       AQ

       Type:

       unincorporated and unorganized territory of the US; administered by

       the US Department of Interior, Office of Territorial and International

       Affairs

       Capital:

       Pago Pago

       Administrative divisions:

       none (territory of the US)

       Independence:

       none (territory of the US)

       National holiday:

       Territorial 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 William Jefferson CLINTON (since 20 January 1993); Vice

       President Albert GORE, Jr. (since 20 January 1993)

       head of government:

       Governor A. P. LUTALI (since 3 January 1993); Lieutenant Governor

       Tauese P. SUNIA (since 3 January 1993); election last held 3 November

       1992 (next to be held NA November 1996); results - A. P. LUTALI

       (Democrat) 53%, Peter Tali COLEMAN (Republican) 36%

       Legislative branch:

       bicameral Legislative Assembly (Fono)

       House of Representatives:

       elections last held 3 November 1992 (next to be held NA November

       1994); results - representatives popularly elected from 17 house

       districts; seats - (21 total, 20 elected, and 1 nonvoting delegate

       from Swains Island)

       Senate:

       elections last held 3 November 1992 (next to be held NA November

       1996); results - senators elected by village chiefs from 12 senate

       districts; seats - (18 total) number of seats by party NA

       US House of Representatives:

       elections last held 3 November 1992 (next to be held NA November

       1994); results - Eni R. F. H. FALEOMAVAEGA reelected as delegate

       Judicial branch:

       High Court

       Political parties and leaders:

       NA

       Member of:

       ESCAP (associate), INTERPOL (subbureau), IOC, SPC

       Diplomatic representation in US:

       none (territory of the US)

       US diplomatic representation:

       none (territory of the US)

       Flag:

       blue with a white triangle edged in red that is based on the fly 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

      @American Samoa, Economy

      Overview:

       Economic activity is strongly linked to the US, with which American

       Samoa conducts 80%-90% of its foreign trade. Tuna fishing and tuna

       processing plants are the backbone of the private sector, with canned

       tuna the primary export. The tuna canneries and the government are by

       far the two largest employers. Other economic activities include a

       slowly developing tourist industry. Transfers from the US Government

       add substantially to American Samoa's economic well-being.

       National product:

       GDP - purchasing power equivalent - $128 million (1991)

       National product real growth rate:

       NA%

       National product per capita:

       $2,600 (1991)

       Inflation rate (consumer prices):

       7% (1990)

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