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Brief History. Samoa was settled as early as 1000 B.C. Discovered by European explorers in the 18th century. International rivalries in the latter half of the 19th century were settled by an 1899 Treaty of Berlin in which Germany and the U.S. divided the Samoan archipelago. The U.S. 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.

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Country Information

Local name: American Samoa

Capital: Pago Pago

Population: 57,794

Government: unincorporated and unorganized territory of the US; administered by the Office of Insular Affairs, US Department of the Interior

Currency: US dollar (USD)

Land size: 199 sq km

Topography: five volcanic islands with rugged peaks and limited coastal plains, two coral atolls (Rose Island, Swains Island)

Typical foods:

Major exports: canned tuna 93%

Information on the People

Official language: Samoan 90.6%

Other languages spoken: English 2.9%, Tongan 2.4%, other Pacific islander 2.1%, other 2%

Religions: Christian Congregationalist 50%, Roman Catholic 20%, Protestant and other 30%

Literacy rate: 97%

Male/Female Ratio: 1.06 male(s) to every 1 female

Life expectancy: 76.05 years

Ethnic groups: native Pacific islander 92.9%, Asian 2.9%, white 1.2%, mixed 2.8%, other 0.2%

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