Amerika Samoa
American Samoa

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National motto: Samoa, Muamua Le Atua (Samoa, Let God Be First) Official languages English, Samoan Capital Pago Pago Head of State George W. Bush Governor Togiola Tulafono Area
 - Total
 - % water Ranked 212th
199 km² (76.8 sq. mi)
0% Population
 - Total (2005)
 - Density Ranked 203rd
64,869
353/km² (914/sq. mi) Currency USD Time zone UTC -11 (no DST) National anthem Amerika Samoa Internet TLD .as Calling Code +1 684 Fatu Rock (right) and Futi Rock (left), islets on the reef of Tutuila at the entrance to Pago Pago Harbor (seen behind Fatu). American Samoa (Samoan: Amerika Samoa) is an unorganized, unincorporated territory of the United States located in the South Pacific Ocean southeast of the sovereign state of Samoa. The main (largest and most populous) island is Tutuila, with the Islands, Rose Atoll, and Swains Island also included in the territory. American Samoa is part of the Samoan Islands chain, located west of the Cook Islands, north of Tonga, and some 300 miles (500 km) south of Tokelau. To the west are the islands of the Wallis and Futuna group. The 2000 census showed a total population of 57,291 ^*.

History

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Main article: History of Samoa, History of American Samoa

Originally inhabited as early as 1000 BC, Samoa was not reached by European explorers until the 18th century.

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