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American Samoa [c] is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the Polynesia region of the South Pacific Ocean.Centered on , it is 40 miles (64 km) southeast of the island country of Samoa, east of the International Date Line and the Wallis and Futuna Islands, west of the Cook Islands, north of Tonga, and some 310 miles (500 km) south of Tokelau
An enlargeable basic map of American Samoa. Pronunciation: Common English country name: American Samoa; Official English country name: The United States Territory of American Samoa; Common endonym(s): Official endonym(s): Adjectival(s): American Samoan, Samoan; Demonym(s): ISO country codes: AS, ASM, 016; ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:AS
Administratively, the archipelago comprises all of the Independent State of Samoa and most of American Samoa (apart from Swains Island, which is geographically part of the Tokelau Islands). The land masses of the two Samoan jurisdictions are separated by 64 km (40 mi; 35 nmi) of ocean at their closest points.
The U.S. National Park Service says the following about the structure of villages in American Samoa: [21] In general each village is made up of a group of aiga (extended families) which include as many relatives as can be claimed. Each aiga is headed by a matai (chief) who represents the family on all matters including the village council, or fono.
Pages in category "Counties of American Samoa" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. F.
The 2007 book Asia in the Pacific Islands: Replacing the West, by New Zealand Pacific scholar Ron Crocombe, considers the phrase Pacific Islands to politically encompass American Samoa, Australia, the Bonin Islands, the Cook Islands, Easter Island, East Timor, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, the Galápagos Islands, Guam, Hawaii, the Kermadec Islands, Kiribati, Lord Howe ...
This is a list of American Samoa locations by per capita income. In 2010 American Samoa had a per capita income of $6,311 — the lowest of any state or territory in the United States. [1] In 2010 the median household income of American Samoa was $23,892, one of the lowest in the United States. [1]
Samoa Independent State of Samoa WSM English: Samoa — Independent State of Samoa Samoan: Samoa — Malo Sa‘oloto Tuto'atasi o Samoa: Apia: 218,764 2,831 km 2 (1,093 sq mi) Solomon Islands SLB English: Solomon Islands Pijin: Solomon Aelan: Honiara: 707,851 28,896 km 2 (11,157 sq mi) Tonga Kingdom of Tonga TON English: Tonga — Kingdom of Tonga