American Samoa
Population
57,881 peopleCapital
Pago PagoCurrency
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Area in square kilometers
199 km2 The Tropical Cyclone Wilma warning for American Samoa was cancelled
today at 6pm by the National Weather Service in Tafuna, who then
issued a Gale Warning for the Territory.
join all of American Samoa to give thanks and praise to God for His
protection and intervention, again. If you recall in early February of
last year, God spared us from Cyclone Rene and more devastation from
the natural disaster just four months before.
Joseph Sepp Blatter to American Samoa on Friday, January 14, 2011,
at the opening of the Football Federation of American Samoa field in
Pago Park that was destroyed by the earthquake and tsunami of
September 29, 2009.
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.
American Samoa is the southernmost territory of the
United States.
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2 Apollo Space Program and American Samoa contribution
* 2.3 September 2009 earthquake and tsunami
* 3 Politics
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American Samoa is a group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean
that lie about halfway between Hawaii and New Zealand and about 100 km
east of the island country of Samoa, which is part of the same
archipelago.
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* Tutuila - The main island.
American Samoa is warm, humid and rainy year-round, but there is a
long, wet summer season (October - May) and a slightly cooler and
drier season (June - September).
American Samoa has been administered by the United
States since 1899. Pago Pago, on Tutuila, the largest island of the
group, is the capital. Population: 57,700.
boundary today between American Samoa and the independent Republic of
Samoa.
The new colony was placed under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Navy, and
executive authority was vested in a series of naval governors.
self-government when American Samoa approved its first constitution in
1966. This constitution is still in effect; it provides a tripartite
system of government similar to the standard American model, albeit
with some unique concessions to local custom.
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noun: American Samoan(s) (US nationals) adjective: American Samoan
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native Pacific islander 91.6%, Asian 2.8%, white 1.1%, mixed 4.2%,
other 0.
American Samoa, do not vote in elections for US president and vice
president; however, they may vote in Democratic and Republican
presidential primary elections; governor and lieutenant governor
elected on the same ticket by popular vote for four-year terms
(eligible for a second term);
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American Samoa-Samoana in 1966.
Upon graduation from high school, he became a police officer for one
year, graduating from the Honolulu Police Academy in 1967.
to the Kansas Supreme Court and the High Court of American Samoa in
1975.
From 1975 to 1977, he was a partner in an American Samoan law firm. He
served as Vice President of South Pacific Island Airways from 1976
until 1978.
Kansas and American Samoa, and was a member of the American Bar
Association from 1975 to 1980.
From 1979 to 1983, he served as chairman of the inaugural Board of
Directors of the American Samoa Power Authority.
entire island group, inclusive of American Samoa, was called
Navigators Islands by European explorers before the 20th century
because of the Samoans' seafaring skills.
The late John Kneubuhl, born in American Samoa, was an accomplished
playwright and screenwriter and writer Sia Figiel won the 1997
Commonwealth Writers' Prize. Momoe Von Reiche is an internationally
recognised poet and artist. Popular bands include The Five Stars,
Penina o Tiafau and Punialava'a.
popularity in American Samoa, where the sport is played under high
school sanction. About 30 ethnic Samoans, many from American Samoa,
currently play in the National Football League.
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American Samoa is a beautiful island nation rich in vibrant culture
and stunning natural surroundings
Cultures such as that of the American Samoans can only realize their
further richness by honouring their traditions.
American Samoa, also known as the heart of Polynesia, is a group of
six islands in the South Pacific. It is a dazzling island nation
bounded with affluent culture and natural surroundings.
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The pre-Western history of Eastern Samoa (now American Samoa) is
inextricably bound with the history of Western Samoa (now independent
Samoa).
American Samoa Mau movement, led by Samuel Sailele Ripley, who was
from Leone village and was a WWI war veteran. After meetings in
America, he was prevented from disembarking from the ship that brought
him home to American Samoa and was not allowed to return.
American Samoa, led by Americans who had had a part in the overthrow
of the Hawaiian Kingdom.
American SamoaAmerican Samoa became a U.S. territory by deed of
cession, starting in 1900. The matai (local chiefs) of Tutuila, the
largest island in American Samoa, ceded the island to the United
States in 1900. Manua followed in 1904.
American Samoa came under Federal minimum wage rules in
2007 and controls its own immigration and border matters.
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Elected Leaders
Governor: Togiola T.A. Tulafono
Lt. Governor: Faoa A.
American SamoaBy the Treaty of Berlin of 1899, the United Kingdom and
Germany renounced in favor of the United States all their rights and
claims over the eastern islands of Samoa. This treaty went into effect
on February 16, 1900.
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Samoa dateline change passes
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It’s official. Samoa will push the dateline eastwards to skip a day on
Thursday 29 September 2011.
American Samoa Flag 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
Until 1951 American Samoa was run as a naval base, but with advances
in U.S. military technology it became obsolete, and control was turned
over to the civilian colonial administrators who created the welfare
state of today. To replace lost income from the base closure, U.S.
American Samoa is a fascinating demonstration of the impact of
American materialism on a communal island society. Although the
Samoans have eagerly accepted the conveniences of modern life, the
fa'a Samoa, or Samoan way, remains an important part of their lives.
American Samoa is just east of independent Samoa and north of Tonga.
When
The Samoas share an hour with Tonga but are a day behind (GMT minus 11
hours).
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Territory of American Samoa
Status: Territory
Governor: Togiola Tulafono (2003)
Capital (2003 est.
American Samoa, a group of five volcanic islands and two coral atolls
located some 2,600 mi south of Hawaii in the South Pacific, is an
unincorporated, unorganized territory of the U.S.
American Samoa has been a territory of the United
States since April 17, 1900, when the High Chiefs of Tutuila signed
the first of two Deeds of Cession for the islands to the U.S.
(Congress ratified the Deeds in 1929.
Destination American Samoa, this page is about many aspects of the
archipelago. The group of islands are an unincorporated overseas
territory of the U.S. in the southern Pacific Ocean, east of Western
Samoa and south of Kiribati.
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American Samoa is a small archipelago
American Samoa Government's Department of Commerce
DOC is responsible for the management of economic development and
environmental protection for the Territory of American Samoa.
American Samoa Economic Stimulus & Recovery Office
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American Samoa and its small group of islands were first settled by
the Polynesians some 3,000 years ago.
American Samoans proudly retain their cultural heritage.
The local economy revolves around the long-established fishing
industry, U.S. government jobs and the ever increasing tourism
business.
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American Samoa's islands are located in the heart of the Polynesian,
with Hawaii, Rapanui (Easter Island) and New Zealand making up the
three points of the Polynesian triangle.
The Territory of American Samoa has a total land area of 76 square
miles made up of five volcanic islands (Tutuila, Aunu’u, Ofu, Olosega
and Ta’ū) and two atolls (Rose and Swains).
American Samoa’s islands make up the eastern part of the Samoan
Archipelago, whose people are Polynesian.
Archaeologists state early Polynesians traveled from South East Asia
into the Pacific populating the islands of the western Pacific from
Papua New Guinea to Tonga and Samoa...
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 .
American Samoa Fono which meets in the village of Fagatogo, the
territory's de facto and de jure capital. (See the Capital City
section below for more information on Fagatogo.)
In time, the Navy-appointed governor was replaced by a locally elected
one.
Territory of American Samoa is on the United
Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories, a listing which is
disputed by territorial government officials.