The Flag of American Samoa

The Seal of American Samoa

The location of American Samoa

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to American Samoa:

American Samoa – unincorporated territory located in the South Pacific Ocean southeast of the Independent State of Samoa.^[1] The main (largest and most populous) island is Tutuila, with the Manuʻa 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.

General reference

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
• Internet country code top-level domain: .as
• Bibliography of American Samoa

Geography of American Samoa

A map of the United States Territory of American Samoa

Geography of American Samoa

• The American Samoa is: a Territory of the United States, consisting of a group of islands
• Location:
  • Western Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere
  • Pacific Ocean
    • South Pacific Ocean
      • Oceania
        • Polynesia
  • Time zone: Samoa Standard Time (UTC-11)
  • Extreme points of American Samoa
    • High: Lata Mountain 966 m (3,169 ft)
    • Low: South Pacific Ocean 0 m
  • Land boundaries: none
  • Coastline: 116 km
• Population of WikiProject Topic outline/Drafts/Topic outline of American Samoa: 68,200 (2007) - 196th most populous country
• Area of WikiProject Topic outline/Drafts/Topic outline of American Samoa: 199 square kilometres (77 sq mi) - 212th largest country
• Atlas of American Samoa

Environment of American Samoa

An enlargeable topographic map of Pago Pago Harbor on Tutuila in American Samoa

• Superfund sites in American Samoa
• Wildlife of American Samoa
  • Fauna of American Samoa
    • Birds of American Samoa
    • Mammals of American Samoa

Natural geographic features of American Samoa

A satellite image of Tutuila and Aunu'u in American Samoa

• Islands of American Samoa
  • Tutuila
  • Aunu'u
  • Ta'ū
  • Ofu‑Olosega
  • Rose Atoll
  • Swains Island
• Rivers of American Samoa
• Swamps of American Samoa
• World Heritage Sites in American Samoa: None

Government and politics of American Samoa

Politics of American Samoa

• Form of government: A presidential representative democracy that is a self-governing dependency of the United States
• Capital of American Samoa: Pago Pago official
• Elections in American Samoa
• Political parties in American Samoa

History of American Samoa

History of American Samoa

Culture of American Samoa

Culture of American Samoa

• Languages of American Samoa
• National symbols of American Samoa
  • Coat of arms of American Samoa
  • Flag of American Samoa
  • National anthem of American Samoa
• People of American Samoa
• Religion in American Samoa
  • Islam in American Samoa
• World Heritage Sites in American Samoa: None

Economy and infrastructure of American Samoa

Economy of American Samoa

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 182nd (one hundred and eight second)
• Communications in American Samoa
  • Internet in American Samoa
• Currency of American Samoa: Dollar
  • ISO 4217: USD
• Transportation in American Samoa
  • Airports in American Samoa

See also

• Topic overview:
  • American Samoa
  • Index of American Samoa-related articles
  • Bibliography of American Samoa
• All pages with titles beginning with American Samoa
• All pages with titles beginning with Samoa
• All pages with titles containing American Samoa
• All pages with titles containing Samoa

References

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of American Samoa

• Government of American Samoa
• American Samoa at Curlie
• American Samoa travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Gay marriage debate in American Samoa

Country Data

• American Samoa. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.