The 1999 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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      Environment—international agreements: party to: NA signed, but not ratified: NA

      Geography—note: Pago Pago has one of the best natural deepwater harbors in the South Pacific Ocean, sheltered by shape from rough seas and protected by peripheral mountains from high winds; strategic location in the South Pacific Ocean

      People

      Population: 63,786 (July 1999 est.)

      Age structure:

       0–14 years: 39% (male 12,840; female 12,074)

       15–64 years: 56% (male 17,933; female 18,035)

       65 years and over: 5% (male 1,494; female 1,410) (1999 est.)

      Population growth rate: 2.64% (1999 est.)

      Birth rate: 26.53 births/1,000 population (1999 est.)

      Death rate: 4.04 deaths/1,000 population (1999 est.)

      Net migration rate: 3.92 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1999 est.)

      Sex ratio:

       at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female

       under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female

       15–64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female

       65 years and over: 1.06 male(s)/female

       total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (1999 est.)

      Infant mortality rate: 10.19 deaths/1,000 live births (1999 est.)

      Life expectancy at birth: total population: 75.46 years male: 71.23 years female: 79.95 years (1999 est.)

      Total fertility rate: 3.66 children born/woman (1999 est.)

      Nationality: noun: American Samoan(s) adjective: American Samoan

      Ethnic groups: Samoan (Polynesian) 89%, Caucasian 2%, Tongan 4%,

       other 5%

      Religions: Christian Congregationalist 50%, Roman Catholic 20%,

       Protestant denominations and other 30%

      Languages: Samoan (closely related to Hawaiian and other

       Polynesian languages), English

       note: most people are bilingual

      Literacy:

       definition: age 15 and over can read and write

       total population: 97%

       male: 98%

       female: 97% (1980 est.)

      Government

      Country name:

       conventional long form: Territory of American Samoa

       conventional short form: American Samoa

       abbreviation: AS

      Data code: AQ

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

      Government type: NA

      Capital: Pago Pago

      Administrative divisions: none (territory of the US); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are three districts and two islands* at the second order; Eastern, Manu'a, Rose Island*, Swains Island*, Western

      Independence: none (territory of the US)

      National holiday: Territorial Flag Day, 17 April (1900)

      Constitution: ratified 1966, in effect 1967

      Legal system: NA

      Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal

      Executive branch:

       chief of state: President William Jefferson CLINTON of the US (since

       20 January 1993) and Vice President Albert GORE, Jr. (since 20

       January 1993)

       head of government: Governor Tauese P. SUNIA (since 3 January 1997)

       and Lieutenant Governor Togiola TULAFONO (since 3 January 1997)

       cabinet: NA

       elections: US president and vice president elected on the same

       ticket for four-year terms; governor and lieutenant governor elected

       on the same ticket by popular vote for four-year terms; election

       last held 3 November 1996 (next to be held 7 November 2000)

       election results: Tauese P. SUNIA elected governor; percent of

       vote—Tauese P. SUNIA (Democrat) 51%, Peter REID (independent) 49%

      Legislative branch: bicameral Fono or Legislative Assembly

       consists of the House of Representatives (21 seats—20 of which are

       elected by popular vote and 1 is an appointed, nonvoting delegate

       from Swains Island; members serve two-year terms) and the Senate (18

       seats; members are elected from local chiefs and serve four-year

       terms)

       elections: House of Representatives—last held NA November 1998 (next

       to be held NA November 2000); Senate—last held 3 November 1996 (next

       to be held 7 November 2000)

       election results: House of Representatives—percent of vote by

       party—NA; seats by party—NA; Senate—percent of vote by party—NA;

       seats by party—NA

       note: American Samoa elects one delegate to the US House of

       Representatives; election last held 3 November 1998 (next to be held

       7 November 2000); results—Eni R. F. H. FALEOMAVAEGA (Democrat)

       reelected as delegate for a sixth term

      Judicial branch: High Court (chief justice and associate justices

       are appointed by the US Secretary of the Interior)

      Political parties and leaders: Democratic Party [leader NA];

      International organization participation: ESCAP СКАЧАТЬ