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      lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Lata Mountain 964 m

      Natural resources:

      pumice, pumicite

      Land use:

      arable land: 10% permanent crops: 15% other: 75% (2005)

      Irrigated land:

      NA

      Natural hazards:

      typhoons common from December to March

      Environment - current issues:

      limited natural fresh water resources; the water division of the government has spent substantial funds in the past few years to improve water catchments and pipelines

      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

       American Samoa

      Population:

      64,827 (July 2008 est.)

      Age structure:

      0–14 years: 34.4% (male 11,337/female 10,946) 15–64 years: 61.8% (male 20,335/female 19,728) 65 years and over: 3.8% (male 1,161/female 1,320) (2008 est.)

      Median age:

      total: 22.8 years male: 22.7 years female: 23 years (2008 est.)

      Population growth rate:

      1.236% (2008 est.)

      Birth rate:

      23.66 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

      Death rate:

      4.13 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

      Net migration rate:

      −7.17 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)

      Sex ratio:

      at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15–64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.88 male(s)/female total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2008 est.)

      Infant mortality rate:

      total: 10.46 deaths/1,000 live births male: 13.69 deaths/1,000 live births female: 7.03 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

      Life expectancy at birth:

      total population: 73.47 years male: 70.55 years female: 76.56 years (2008 est.)

      Total fertility rate:

      3.35 children born/woman (2008 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

      NA

      HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

      NA

      HIV/AIDS - deaths:

      NA

      Nationality:

      noun: American Samoan(s) (US nationals) adjective: American Samoan

      Ethnic groups:

      native Pacific islander 91.6%, Asian 2.8%, white 1.1%, mixed 4.2%, other 0.3% (2000 census)

      Religions:

      Christian Congregationalist 50%, Roman Catholic 20%, Protestant and other 30%

      Languages:

      Samoan 90.6% (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English 2.9%, Tongan 2.4%, other Pacific islander 2.1%, other 2% note: most people are bilingual (2000 census)

      Literacy:

      definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97% male: 98% female: 97% (1980 est.)

      Education expenditures:

      NA

      Government

       American Samoa

      Country name:

      conventional long form: Territory of American Samoa conventional short form: American Samoa abbreviation: AS

      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:

      name: Pago Pago geographic coordinates: 14 16 S, 170 42 W time difference: UTC-11 (6 hours behind Washington, DC during Standard Time)

      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:

      Flag Day, 17 April (1900)

      Constitution:

      ratified 2 June 1966, effective 1 July 1967

      Legal system:

      NA

      Suffrage:

      18 years of age; universal

      Executive branch:

      chief of state: President George W. BUSH of the US (since 20 January 2001); Vice President Richard B. CHENEY (since 20 January 2001) head of government: Governor Togiola TULAFONO (since 7 April 2003) cabinet: Cabinet made up of 12 department directors elections: under the US Constitution, residents of unincorporated СКАЧАТЬ