World Context: American Samoa

Source and mapping status

This page maps the site registry entry “American Samoa” to the supplied dataset entity “American Samoa.” Mapping status: exact-name. The source is a frozen 2025 snapshot; dates embedded in individual fields remain controlling.

• Source entity count: 1.
• Selected public fields present: 18.
• Independent corroboration in this page: none.

Place and environment

Location: Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about halfway between Hawaii and New Zealand Area: total : 224 sq km; land: 224 sq km; water: 0 sq km; note: includes Rose Atoll and Swains Island Climate: tropical marine, moderated by southeast trade winds; annual rainfall averages about 3 m; rainy season (November to April), dry season (May to October); little seasonal temperature variation Terrain: five volcanic islands with rugged peaks and limited coastal plains, two coral atolls (Rose Atoll, Swains Island) Natural hazards: cyclones common from December to March; volcanism: limited volcanic activity on the Ofu and Olosega Islands; neither has erupted since the 19th century Environmental issues: limited supply of drinking water; pollution; waste disposal; coastal and stream alteration; soil erosion

Population, settlement, and language context

Population: total: 43,268 (2025 est.); male: 21,478; female: 21,790 Urbanization: urban population: 87.2% of total population (2023); rate of urbanization: 0.26% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) Languages: Samoan 87.9% (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English 3.3%, Tongan 2.1%, other Pacific Islander 4.1%, Asian languages 2.1%, other 0.5% (2020 est.); note: most people are bilingual

Public and legal context

Capital: name: Pago Pago; geographic coordinates: 14 16 S, 170 42 W; time difference: UTC-11 (6 hours behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time); note: pronounced PAHN-go PAHN-go Government type: unincorporated, unorganized Territory of the US with local self-government; republican form of territorial government with separate executive, legislative, and judicial branches Legal system: mixed legal system of US common law and customary law Dependency status: unincorporated, unorganized Territory of the US; administered by the Office of Insular Affairs, US Department of the Interior

Economy and connectivity context

Economic overview: tourism, tuna, and government services-based territorial economy; sustained economic decline; vulnerable tuna canning industry; large territorial government presence; minimum wage increases to rise to federal standards by 2036 Industries: tuna canneries (largely supplied by foreign fishing vessels), handicrafts Internet users: percent of population: 40.3% (1990 est.) Airports: 3 (2025) Ports: total ports: 1 (2024); large: 0; medium: 0; small: 1; very small: 0; ports with oil terminals: 1; key ports: Pago Pago Harbor

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