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Facts

Also Known As Territory of American Samoa • Amerika Samoa
Head Of Government Governor: Pulaalii Nikolao Pula
Capital Fagatogo2 (legislative and judicial) and Utulei (executive)
Population (2026 est.) 54,200
Currency Exchange Rate 1 US dollar equals 0.904 euro
Head Of State President of the United States: Donald Trump
Official Languages English; Samoan
Official Religion none
Official Name American Samoa (English); Amerika Samoa (Samoan)
Total Area (Sq Km) 199
Total Area (Sq Mi) 77
Monetary Unit dollar (U.S.$)
Population Rank (2026) 212
Population Projection 2030 49,300
Density: Persons Per Sq Mi (2026) 703.9
Density: Persons Per Sq Km (2026) 272.4
Urban-Rural Population Urban: (2024) 87.3% • Rural: (2024) 12.7%
Life Expectancy At Birth Male: (2020) 69.7 years • Female: (2020) 74.5 years
Gni (U.S.$ ’000,000) (2015) 641
Gni Per Capita (U.S.$) (2015) 10,532
Political Status unincorporated and unorganized territory of the United States with two legislative houses (Senate [18]; House of Representatives [211])
1Including the appointed nonvoting delegate from Swains Island.2The seat of the legislature, as defined by the Constitution of American Samoa, is at Fagatogo, one of a number of villages within an urban agglomeration collectively known as Pago Pago.

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Flag of American Samoa
Map showing American Samoa, a U.S. territory in the South Pacific Ocean, including Tutuila Island with the capital Pago Pago, Aunuu Island, and the Manu'a Islands (Ofu, Olosega, and Tau). Neighboring Samoa is shown to the west. Major islands, towns, and geographic features such as Mount Matafao and Lata Mountain are labeled. An inset locates American Samoa in the broader Pacific region.
American Samoa: Pago Pago Harbor
Map of the South Pacific region highlighting American Samoa in orange, with surrounding island nations and territories labeled, including Samoa, Fiji, Tonga, French Polynesia, and U.S. territories such as Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and Hawaiian Islands. Major landmasses like Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and Indonesia are shown at the map's edges.
American Samoa: Rose Atoll Marine National Monument
Map showing American Samoa, a U.S. territory in the South Pacific Ocean, with its main islands labeled including Tutuila, Aunu'u, and the Manu'a Islands (Ofu, Olosega, and Tau). The map also marks Pago Pago and Mount Matafao, and shows neighboring Samoa to the west with its capital, Apia. An inset locator map in the top right highlights the region's position in the Pacific.
Ofu, Manua Islands, American Samoa
American Samoa: Tutuila Island
Map showing the islands of Samoa to the west and American Samoa to the east in the central Pacific Ocean, separated by a red boundary line. Major towns such as Apia in Samoa and Pago Pago in American Samoa are labeled, with a small locator map in the bottom right corner indicating their location in the Pacific region.
Map of the Pacific Islands region showing political boundaries, major island groups, and countries such as Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Samoa, French Polynesia, and Kiribati. The map uses color shading to indicate elevation and ocean depth, with key islands and capitals labeled throughout the central and southwestern Pacific Ocean.
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