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| AMERICAN SAMOAN LANGUAGE STATS: |
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English speakers
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1,248 |
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[40th of 52]
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(per capita)
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2.156 per 100 people |
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[22nd of 46]
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English status Official language. Bible 1535-1989. |
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English-speaking population > As an additional language
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15,050
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[51st of 59]
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English-speaking population > First language
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1,248
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[46th of 62]
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English-speaking population > Total
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16,298 |
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[61st of 0]
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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% |
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Languages > A note
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most people are bilingual |
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Languages > Note most people are bilingual (2000 census) |
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SOURCES: Ethnologue; Wikipedia: List of countries by English-speaking population
; Wikipedia: List of countries by English-speaking population; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007
; CIA World Factbook, December 2003
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
American Samoa, Territory of American Samoa
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