Population in thousands; Data of FAO, year 2005.

Population: 57,902 (July 2004 est.) Image File history File links Samoa_American_Demo. ... Image File history File links Samoa_American_Demo. ... The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. ... 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December See also: July 2004 in sports Deaths in July • 31 David B. Haight • 29 Francis Crick • 29 Nafisa Joseph • 23 Joe Cahill • 23 Mehmood • 23 Illinois Jacquet • 23 Carlos Paredes...

Age structure:
0-14 years: 36.6% (male 10,983; female 10,208)
15-64 years: 60.3% (male 18,010; female 16,933)
65 years and over: 3.1% (male 699; female 1,069) (2004 est.)

Population growth rate: -0.19% (2006 est.)

Birth rate: 24.46 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Death rate: 3.39 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Net migration rate: -20.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) mtDNA-based chart of large human migrations. ...

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.08 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.65 male(s)/female
total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2004 est.)

American Samoa's population pyramid.

Infant mortality rate: 9.48 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This distribution is named for the pyramidal shape of its graph. ... The international levels of infant mortality, depicted as the number of deaths in a thousand births. ...

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 75.62 years
male: 72.05 years
female: 79.41 years (2004 est.) World map of life expectancy, 2005 Life expectancy is a statistical measure defined as the expected (mean) survival of human beings based upon a number of criteria such as gender and geographic location. ...

Total fertility rate: 3.41 children born/woman (2000 est.) Fertility is a measure of reproduction: the number of children born per couple, person or population. ...

Nationality:
noun: American Samoan(s)
adjective: American Samoan In English usage, nationality is the legal relationship between a person and a country. ...

Ethnic groups: Samoan (Polynesian) 89%, Caucasian 2%, Tongan 4%, other 5% Carving from the ridgepole of a Māori house, ca 1840 Polynesia (from Greek: πολύς many, νῆσος island) is a large grouping of over 1,000 islands scattered over the central and southern Pacific Ocean. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

Religions: Christian Congregationalist 50%, Roman Catholic 20%, Protestant and other 30% Congregational churches are Protestant Christian churches practicing congregationalist church governance, in which each congregation indepedently and autonomously runs its own affairs. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Languages: Samoan (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English
note: most people are bilingual The Hawaiian language is an Austronesian language that takes its name from that of the largest island in the tropical North Pacific archipelago where it developed. ... The Polynesian languages are a group of related languages spoken in the region known as Polynesia. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 98%
female: 97% (1980 est.) World literacy rates by country The traditional definition of literacy is considered to be the ability to read and write, or the ability to use language to read, write, listen, and speak. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...

See also : American Samoa

	v • d • e Territory of American Samoa Pago Pago (capital), Fagatogo (seat of government)
Topics	Geography | Economy | Demographics | Communications | Transportation Image File history File links Flag_of_American_Samoa. ... This article is about the various forms of the jurisdiction of the United States. ... Pago Pago, pronounced PAHNG-oh PAHNG-oh, is the capital of American Samoa, a territory of the United States of America. ... Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, site of first U.S. capital. ... Fagatogo is the capital of American Samoa (de facto and constitutionally de iure), situated on the Tutuila Island, Pago Pago Harbour. ... The seat of government is the location of the government for a political entity. ... Oceangoing canoe Telephones - main lines in use: 15,000 (2001) Telephones - mobile cellular: 2,377 (1999) Telephone system: domestic: good telex, telegraph, facsimile and cellular telephone services; domestic satellite system with 1 Comsat earth station international: country code - 1 684; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) Radio broadcast stations...
Government	Politics | Former Governors | Elections | Current Governor Politics of American Samoa takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic dependency, whereby the Governor is the head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. ... List of American Samoa Governors This is a list of governors etc. ... Politics of American Samoa Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in American Samoa ... Togiola Talalelei A. Tulafono (born 1947) is the Governor of American Samoa. ...
Villages	Fagatogo | Leone | Nu'uuli | Tāfuna | Utulei National motto: Samoa, Muamua Le Atua (Samoa, Let God Be First) Official languages English, Samoan Capital Pago Pago Head of State George W. Bush Governor Togiola Tulafono Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 212th 199 km² (77. ... Fagatogo is the capital of American Samoa (de facto and constitutionally de jure), situated on the Tutuila Island, Pago Pago Harbour. ... Utulei is a village in American Samoa. ...
Islands	Tutuila | Aunu'up | Manua Group (Ta'ū | Ofu‑Olosega | Rose Atoll | Swains Island) Tutuila is the main island of American Samoa. ... Aunuu is a small atoll on the south-east of American Samoa in the South Pacific Ocean. ... The Islands of Ofu and Olosega viewed from the village of Sili along the north shore of Olosega. ... Ta‘ū is the largest island in the Manu‘a Group and the easternmost volcanic island of the Samoan Islands. ... Sources Siebert L, Simkin T (2002-). Volcanoes of the World: an Illustrated Catalog of Holocene Volcanoes and their Eruptions. ... Rose Atoll, sometimes called Rose Island, is an oceanic atoll within the U.S. territory of American Samoa. ... Swains Island is an atoll in the Tokelau chain, the most northwesterly island administered by American Samoa. ...