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Fagatogo is the capital of American Samoa (de facto and constitutionally de jure), situated on the Tutuila Island, Pago Pago Harbour. Population (April 1, 2000 census): 2,096. In politics, a capital (also called capital city or political capital â€” although the latter phrase has an alternative meaning based on an alternative sense of capital) is the principal city or town associated with its government. ... De facto is a Latin expression that means in fact or in practice. It is commonly used as opposed to de jure (meaning by law) when referring to matters of law or governance or technique (such as standards), that are found in the common experience as created or developed without... Look up De jure in Wiktionary, the free dictionary The terms de jure and de facto are used instead of in principle and in practice, respectively, when one is describing political situations. ... Tutuila is the main island of American Samoa. ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... This article is in need of attention. ... The 22nd United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13. ...

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	Territory of American Samoa Fagatogo (Capital)
Topics	Geography · Economy · Demographics · Communications · Transportation Image File history File links Flag_of_American_Samoa. ... United States territory is any extent of region under the jurisdiction of the federal government of the United States, including all waters (around islands or continental tracts). ... National motto: Samoa, Muamua Le Atua (Samoa, Let God Be First) Official languages English, Samoan Capital Fagatogo Head of State George W. Bush Governor Togiola Tulafono Area - Total - % water Ranked 212th 199 kmÂ² (77. ... Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, site of first U.S. capital. ... This article describes the geography of American Samoa. ... Economy - overview: This is a traditional Polynesian economy in which more than 90% of the land is communally owned. ... Demographics of American Samoa, Data of FAO, year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands. ... 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... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require rewriting and/or reformatting. ...
Government	Politics · Former Governors · Elections · Current Governor National motto: Samoa, Muamua Le Atua (Samoa, Let God Be First) Official languages English, Samoan Capital Fagatogo Head of State George W. Bush Governor Togiola Tulafono Area - Total - % water Ranked 212th 199 kmÂ² (77. ... 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 · Pago Pago · Tāfuna · Utulei National motto: Samoa, Muamua Le Atua (Samoa, Let God Be First) Official languages English, Samoan Capital Fagatogo Head of State George W. Bush Governor Togiola Tulafono Area - Total - % water Ranked 212th 199 kmÂ² (77. ... Pago Pago, pronounced PAHNG-oh PAHNG-oh, is the capital of American Samoa, a territory of the United States of America. ...
Islands	Tutuila · Aunu'up · Manua Group (Ta'ū ·Ofu-Olosega · Rose Atoll · Swains Island This is a partial list of islands of the United States, including its insular areas. ... 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. ... Taâ€˜Å« is the largest island in the Manuâ€˜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. ...

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