Aminet 6/Aminet 6 - June 1995.iso/Aminet/docs/misc/wfbook93_texi.lha/texi/3.data

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@node Header (American Samoa)
@section Header (American Samoa)

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Affiliation:
  (territory of the US)



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@node Geography (American Samoa)
@section Geography (American Samoa)

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Location:
  in the South Pacific Ocean, 3,700 km south-southwest of Honolulu, about
  halfway between Hawaii and New Zealand
Map references:
  Oceania
Area:
 total area:
  199 km2
 land area:
  199 km2
 comparative area:
  slightly larger than Washington, DC
 note:
  includes Rose Island and Swains Island
Land boundaries:
  0 km
Coastline:
  116 km
Maritime claims:
 contiguous zone:
  24 nm
 continental shelf:
  200 m or depth of exploitation
 exclusive economic zone:
  200 nm
 territorial sea:
  12 nm
International disputes:
  none
Climate:
  tropical marine, moderated by southeast trade winds; annual rainfall
  averages 124 inches; rainy season from November to April, dry season from
  May to October; little seasonal temperature variation
Terrain:
  five volcanic islands with rugged peaks and limited coastal plains, two
  coral atolls (Rose Island, Swains Island)
Natural resources:
  pumice, pumicite
Land use:
 arable land:
  10%
 permanent crops:
  5%
 meadows and pastures:
  0%
 forest and woodland:
  75%
 other:
  10%
Irrigated land:
  NA km2
Environment:
  typhoons common from December to March
Note:
  Pago Pago has one of the best natural deepwater harbors in the South Pacific
  Ocean, sheltered by shape from rough seas and protected by peripheral
  mountains from high winds; strategic location in the South Pacific Ocean



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@node People (American Samoa)
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Population:
  53,139 (July 1993 est.)
Population growth rate:
  3.9% (1993 est.)
Birth rate:
  37 births/1,000 population (1993 est.)
Death rate:
  4 deaths/1,000 population (1993 est.)
Net migration rate:
  6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1993 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
  19 deaths/1,000 live births (1993 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
 total population:
  73 years
 male:
  71 years
 female:
  75 years (1993 est.)
Total fertility rate:
  4.41 children born/woman (1993 est.)
Nationality:
 noun:
  American Samoan(s)
 adjective:
  American Samoan
Ethnic divisions:
  Samoan (Polynesian) 89%, Caucasian 2%, Tongan 4%, other 5%
Religions:
  Christian Congregationalist 50%, Roman Catholic 20%, Protestant
  denominations and other 30%
Languages:
  Samoan (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages),
  English; most people are bilingual
Literacy:
  age 15 and over can read and write (1980)
 total population:
  97%
 male:
  97%
 female:
  97%
Labor force:
  14,400 (1990)
 by occupation:
  government 33%, tuna canneries 34%, other 33% (1990)



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@node Government (American Samoa)
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Names:
 conventional long form:
  Territory of American Samoa
 conventional short form:
  American Samoa
Abbreviation:
  AS
Digraph:
  AQ
Type:
  unincorporated and unorganized territory of the US; administered by the US
  Department of Interior, Office of Territorial and International Affairs
Capital:
  Pago Pago
Administrative divisions:
  none (territory of the US)
Independence:
  none (territory of the US)
Constitution:
  ratified 1966, in effect 1967
Legal system:
  NA
National holiday:
  Territorial Flag Day, 17 April (1900)
Political parties and leaders:
  NA
Suffrage:
  18 years of age; universal
Elections:
 Governor:
  last held 3 November 1992 (next to be held NA November 1996); results - A.
  P. LUTALI was elected (percent of vote NA)
 House of Representatives:
  last held 3 November 1992 (next to be held NA November 1994); results -
  representatives popularly elected from 17 house districts; seats - (21
  total, 20 elected, and 1 nonvoting delegate from Swains Island)
 Senate:
  last held 3 November 1992 (next to be held NA November 1996); results -
  senators elected by village chiefs from 12 senate districts; seats - (18
  total) number of seats by party NA
 US House of Representatives:
  last held 3 November 1992 (next to be held NA November 1994); results - Eni
  R. F. H. FALEOMAVAEGA reelected as delegate
Executive branch:
  popularly elected governor and lieutenant governor
Legislative branch:
  bicameral Legislative Assembly (Fono) consists of an upper house or Senate
  (appointed by county village chiefs) and a lower house or House of
  Representatives (elected)
Judicial branch:
  High Court
Leaders:
 Chief of State:
  President William Jefferson CLINTON (since 20 January 1993); Vice President
  Albert GORE, Jr. (since 20 January 1993)
 Head of Government:
  Governor A. P. LUTALI (since 3 January 1993); Lieutenant Governor Tauese P.
  SUNIA (since 3 January 1993)



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@node Government (American Samoa 2. usage)
@section Government (American Samoa 2. usage)

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Member of:
  ESCAP (associate), INTERPOL (subbureau), IOC, SPC
Diplomatic representation in US:
  none (territory of the US)
Flag:
  blue with a white triangle edged in red that is based on the fly side and
  extends to the hoist side; a brown and white American bald eagle flying
  toward the hoist side is carrying two traditional Samoan symbols of
  authority, a staff and a war club



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@node Economy (American Samoa)
@section Economy (American Samoa)

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Overview:
  Economic activity is strongly linked to the US, with which American Samoa
  does 80-90% of its foreign trade. Tuna fishing and tuna processing plants
  are the backbone of the private sector, with canned tuna the primary export.
  The tuna canneries and the government are by far the two largest employers.
  Other economic activities include a slowly developing tourist industry.
  Transfers from the US government add substantially to American Samoa's
  economic well-being.
National product:
  GDP - purchasing power equivalent - $128 million (1991)
National product real growth rate:
  NA%
National product per capita:
  $2,600 (1991)
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
  7% (1990)
Unemployment rate:
  12% (1991)
Budget:
  revenues $97,000,000 (includes $43,000,000 in local revenue and $54,000,000
  in grant revenue); including capital expenditures of $NA (FY91)
Exports:
  $306 million (f.o.b., 1989)
 commodities:
  canned tuna 93%
 partners:
  US 99.6%
Imports:
  $360.3 million (c.i.f., 1989)
 commodities:
  materials for canneries 56%, food 8%, petroleum products 7%, machinery and
  parts 6%
 partners:
  US 62%, Japan 9%, NZ 7%, Australia 11%, Fiji 4%, other 7%
External debt:
  $NA
Industrial production:
  growth rate NA%
Electricity:
  42,000 kW capacity; 100 million kWh produced, 2,020 kWh per capita (1990)
Industries:
  tuna canneries (largely dependent on foreign fishing vessels), meat canning,
  handicrafts
Agriculture:
  bananas, coconuts, vegetables, taro, breadfruit, yams, copra, pineapples,
  papayas, dairy farming
Economic aid:
  $21,042,650 in operational funds and $1,227,000 in construction funds for
  capital improvement projects from the US Department of Interior (1991)
Currency:
  US currency is used
Fiscal year:
  1 October - 30 September



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@node Communications (American Samoa)
@section Communications (American Samoa)

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Railroads:   none
Highways:
  350 km total; 150 km paved, 200 km unpaved
Ports:
  Pago Pago, Ta'u, Ofu, Auasi, Aanu'u (new construction), Faleosao
Airports:
 total:
  3
 usable:
  3
 with permanent-surface runways:
  3
 with runways over 3,659 m:
  0
 with runways 2,440 to 3,659 m :
  1 (international airport at Tafuna)
 with runways 1,200 to 2,439 m:
  0
 note:
  small airstrips on Fituita and Ofu
Telecommunications:
  8,399 telephones; broadcast stations - 1 AM, 1 FM, 1 TV; good telex,
  telegraph, and facsimile services; 1 Pacific Ocean INTELSAT earth station, 1
  COMSAT earth station



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@node Defense Forces (American Samoa)
@section Defense Forces (American Samoa)

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Note:
  defense is the responsibility of the US



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