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Geography | |
Area | 224 km² |
Continent | Australia |
Land area | 224 km² |
Water area | 0 km² |
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Coastline | 116 km |
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Lowest point | 0 m |
Highest point | 964 m |
People | |
Population | 49,437 |
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Religion | Christian |
Government | |
Long country name | American Samoa |
Short country name | American Samoa |
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Government type | Presidential democracy |
Capital | Pago Pago |
Economy | |
GDP (PPP) | 658,000,000 USD |
GDP (OER) | 658,000,000 USD |
GDP (real growth rate) | -2.5 % |
GDP - per capita (PPP) | 11,200 USD |
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Labor force | 17,850 |
Unemployment rate | 29.8 % |
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Budget revenues | 249,000,000 USD |
Budget expenditures | 262,500,000 USD |
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Taxes and other revenues | 37.8 % of GDP |
Budget surplus or deficit | -2.1 % of GDP |
Public debt | 12.2 % of GDP |
Inflation rate | -0.5 % |
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Exports | 428,000,000 USD |
Imports | 615,000,000 USD |
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External debt | Add |
National currency | US Dollar |
National currency (code) | USD |
National currency (symbol) | $ |
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Settled as early as 1000 B.C., Samoa was not reached by European explorers until the 18th century. International rivalries in the latter half of the 19th century were settled by an 1899 treaty in which Germany and the US divided the Samoan archipelago. The US formally occupied its portion - a smaller group of eastern islands with the excellent harbor of Pago Pago - the following year.