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| Area |
total: 199 sq km land: 199 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Rose Island and Swains Island |
| Climate |
tropical marine, moderated by southeast trade winds; annual rainfall averages about 3 m; rainy season (November to April), dry season (May to October); little seasonal temperature variation |
| Population |
57,663 (July 2007 est.) |
| 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% note: most people are bilingual (2000 census) |
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Samoa may be readily located on a map of the Pacific Ocean by drawing a line from Hawaii to New Zealand, upon which it will be found about two thirds of the way down.
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CIA World Factbook |
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| CIA World Factbook Description of American Samoa |
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| Settled as early as 1000 B.C., Samoa was "discovered" by European explorers in 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. |
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