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American Samoa is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of the island country of Samoa.
- 77 sq mi (200 km²)
- Pago Pago
- 970 m (3,170 ft)
Hace 6 días · Country name. conventional long form: American Samoa conventional short form: American Samoa former: Eastern Samoa abbreviation: AS etymology: the meaning of Samoa is disputed; some modern explanations are that the "sa" connotes "sacred" and "moa" indicates "center," so the name can mean "Holy Center"; alternatively, some assertions state that it can mean "place of the sacred moa bird" of ...
25 de feb. de 2021 · Where is American Samoa? American Samoa – an unincorporated and unorganized island territory of the United States is located in the South Pacific Ocean. It is geographically positioned in the Western and Southern hemispheres of the Earth. American Samoa is situated to the east of Samoa, to the southwest of Hawaii and to the ...
- Pago Pago
- 55,312
- 224.00 km 2
- 224.00 km 2
20 de dic. de 2021 · American Samoa s a traditional Polynesian economy in which more than 90% of the land is communally owned. Economic activity is strongly linked to the US with which American Samoa conducts most of its commerce. Tuna fishing and processing are the backbone of the private sector with processed fish products as the primary exports.
Samoa Americana [2] o Samoa Estadounidense [3] [4] (en inglés: American Samoa; en samoano: Amerika Sāmoa o Sāmoa Amelika) es uno de los catorce territorios no incorporados de Estados Unidos. Es uno de los 17 territorios no autónomos bajo supervisión del Comité de Descolonización de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas .
22 de jun. de 2021 · American Samoa is made up of five volcanic islands (Tutuila, Tau, Olosega, Ofu, and Aunuu) and two coral atolls, or rings of coral (Rose and Swains). The islands contain rainforests that are home to tropical birds, including honeyeaters, Samoan starlings, and tropical doves, as well as indigenous species of fruit bats, including the Samoan flying fox.
American Samoa. Political Status. American Samoa became a U.S. territory by deed of cession, starting in 1900. The matai (local chiefs) of Tutuila, the largest island in American Samoa, ceded the island to the United States in 1900. Manu'a followed in 1904. Swain Island joined the territory in 1925 by an act of the Congress.
