American Samoa

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PropertyTypeValueUnitRankEmpirical methodDateComparison
Birth ratePopulation property23.05Per 1000 Inhabitants74Estimation2010Birth rate
Death ratePopulation property4.09Per 1000 Inhabitants207Estimation2010Death rate
Infant Mortality RateHealth property9.91Per 1000 Live Births152Estimation2010Infant Mortality Rate
Life Expectancy at BirthPopulation property73.97Years104Estimation2010Life Expectancy at Birth
Net Migration RatePopulation property-6.83Per 1000 Inhabitants168Estimation2010Net Migration Rate
Population growth ratePopulation property1.21Percent104Estimation2010Population growth rate
Total Fertility RatePopulation property3.22Born per Woman58Estimation2010Total Fertility Rate
Electricity productionEconomic property185Gigawatt hour178EstimationElectricity production
Natural gas consumptionEconomic property01 Mil. Cubic metre208EstimationNatural gas consumption
Natural gas productionEconomic property01 Mil. Cubic metre209EstimationNatural gas production
GDP growth rateEconomic property3.00Percent58EstimationGDP growth rate
GDP - per capita (PPP)Economic property8000Dollar121EstimationGDP - per capita (PPP)
GDPEconomic property575.3Million dollar210EstimationGDP
Oil consumptionEconomic property41000 Barrel per day172EstimationOil consumption
Oil productionEconomic property01000 Barrel per day208EstimationOil production
Unemployment rateEconomic property29.80Percent175EstimationUnemployment rate
AreaGeo property199Square kilometer215Area
Population sizePopulation property66432202Population size
Organisation / GroupAimstatus
International Criminal Police Organizationto promote international cooperation among police authorities in fighting crimesubbureau
International Olympic Committeeto promote the Olympic ideals and administer the Olympic games: 2012 Summer Olympics in London, UK;2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia
Secretariat of the Pacific Communityto serve island development in 22 Pacific countries;to develop technical assistance and professional, scientific, and research support;to build planning and management capability
Universal Postal Unionto promote international postal cooperation;a UN specialized agency

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Description

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.

Government type

NA

Religions

Christian Congregationalist 50%, Roman Catholic 20%, Protestant and other 30%

Natural Resources

pumice, pumicite

Export commodities

canned tuna 93%