American Samoa

Official name (in Samoan)

Amerika Sāmoa

Name etymology

the name's meaning is disputed; according to one theory, sa means "sacred" and moa means "center," so the name can mean "Holy Center"; alternatively, some assert that the name can mean "place of the sacred moa bird" of Polynesian mythology; however, the name may pre-date the Polynesian era (before 1000 B.C.), with sa'a meaning "tribe or people" and moa meaning "deep sea," or "people of the deep sea"

Title

The Star Spangled Banner

Lyrics

English

1

Oh, say can you see by the dawn’s early light What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars thru the perilous fight, O’er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming? And the rocket’s red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof thru the night that our flag was still there. Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

2

On the shore, dimly seen through the mists of the deep, Where the foe’s haughty host in dread silence reposes, What is that which the breeze, o’er the towering steep, As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses? Now it catches the gleam of the morning’s first beam, In full glory reflected now shines in the stream: ‘Tis the star-spangled banner! Oh long may it wave O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave.

3

And where is that band who so vauntingly swore That the havoc of war and the battle’s confusion, A home and a country should leave us no more! Their blood has washed out of their foul footsteps’ pollution. No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight and the gloom of the grave: And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave.

4

Oh! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand Between their loved home and the war’s desolation! Blest with victory and peace, may the heav’n rescued land Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation. Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just, And this be our motto: “In God is our trust.” And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave.

Land area

224 km²

Water area

0.00 km²

Avg. temperature

26.8 °C

Avg. daily range

26 to 27.5 °C

Annual precipitation

2,610 mm

Temperature °CMeanDaily range

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Precipitation mm

Monthly climate normals

Month	Avg. high, °C	Mean, °C	Avg. low, °C	Precipitation, mm
January	27.9	27.1	26.2	372
February	27.9	27.1	26.2	309
March	28	27.2	26.3	267
April	28.1	27.3	26.3	219
May	27.8	27	26.2	201
June	27.4	26.8	26.1	125
July	26.9	26.3	25.7	119
August	26.8	26.2	25.6	103
September	26.9	26.3	25.6	129
October	27.1	26.5	25.7	201
November	27.5	26.7	25.9	246
December	27.8	27	26.1	319

Country-wide averages over 1991–2020.

Arable land

1,030 hectares (5.2%)

Permanent crops

1,930 hectares (9.7%)

Permanent meadows & pastures

0 hectares (0.0%)

Forest

15,850 hectares (79.3%)

Other land

1,190 hectares (5.9%)

Birth rate

14.5 per 1,000 population

Death rate

7.7 per 1,000 population

Net migration rate

−22.1 per 1,000 population

MaleAgeFemale

80+70-7960-6950-5940-4930-3920-2910-190-9

% of total population

Population by age group, % of total population

Age	Male	Female
80+	0.5%	0.7%
70-79	1.9%	2.2%
60-69	4.5%	4.7%
50-59	6.4%	6.1%
40-49	6.1%	5.9%
30-39	5.6%	5.6%
20-29	7.3%	6.8%
10-19	10.1%	9.9%
0-9	8.0%	7.9%

Share aged 65 and over

9.1%

Share aged under 18

31.8%

Total dependency ratio

53

Youth dependency ratio

39

Elderly dependency ratio

14

Sex ratio

1.01 male / female

Pacific Islander

88.7%

Samoan

83.2%

Tongan

2.2%

Other

3.3%

Asian

5.8%

Filipino

3.4%

Other

2.4%

Figures count ethnic origin or race.

The Revised Constitution recites that, until Congress provides otherwise, all civil, judicial and military powers are exercised as the President of the United States directs; it creates no head of state of its own (Preamble).

The Governor and Lieutenant Governor are popularly elected; the Governor reports to the Secretary of the Interior and the Legislature, holds office independently of it, and may adjourn but not dissolve it (Art. II, ss. 9, 23; Art. IV, ss. 2, 8).

1. ThuJan 1New Year's Day
2. MonJan 19Martin Luther King Jr. Day
3. MonFeb 16Washington's Birthday
4. FriApr 17American Samoa Flag Day
5. MonMay 25Memorial Day
6. FriJun 19Juneteenth National Independence Day
7. FriJul 3Independence Day (observed)
8. SatJul 4Independence Day
9. ThuJul 16Manu'a Islands Cession Day
10. MonSep 7Labor Day
11. SunOct 11White Sunday
12. MonOct 12Columbus Day
13. WedNov 11Veterans Day
14. ThuNov 26Thanksgiving Day
15. FriDec 25Christmas Day

Nationwide public holidays only, excluding regional, bank and government-only days.

Overnight arrivals by year2010 to 2020

Per resident

1.8 arrivals per 100 residents

Same-day visitors

39,400 arrivals(2019, latest available)

Hotel beds

395(2017, latest available)

A tourist stays at least one night. Arrivals count trips, not people.

A low figure can also mean weak recording.

Persons held

301

WHO guideline

5 µg/m³

National standard

9 µg/m³

Men

70.6%

Women

81.1%

Per capita

178.5 GJ per person

Share of world total

< 0.01%

Supply

No meaningful productionproduces under 2% of what it consumes, 2024

OverviewBy source

Generation

0.2 TWh per year

Consumption

0.2 TWh per year