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  Samoa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The Samoas are of volcanic origin, and the total land area is 2934 km²(slightly smaller than the U.S state of Rhode Island), consisting of the two large islands of Upolu and Savai'i which account for 96% of the total land area, and eight small islets: Manono, Apolima, Nu'utele, Nu'ulua, Namua, Fanuatapu, Nu'usafe'e, and Nu'ulopa.
Samoa also play in the Pacific Nations Cup and the Pacific Tri-Nations The sport is governed by the Samoa Rugby Football Union, who are members of the Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance, and thus, also contribute to the international Pacific Islanders rugby union team.
Samoa hosts one of seven Bahá'í Houses of Worship in the world; completed in 1984 and dedicated by the Head of State, it is located in Tiapapata, 8 km from Apia.
simlovic.sk /wikipedia/en.php/Samoa   (3355 words)

  
 Samoa - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
Samoa's two high chiefs at the time of independence were given lifetime appointments to jointly hold the office of head of state.
Samoa is located east of the international dateline and south of the equator, about halfway between Hawaii and New Zealand in the Polynesian region of the South Pacific.
The Samoas are of volcanic origin and the total land area is 2934 sq km, consisting of the two large islands of Upolu and Savai'i which account for 96% of the total land area, and eight small islets: Manono, Apolima, Nuutele, Nuulua, Namua, Fanuatapu, Nuusafee and Nuulopa.
www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/s/a/m/Samoa.html   (1109 words)

  
 Samoa - Gurupedia
Samoa (Western Samoa until 1997, German Samoa from 1900 to 1914) is a country comprising a group of islands in the South
Settled as early as 1000 BC, Samoa was "discovered" by European explorers in the 18th century.
German Samoa was renamed Western Samoa, New Zealand continued the occupation of Western Samoa throughout World War I. In 1919, under the Treaty of Versailles, Germany dropped its claims to the islands and they were granted to New Zealand as a mandate.
www.gurupedia.com /s/sa/samoa.htm   (213 words)

  
 Meteoroloo.com :: Samoa - american samoa
The Independent State of Samoa (conventional long american amerika samoa samoa map form) or Samoa (conventional short form) is a country comprising a group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean.
Samoa is located east of federal jobs in samoa the international dateline and south of samoa history the equator, about halfway between Hawaii and New Zealand in the Polynesian region of the South Pacific.
The Samoas are of volcanic origin and the total land area is 2934 sq km, consisting of the two large islands coming of age in samoa of Upolu and Savai'i which account for 96% of the total land area, and seven small islets: Manono, Apolima, Nuutele, Nuulua, Namua, Fanuatapu, Nuusafee and Nuulopa.
www.meteoroloo.com /Met-countries-s-z/Samoa.html   (1127 words)

  
 South Pacific Business Development Foundation - Samoa
Samoa is an independent state and member of the Commonwealth and the United Nations.
Samoa’s nearest neighbor is American Samoa, to its east.
Samoa has a population of approximately 170,000, most of who live on the two main islands.
www.spbd.ws /samoa.asp   (866 words)

  
 American Samoa - Demographics
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.
Manu'a is believed to be ancient Samoa, and the great majority of original history, legends and stories that make up the basis of oral traditions and formal ceremonies of the Samoans are based on incidents that occurred on Ta'u island.
While still a matter of debate whether the first Polynesians lived in Manu'a or Savai'i of Western Samoa, it is conceded that the Tuimanu'a, (King of Man'ua) was in fact one of the strongest and most powerful leaders in ancient Samoa.
www.amsamoa.com /tourism/demographics.htm   (947 words)

  
 Samoa Demographics and Geography - Columbia Gazetteer of the World Online
Samoa (suh-MO-uh) or The Independent State of Samoa, constitutional monarchy (1992 estimated pop.172,000; 2004 estimated pop.
On the outbreak of war with Germany in 1914, New Zealand seized the islands and obtained a mandate from the League of Nations in 1921.
Western Samoa is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations.
www.columbiagazetteer.org /public/Samoa.html   (375 words)

  
 American Samoa
American Samoa (Samoan: Amerika Samoa) is an unorganized, unincorporated territory of the United States located in the South Pacific Ocean southeast of the sovereign state of Samoa.
American Samoa is part of the Samoan Islands chain, located west of the Cook Islands, north of Tonga, and some 500 km south of Tokelau.
The National Park of American Samoa is a national park on the American territory of American Samoa, distributed across three separate islands: Tutuila, Ofu, and Ta‘ū.
www.shortopedia.com /A/M/American_Samoa   (699 words)

  
 American Samoa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
American Samoa has a land area of 76 square miles and approximately 68,688 residents (est.
Since American Samoa is an unincorporated territory of the United States, its citizens are U.S. nationals able to freely enter the United States.
The government is the biggest employer in American Samoa.
lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu /Enso/map/usapi/am_samoa.html   (86 words)

  
 Samoa: mission profile   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The Methodist Church in Samoa today looks back to 1828 as the beginning of Christianity in their country and attributes its coming to the Tongans who accompanied the return home of a Samoan chief, Saivaaia, who had first learned about the Gospel in Tonga.
The Methodist Church in Samoa is one of the founding members of the National Council of Churches in the country, established during the 1960’s.
Consequently, there are six synods in Samoa, two in New Zealand, two in Australia, one in American Samoa, and one in the United States for the conference of the Methodist Church in Samoa.
gbgm-umc.org /country_profiles/country_mission_profile.cfm?Id=137   (792 words)

  
 Travel information
American Samoa is an unorganized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the South Pacific Ocean, to the East of the larger state of Samoa.
Originally inhabited as early as 1000 BC, Samoa was reached by European explorers in the 18th century.
The American Samoa national soccer team holds an unwanted world record in international soccer-the record defeat in an international match, a 31-0 crushing by Australia on April 11, 2001.
www.mytravelinfo.net /us-american-samoa.htm   (469 words)

  
 Discover the Wisdom of Mankind on Samoa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Potential for American Samoa to become a terrorist target was great because it was a US territory and was far away from the US mainland preventing any immediate response or assistance if a terrorist attack occurred....
Two of Samoa's paramount chiefs (Tama Aiga) at the time of independence were given lifetime appointments to jointly hold the office of head of state while a third became its first Prime Minister.
However, this is not required by the Constitution and for this reason Samoa is a republic rather than a monarchy.
www.blinkbits.com /blinks/samoa   (1648 words)

  
 Samoa
The eastern islands became territories of the United States in 1904 and today are known as American Samoa.
The Samoas are of volcanic origin and the total land area is 2934 sq km, consisting of the two large islands of Upolu and Savai'i which account for 96% of the total land area, and seven small islets: Manono, Apolima, Nuutele, Nuulua, Namua, Fanuatapu, Nuusafee and Nuulopa.
The King of Samoa, King Malietoa Tanumafili, is a Baha'i.
www.governpub.com /Bee-S/Samoa.php   (1004 words)

  
 Samoa Deforestation Rates and Related Forestry Figures
Change in Forest Cover: Between 1990 and 2000, Samoa gained an average of 4,100 hectares of forest per year.
In total, between 1990 and 2005, Samoa gained 31.5% of its forest cover, or around 41,000 hectares.
The economy of Samoa has traditionally been dependent on development aid, family remittances from overseas, agriculture, and fishing.
rainforests.mongabay.com /deforestation/2000/Samoa.htm   (582 words)

  
 Samoa Demography - Resorts, Hotels & Travel (TRAVELMAXIA.COM)
The population of Samoa is about 186,000; with around 18% living in the capital of Apia, and the remainder living in 362 villages.
Tertiary education is provided at the National University of Samoa or at the regional University of the South Pacific (USP).
As a result of its missionary history, Samoa is a devoutly Christian country.
www.travelmaxia.com /samoa/samoa_demog.cfm   (195 words)

  
 Small Area Demographics
Use census tract demographics, accessible via this Web page, for applications such as determining eligibility and application for participation in Federal, state, and local government programs.
Reasons for widespread use of census tract demographics result in part from the more extensive scope of subject matter available from the decennial census for census tracts than for other smaller area geographic tabulation levels (block groups).
The census tract demographics provided via this document are focused on enabling the analysis of low income population census tracts and related income measures.
www.proximityone.com /tracts.htm   (2030 words)

  
 Meteoroloo.com :: American Samoa - american samoa drug rehab
The U.S. Territory of American american samoa information Samoa is on the United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing american samoa transporter Territories, a listing which is disputed by the country.
American Samoa is the location of Rose Atoll, the southernmost point in the United States (if insular american samoa andorra american samoa adoption baby areas are included); see extreme points for more information).
This is virtually the american samoa + baseball american samoa flag day only circumstance under which an individual would be one and not the other.
www.meteoroloo.com /Met-countries-a-b/American-Samoa.html   (862 words)

  
 American Samoa - Article from FactBug.org - the fast Wikipedia mirror site   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
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 American Samoa national soccer team holds an unwanted world record in international football (soccer)—the record defeat in an international match, a 31-0 crushing by Australia on April 11, 2001.
History of American Samoa- Essay which looks at the history of the territory from ancient to more modern times.
www.factbug.org /cgi-bin/a.cgi?a=578   (620 words)

  
 Congressional District Demographics
In March 2003, the Census Bureau released new demographic and geographic data for the 108th Congressional Districts.
Using Census 2000 demographics it is possible to determine how the demographics of the overall district have changed -- resulting only from the changing geography.
In terms of official representation, there are 435 Members, 4 Delegates (American Samoa, District of Columbia, Guam, Virgin Islands), and 1 Resident Commissioner (Puerto Rico) that comprise the 108th Congress.
www.proximityone.com /cd.htm   (1876 words)

  
 Samoan language and culture
The population of Western Samoa is approximately 162,000.
AMERIKA SAMOA American (Amerika) Samoa is a group of six Polynesian islands in the South Pacific.
ASTCA is American Samoa's telecommunication leader to the world, providing advanced state-of-the-art digital telephone, Cellular, Internet and long distance service to and from Samoa's most remote and challenging areas.
www.lonweb.org /link-samoan.htm   (1017 words)

  
 ChristopherRobbins PhpWiki - Nm Samoa
As part of the NmInTheSouthPacific, a look at Pedagogy, Usability and New Media in Samoa.
"Samoa, like other Pacific societies, is organised on the basis of reciprocal assistance and the subjugation of individual to family interests (Gratton, 1948:47)" p.
Notes from a conversation with the ITS head(?) at Alafua campus, Samoa.
www.grographics.com /wiki/index.php/NmSamoa?version=4   (675 words)

  
 Title III - Immigrant Student Demographics - Title III (CA Dept of Education)
These are foreign-born pupils who have been enrolled in any U.S. schools for a period of three years or less.
Not included in the census are students who were born in any U.S. territory or trust, such as Puerto Rico, Saipan, Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Virgin Islands, and the Marshall Islands.
These students are granted American citizenship at birth and therefore do not meet the definition of "immigrant".
www.cde.ca.gov /sp/el/t3/immdemographics.asp   (397 words)

  
 AdvertisingAge - Digital Edition
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If you are a subscriber to American Demographics, you will be contacted shortly regarding your subscription.
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 STATISTICAL RESOURCES ON THE WEB/DEMOGRAPHICS
Demographic profiles of age, race, household type, and owner v.
Demographic Profiles for Michigan and U.S. Michigan includes separate spreadsheets in cls format for the state, counties with its places and townships, places, MSAs, Native American reservations and Congressional Districts
Demographic and economic characteristics for individual racial and ancestry groups for 2000 appear in American Factfinder's 2000 Census, Summary Files 2 and 4 with equivalent data from 1990 appearing in Summary Tape Files 2 and 4 of the National Historic Geographic System.
www.lib.umich.edu /govdocs/stdemog.html   (9514 words)

  
 American Samoa Demography - Resorts, Hotels & Travel (TRAVELMAXIA.COM)
About 64,000 people live in American Samoa, 89% of them Samoan (Polynesian) 2% Caucasian, 4% Tongan and another 5% from other nations.
While there is a strong American influence in the islands, American Samoans still retain close ties with their traditional family heirarchy.
American Samoa Demographics - American Samoa travel and tourism listing of beach, honeymoon, scuba diving resorts and hotels in American Samoa.
www.travelmaxia.com /american_samoa/samoa_demog.cfm   (237 words)

  
 Resources about Demographics and Statistics at Gutman Library
Demographics and Census Data - University of Georgia Libraries
FedStats - Demographic Statistics - data on population, military personnel, children, aging, science education, etc.
Geostat: County and City Data Books - population data for counties and cities of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Statistics - annual immigration statistics, estimates of illegal alien and foreign born populations
www.philau.edu /library/resources/demograph.html   (988 words)

  
 Samoa, California CA, profile (Humboldt County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
Samoa is in Humboldt County, in the Eureka-Arcata-Fortuna metro area.
Sections below provide additional information and links about Samoa travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Humboldt County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather.
For more information, see our Samoa political report.
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=10803   (591 words)

  
 Planning/FAQ demographics
Additionally, community leaders use the census for everything from planning schools and building roads to providing recreational opportunities and managing health-care services.
A series of Census Snapshots illustrating the demographic picture of Farmers Branch has been initiated in the City’s Branch Review Newsletter.
This column will feature an archive of those snapshots with links to charts, tables and articles that amplify on the theme of each snapshot.
www.ci.farmers-branch.tx.us /Planning/FAQ.html   (512 words)

  
 Photos of Samoa #1 - 2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Click on any image to see a larger version (in a new window).
The best demographic site of all countries is the CIA World Factbook:
An interesting Samoa photo gallery with cultural descriptions is at:
www3.uakron.edu /majuro/Samoa   (393 words)

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