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	American Samoa - New World Encyclopedia
		American Samoa is an unorganized, incorporated territory of the United States, located in the South Pacific Ocean southeast of the sovereign state of Samoa.
		American Samoa is a group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, located east of the International Date Line and south of the equator, about halfway between Hawaii and New Zealand.
		American Samoa is the location of Rose Atoll, considered by some as the southernmost point in the U.S. including all insular areas and territories.
	www.newworldencyclopedia.org /entry/American_Samoa (2119 words)

	American Samoa - Article
		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 300 miles (500 km) south of Tokelau.
		American Samoa is a unincorporated and unorganized territory of the United States, administered by the Office of Insular Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior.
	goldbamboo.com /topic-t8746-a1-6American_Samoa_.html (1206 words)

	Reference for American Samoa - Search.com
		American Samoa (Samoan: Amerika Sāmoa or Sāmoa Amelika) is an 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 300 miles (500 km) south of Tokelau.
		American Samoa is an unincorporated and unorganized territory of the United States, administered by the Office of Insular Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior.
	www.search.com /reference/American_Samoa (2682 words)

	SAMOANET - About American Samoa
		American Samoa, a group of five volcanic islands and two coral atolls located some 2,600 miles south-west of Hawaii, and 1,590 miles from the northernmost tip of New Zealand and along 14 degrees latitude south of the equator and 170 degrees longitude covers an area of 77 sq.
		American Samoa's climate is typically tropical, with temperatures seldom exceeding the mid-80's.
		The population of American Samoa is 55,223 (est.
	www.samoanet.com /amsamoa (1416 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.
		Amerika Samoa is the territorial anthem of American Samoa.
	www.shortopedia.com /A/M/American_Samoa (699 words)

	Sandcastle V.I. - America's Tropical Isles - American Samoa Overview
		American Samoa is made up of seven islands, with a total land area of 76 square miles, stretched over a distance of about 150 miles.
		The other islands of American Samoa are: Aunu'u, a small island 1/4 mile from Tutuila's eastern shore; Ofu, Olosega, and Ta'u of the Manu'a group, which is 60 miles east of Tutuila; Rose Atoll, a wildlife refuge 60 miles east of the Manu'a group; and Swain's Island, 200 miles north of Tutuila.
		American Samoans are descendants of proto-polynesians who came to that region of the Pacific around 1,000 B.C. and are today among the last remaining true Polynesians, along with the Hawaiians, Maori, Tongans, and Tahitians.
	www.sandcastlevi.com /travel/isles/us-samoa.htm (797 words)

	Radio Australia - News In Depth - Country Profiles - American Samoa
		American Samoa and the neighbouring independent state of Samoa have close cultural, historical and community links.
		American Samoa is an unincorporated and unorganised territory of the United States of America.
		American Samoa is represented in Washington by a non-voting member of the House of Representatives.
	abc.net.au /ra/news/countries/AMERICANSAMOA.htm (657 words)

	DOL WHD: American Samoa Economic Report-2005
		American Samoa is an unincorporated and technically unorganized territory of the United States.
		American Samoa and Samoa share the same heritage, traditions, and culture, and are separated by only 40 miles at their closest points.
		American Samoa's total area of 76 square miles is equivalent to 48,767 acres.
	www.dol.gov /esa/whd/AS/sec2.htm (1793 words)

	Pacific Magazine: Reality Check In Pago Pago
		Should both canneries leave, the impact to American Samoa would be the economic equivalent of the 2004 tsunami that caused massive devastation in Southeast Asia, South Asia and the East Coast of Africa.
		The American Samoa territorial government is looking at a number of economic options, but none discussed so far would match the dollar producing value of the canneries, and none would employ anywhere near as many workers.
		American Samoa's most prominent bankers point to the critical nature of resolving the federal tax credit issue soon, and in favor of the territory.
	www.pacificislands.cc /issue/2006/05/01/reality-check-in-pago-pago (2035 words)

	Travel information (Site not responding. Last check: )
		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.
		American Samoa is the location of Steps Point, the southernmost point in the United States (if insular areas are included); see extreme points for more information).
		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)

	American Samoa Map and Information, Map of American Samoa, Facts, Figures and Geography of American Samoa ...
		American Samoa and its small group of islands were first settled by the Polynesians some 3,000 years ago.
		While there is a strong American influence in the islands, American Samoans proudly retain their cultural heritage.
		Samoa, a neighboring independent country, shares the same culture, and much of the same history.
	www.worldatlas.com /webimage/countrys/oceania/as.htm (417 words)

	DOL WHD: American Samoa Economic Report-2005
		The American Samoa Government in Fiscal Year 1997 received revenues totaling $182.2 million and expended about $182.4 million,48 resulting in a deficit of $0.2 million.
		With the exception of American Samoa and Guam, foreign-flag fishing vessels are not permitted to land their catch in United States ports under the Nicholson Act.
		Canneries in American Samoa can buy directly from foreign fishing fleets and the foreign vessels are permitted to land their catch on the cannery docks.
	www.dol.gov /esa/whd/AS/sec6.htm (3802 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)

	Sailingahead.com - Sailing guide to American Samoa for cruisers
		Settled as early as 1000 B.C., Samoa was "discovered" by European explorers in the 18th century.
		American Samoa has a traditional Polynesian economy in which more than 90% of the land is communally owned.
		Attempts by the government to develop a larger and broader economy are restrained by Samoa's remote location, its limited transportation, and its devastating hurricanes.
	www.sailingahead.com /vacations/american_samoa.htm (250 words)

	DOI Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) -
		American Samoa, an unincorporated and unorganized territory of the United States, is administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior.
		The bicameral legislature of American Samoa, known as the Fono, is comprised of a Senate and House of Representatives.
		The largest and most populated island in American Samoa is Tutuila, on which are located the territory's historic capital (Pago Pago), the seat of its legislature and judiciary (Fagatogo) and the office of the Governor (Utulei).
	www.doi.gov /oia/Islandpages/asgpage.htm (1213 words)

	Samoa Resort and Accommodation Listings (Pacific-Resorts.com)
		Samoa resorts are found mostly on the main island of Upolu, with the highest concentration of places to stay in the capital of Apia.
		Upolu is the main island in Western Samoa, with the capital town of Apia on the north coast and the international airport at Faleolo, 35km to the east.
		American Samoa lies about 80km to the south-east of Upolu and is connected by daily flights from Apia as well as having its own international airport.
	www.pacific-resorts.com /samoa (662 words)

	Samoa - Oceania: end world, people samoa, government history, new zealand, east line
		Samoa, independent island nation in the southern Pacific Ocean, located about 2,900 km (about 1,800 mi) northeast of New Zealand.
		It occupies the large western portion of the 480-km (300-mi) long Samoan archipelago that is divided at longitude 171° west; the Samoan islands east of this line form the United States territory of American Samoa.
		From the end of World War II in 1945 to its independence in 1962, Western Samoa was a United Nations trust territory administered by New Zealand.
	www.countriesquest.com /oceania/samoa.htm (121 words)

	PBCP: American Samoa
		The terrain of American Samoa is rugged with high volcanic mountains descending sharply to a limited amount of level land.
		The estimated population of American Samoa was 67,084 as of July 2001, with about 38 percent of the population under 15 years old, 57 percent between 15 and 64 years old, and 5 percent 65 and over.
		For its 1996 to 1997 fiscal year, the American Samoa Government had revenues of $121 million (37 percent in local revenues and 63 percent in U.S. grants), with expenditures of $127 million.
	www.hawaii.edu /pbcp/services/servicearea/asamoa.htm (920 words)

	American Samoa wants out of minimum wage bill \| The Honolulu Advertiser \| Hawaii's Newspaper
		PAGO PAGO, American Samoa — Political leaders here are predicting dire economic consequences if Congress fails to exclude this U.S. territory from legislation to raise the national minimum wage.
		Lolo M. Moliga, the territorial Senate president, and territorial House Speaker Savali Talavou flew to Washington this week in hopes of persuading members of Congress to ensure American Samoa is spared inclusion in the measure.
		American Samoa is located about 2,300 miles south of Hawai'i.
	the.honoluluadvertiser.com /article/2007/May/15/br/br2046958731.html (393 words)

	NationMaster - American Samoan Economy statistics
		American Samoa has 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.
		Attempts by the government to develop a larger and broader economy are restrained by Samoa's remote location, its limited transportation, and its devastating hurricanes.
	www.nationmaster.com /country/aq-american-samoa/eco-economy (978 words)

	American Samoa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		American Samoa (Samoan: Amerika Samoa or Samoa Amelika) is an unincorporated U.S. territory located in the south Pacific Ocean southeast of the sovereign state of Samoa.
		American Samoa is an unincorporated and unorganized territory of the United States, administered by the Office of Insular Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior.
		American Samoa is administratively divided into 3 districts and 2 "unorganized" atolls.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/American_Samoa (2102 words)

	Pacific Magazine: Federal Wage Hearing To Be Held In American Samoa
		A congressional hearing will be held in American Samoa early next year to receive local testimonies on the federal minimum wage law that went into effect in July this year.
		American Samoa Congressman Faleomavaega Eni said in a news release that he extended an invitation to the subcommittee to hold a hearing in Pago Pago and he is thankful to Christensen and the subcommittee for accepting the invitation.
		The canneries, StarKist Samoa and COS Samoa Packing, is the largest private employer in the territory with a combined workforce of over 5,000 workers.
	www.pacificmagazine.net /news/2007/12/22/federal-wage-hearing-to-be-held-in-american-samoa (777 words)

	History and Economics
		Under U.S. Navy control from 1900 to 1951, American Samoa was initially a coaling station for the fleet in the Age of Steam.
		Historic properties from World War II are found throughout the islands in the form of military facilities such as medical facilities, the Tafuna Air Base, the Marine Training facility in Leone, and pillboxes that dot the coastlines.
		In the postwar era, American Samoa's military importance continued to decline, and in 1951, the Territory was transferred to the Department of the Interior.
	members.tripod.com /~kmartkat/sub_samoa/index-2.html (393 words)

	Pacific Magazine: 'Better Late Than Never'
		American Samoa's economy has continued to come under great stress over the past year, with federally legislated increases in the U.S. territory's minimum wage, a flow on effect from continued fuel price rises, and regular threats from the two canneries—the territory's major industry—to withdraw.
		Although the majority of those people are from Western Samoa, they spend their paycheck locally as well as sending money back to their families to Western Samoa.
		Foreign investment in American Samoa is virtually nil and that is because it's not sought, it's not made easy.
	www.pacificmagazine.net /issue/2008/04/27/better-late-than-never (1411 words)

	American Samoa Historic Preservation Office -- History (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Most of the prehistoric surface remains in American Samoa date to the later period of Samoan prehistory.
		Historic properties in American Samoa that are associated with Euro-Americans, both military (discussed below) and otherwise, are usually distinctive in their use of some sort of concrete materials.
		In the postwar era, American Samoa's military importance continued to decline, and in 1951, the Territory was transferred to the Department of the Interior, under whose control it remains.
	www.ashpo.org /history.htm (1506 words)

	American Samoa Possession Tax Credit Act of 2003
		(1) The United States territory of American Samoa lies 2,300 miles southwest of Hawaii, covers a land area of 76 square miles, has a population of less than 70,000, and a per capita income of $4,300 per year.
		(7) To protect American Samoa's present economy and to encourage and foster other investment and development in the Territory, it is necessary to make permanent or extend the possession tax credit with respect to American Samoa an additional ten years.
		Subparagraph (A) of section 936(j)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to special rules for certain possessions) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: `(January 1, 2016, in the case of American Samoa)'.
	www.theorator.com /bills108/hr1424.html (372 words)

	Economy Of American Samoa
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	www.appliedlanguage.com /country_guides/american_samoa_country_economy.shtml (415 words)

	DOI Office of Insular Affairs (OIA)
		The American Samoa Government (ASG), on the other hand, employed 5,124 persons (41.8 percent of all surveyed workers in American Samoa) at an average hourly wage rate of $7.99, and represented 58.9 percent of the territory's total wage bill in 2004.
		American Samoa is really in a race against the clock before the trade advantages currently enjoyed by the American Samoa tuna canneries are expanded to other countries and regions.
		American Samoa's per capita GDP is equal to only 34.4 percent of the lowest of the states and 22.8 percent of the national average.
	www.doi.gov /oia/press/2006/cohen.html (4044 words)

	How the Department of Labor Is Crushing American Samoa
		Samoa's fragile private sector is highly sensitive to wage differences between the South Pacific islands.
		Congress specified that the minimum wage rate in Samoa should be raised to the mainland level but only "as rapidly as is economically feasible without substantially curtailing employment....
		it is ironic that it is American Samoa that is reeling under the dead hand of the Labor Department bureaucracy.
	www.heritage.org /Research/AsiaandthePacific/EM131.cfm (915 words)

	A/RES/39/31. Question of American Samoa
		Reaffirms that it is the responsibility of the administering Power to carry out a thorough programme of political education so as to ensure that the people of American Samoa are kept fully aware of their inalienable right to self-determination and indepencence; 6.
		Takes note of the fact that a constitutional convention was held in American Samoa and that the convention adopted, on 16 February 1984, a revised draft constitution for the Territory, which was transmitted to the Congress of the United States; 7.
		Calls upon the administering Power to intensify its efforts to strengthen and diversify the economy of American Samoa in order to reduce its heavy dependence on economic and financial support from the United States and to create employment opportunities for the people of the Territory; 9.
	www.un.org /documents/ga/res/39/a39r031.htm (377 words)

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