Country name:	conventional long form: Territory of American Samoa conventional short form: American Samoa abbreviation: AS
Dependency status:	unincorporated and unorganized territory of the US; administered by the Office of Insular Affairs, US Department of the Interior
Government type:	NA
Capital:	Pago Pago
Administrative divisions:	none (territory of the US); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are three districts and two islands* at the second order; Eastern, Manu'a, Rose Island*, Swains Island*, Western
Independence:	none (territory of the US)
National holiday:	Flag Day, 17 April (1900)
Constitution:	ratified 2 June 1966, in effect 1 July 1967
Legal system:	NA
Suffrage:	18 years of age; universal
Executive branch:	chief of state: President George W. BUSH of the US (since 20 January 2001) and Vice President Richard B. CHENEY (since 20 January 2001) head of government: Governor Togiola TULAFONO (since 7 April 2003) cabinet: cabinet made up of 12 department directors elections: US president and vice president elected on the same ticket for four-year terms; governor and lieutenant governor elected on the same ticket by popular vote for four-year terms; election last held 2 and 16 November 2004 (next to be held November 2008) election results: Togiola TULAFONO elected governor; percent of vote - Togiola TULAFONO 55.7%, Afoa Moega LUTU 44.3%
Legislative branch:	bicameral Fono or Legislative Assembly consists of the House of Representatives (21 seats - 20 of which are elected by popular vote and 1 is an appointed, nonvoting delegate from Swains Island; members serve two-year terms) and the Senate (18 seats; members are elected from local chiefs and serve four-year terms) elections: House of Representatives - last held 2 November 2004 (next to be held November 2006); Senate - last held 2 November 2004 (next to be held November 2008) election results: House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - NA; Senate - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - independents 18 note: American Samoa elects one nonvoting representative to the US House of Representatives; election last held 2 November 2004 (next to be held November 2006); results - Eni F. H. FALEOMAVAEGA (Democrat) reelected as delegate
Judicial branch:	High Court (chief justice and associate justices are appointed by the US Secretary of the Interior)
Political parties and leaders:	Democratic Party [Oreta M. TOGAFAU]; Republican Party [Tautai A. F. FAALEVAO]
Political pressure groups and leaders:	NA
International organization participation:	Interpol (subbureau), IOC, UPU
Diplomatic representation in the US:	none (territory of the US)
Diplomatic representation from the US:	none (territory of the US)
Flag description:	blue, with a white triangle edged in red that is based on the outer side and extends to the hoist side; a brown and white American bald eagle flying toward the hoist side is carrying two traditional Samoan symbols of authority, a staff and a war club

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