American Samoa

n. (Territory of American Samoa) group of islands in the southern Pacific Ocean which are a territory of the United States of America

American Samoa ( or ) is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of the sovereign state of Samoa. The main (largest and most populous) island is Tutuila, with the Islands, Rose Atoll, and Swains Island also included in the territory. 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. To the west are the islands of the Wallis and Futuna group. The 2000 census showed a total population of 57,291. The total land area is 200.22 km² (77.305 sq mi).
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Noun
1. a United States territory on the eastern part of the island of Samoa
(synonym) Eastern Samoa, AS
(hypernym) district, territory, territorial dominion, dominion
(part-holonym) Samoa, Samoan Islands
(part-meronym) Pago Pago, Pango Pango

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Background 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. Map of American Samoa More about Algeria: Geography People Government Economy Communications Transportation Military Transnational Issues

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