American Samoa
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People
- Population: 59566
- Population Growth: 3.77%
- Infant Mortality: 18.78 per 1000 live births (similar to Iraq, Tonga, British Virgin Islands, Lithuania)
Context
- Area: 199 km2
- Government: unincorporated and unorganized territory of the US
- Religions: Roman Catholic (20%), Protestant (30%), Christian Congregationalist (50%)
- Ethnic Groups: Caucasian (2%), Tongan (4%), Samoan (89%)
- Borders:
Economy
- GDP per capita: $US (similar to Afghanistan, Nepal, Virgin Islands, Macau)
- GDP from agriculture: %
- GDP from industry: %
- GDP from services: %
