American Samoa

Official Name:	The Territory of American Samoa
Sovereign Status:	US Dependency
Government Type:	Presidential Democracy
Official Name (Local Language):	Territory of American Samoa
ISO Country Codes:	AS : ASM
Internet Domain:	.as
Government Web Site:	https://www.americansamoa.gov/

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Capital:	Pago Pago	Main Airports:	Pago Pago International Airport
Language(s):	Samoan	Population:	46,366
Currency:	US Dollar	ISO Currency Code:	USD
Telephone Dial In:	+1 684	ID Prefix:	011

Country Summaries:

CIA Factbook; Country Code; Infoplease; NationsOnline; UNESCO UIS

Political & Cultural Organisations:

Alliance of Small Island States; Pacific Islands Forum;

Travel Guides:

Fodor's Travel; Lonely Planet;

News Resources:

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Government Website:	https://www.americansamoa.gov/
Central Bank:	U.S. Federal Reserve Bank
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	American Samoa uses the US Dollar
Unemployment Rate:	29.8% (2005)
Population below poverty line:	NA
Inflation Rate:	-0.5% (2015 est.)

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	27.4%	bananas, coconuts, vegetables, taro, breadfruit, yams, copra, pineapples, papayas; dairy products, livestock
Industry:	12.4%	tuna canneries (largely supplied by foreign fishing vessels), handicrafts
Services:	60.2%

Financial & Economic Organisations:

International Labour Organization; Un Economic and Social Commission for Asia the Pacific;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

Financial Exchanges:

No Exchange

National Statistics Office:

Department of Commerce;

National Dataset(s):

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

Business Language(s):	English
Customs & Excise:	Department of Treasury
Development Bank(s):	The Development Bank of American Samoa;

Competitive Ind’l Performance: N/A	Corruption Perceptions Index: N/A
Ease of Doing Business: N/A	Enabling Trade Index: N/A
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