Flag Description

blue, with a white triangle edged in red that is based on the fly 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 war club known as a "Fa'alaufa'i" (upper; left talon), and a coconut fiber fly whisk known as a "Fue" (lower; right talon); the combination of symbols broadly mimics that seen on the US Great Seal and reflects the relationship between the United States and American Samoa

Background:Settled as early as 1000 B.C., Samoa was not reached by European explorers until 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.

Total Area: 199 sq km

Land Area:199 sq km

Water Area:0 sq km

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Coastline:116 km

Lowest Point:Pacific Ocean 0 m

Highest Point:Lata Mountain 964 m

Population:54,517 (July 2014 est.)

Population Growth Rate:-0.35% (2014 est.)

Religion:Christian Congregationalist 50%, Roman Catholic 20%, Protestant and other 30%

Literacy(%):0.97

Literacy(%) Male:0.98

Literacy(%) Female:97% (1980 est.)

Independence Day:none (territory of the US)

National Holiday:Flag Day, 17 April (1900)

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