American Samoa, USA
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Published Date: 21 February 2025
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Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher
A Researcher in International Relations with a Focus on Security, Political and Economic Risks for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade
American Samoa, USA
Distance from American Samoa to USA: 11,310 Km (Straight line distance Capital-to-Capital in Km, Map Developers)
American Samoa has been a Colony of the USA since 1899 following the Treaty of Berlin that split the Samoan archipelago into Western Samoa and Eastern Samoa namely, Western Samoa eventually became Samoa as an Independent country, while Eastern Samoa has become American Samoa under the sovereignty of USA until today under the status of Unincorporated Territory of the United States namely, Unincorporated Territories are not integral parts of the USA, so each territory has a self-governing that includes the elected Governor of American Samoa that acted as the head of the local government, as well as the Territorial Legislature, the American Samoa Fono that has two local chambers: the local House of Representatives and the local Senate.
Governor of the American Samoa: Pulaali'i Nikolao Pula (since January 2025)
Government of American Samoa https://www.americansamoa.gov/
Amata's Bill Passes U.S. House of Representatives - Reaffirms American Samoa's right to self-determination
Population
Source: World Bank
One of the Prominent Religious Sites in the Country
Tafuna, American Samoa
Key Figures of the Territory, Global Position, Alliances, and 2024 Global Survival Rank (GSR)
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Key Figures of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade
Major Exports: Canned tuna 93%
Major Imports: Raw materials for canneries, food, petroleum products, machinery and parts
Source: CountryReports
Year 2022
Year 2013
Profile
American Samoa - Britannica https://www.britannica.com/place/American-Samoa
Interview with the Governor of the American Samoa
Research Papers and Research Books
The Application of the Constitution in United States Territories: American Samoa, A Case Study Laughlin Jr, S. K. (1979). The Application of the Constitution in United States Territories: American Samoa, A Case Study. U. Haw. L. Rev., 2, 337.
American Samoa: Decline of a Culture Leibowitz, A. H. (1980). American Samoa: Decline of a Culture. Cal. W. Int'l LJ, 10, 220.
Resonance and impact of the 2009 Samoa tsunami around Tutuila, American Samoa Roeber, V., Yamazaki, Y., & Cheung, K. F. (2010). Resonance and impact of the 2009 Samoa tsunami around Tutuila, American Samoa. Geophysical Research Letters, 37(21).
American Samoa or Eastern Samoa? The potential for American Samoa to become freely associated with the United States Michal, E. J. (1992). American Samoa or Eastern Samoa? The potential for American Samoa to become freely associated with the United States. The Contemporary Pacific, 137-160.
The territory federal jurisdiction forgot: The question of greater federal jurisdiction in American Samoa Weaver, M. W. (2008). The territory federal jurisdiction forgot: The question of greater federal jurisdiction in American Samoa. Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J., 17, 325.
Households' immediate responses to the 2009 American Samoa Earthquake and Tsunami Lindell, M. K., Prater, C. S., Gregg, C. E., Apatu, E. J., Huang, S. K., & Wu, H. C. (2015). Households' immediate responses to the 2009 American Samoa Earthquake and Tsunami. International journal of disaster risk reduction, 12, 328-340.
Whose Pacific? US Security Interests in American Samoa from the Age of Empire to the Pacific Pivot. Droessler, H. (2013). Whose Pacific? US Security Interests in American Samoa from the Age of Empire to the Pacific Pivot. Pacific Asia Inquiry, 4(1).
Curfews, Culture, and Custom in American Samoa: An Analytical Map for Applying the US Constitution to US Territories Hall, D. E. (2001). Curfews, Culture, and Custom in American Samoa: An Analytical Map for Applying the US Constitution to US Territories. APLPJ, 2, 69.
Citizenship, Self-Determination, and Cultural Preservation in American Samoa McMeeking, A. (2023). Citizenship, Self-Determination, and Cultural Preservation in American Samoa. UCLA L. Rev., 70, 840.
Navigating the cultural landscape towards self-determination: Results of an exploratory study in American Samoa Uehara, D. L., & Tua-Tupuola, T. (2011). Navigating the cultural landscape towards self-determination: Results of an exploratory study in American Samoa. Review of Disability Studies: An International Journal, 7(2).
Local, regional, and distal recordings of seismic unrest at Taʻū Island volcano, American Samoa Wech, A. G., Haney, M. M., Chang, J. C., Jolly, A. D., Yoon, C. E., & Skoumal, R. J. (2025). Local, regional, and distal recordings of seismic unrest at Taʻū Island volcano, American Samoa. Bulletin of Volcanology, 87(3), 1-15.
Rising sea levels and the increase of shoreline wave energy at American Samoa Barnes, A. T., Becker, J. M., Tagarino, K. A., O’Reilly, W. C., Siegelman, M., Thompson, P. R., & Merrifield, M. A. (2024). Rising sea levels and the increase of shoreline wave energy at American Samoa. Scientific Reports, 14(1), 5163.
Wave climate and energy resources in American Samoa from a 42-year high-resolution hindcast Medina, G. G., Yang, Z., Li, N., Cheung, K. F., & Lutu-McMoore, E. (2023). Wave climate and energy resources in American Samoa from a 42-year high-resolution hindcast. Renewable Energy, 210, 604-617.
Origin, impact, and solutions for lifestyle-related chronic diseases in Samoa and American Samoa Neuendorf, S., Neuendorf, J., & Yakub, M. (2021). Origin, impact, and solutions for lifestyle-related chronic diseases in Samoa and American Samoa. Cureus, 13(9).
Volcanoes of American Samoa Deligne, N. I., Downs, D. T., Lutu-McMoore, E., Sobieszczyk, S., & Stovall, W. K. (2024). Volcanoes of American Samoa (No. 2023-3022). US Geological Survey.
US Citizenship in American Samoa and the Insular Cases Charlton, G. C., & Fadgen, T. (2022). US Citizenship in American Samoa and the Insular Cases. UCLA Pac. Basin LJ, 39, 25.
Mapping vertical land motion in challenging terrain: Six‐year trends on Tutuila Island, American Samoa, with PS‐InSAR, GPS, tide gauge, and satellite altimetry data Huang, S. A., Sauber, J. M., & Ray, R. (2022). Mapping vertical land motion in challenging terrain: Six‐year trends on Tutuila Island, American Samoa, with PS‐InSAR, GPS, tide gauge, and satellite altimetry data. Geophysical Research Letters, 49(23), e2022GL101363.
Industrial development in an island economy: US trade policy and canned tuna production in American Samoa Campling, L., & Havice, E. (2007). Industrial development in an island economy: US trade policy and canned tuna production in American Samoa. Island Studies Journal, 2(2), 209-228.
Historical Background and Historical Perspective
Citizenship in Empire: The Legal History of US Citizenship in American Samoa, 1899-1960 Dardani, R. (2020). Citizenship in Empire: The Legal History of US Citizenship in American Samoa, 1899-1960. American Journal of Legal History, 60(3), 311-356.
Education in American Samoa Sanchez, P. C. (1956). Education in American Samoa. Stanford University.
The Forgotten Mau: Anti-Navy Protest in American Samoa, 1920-1935 Chappell, D. A. (2000). The Forgotten Mau: Anti-Navy Protest in American Samoa, 1920-1935. Pacific Historical Review, 69(2), 217-260.
Reconstruction of coral reef fisheries catches in American Samoa, 1950–2002 Zeller, D., Booth, S., Craig, P., & Pauly, D. (2006). Reconstruction of coral reef fisheries catches in American Samoa, 1950–2002. Coral reefs, 25, 144-152.
Prehistoric settlement system in eastern Tutuila, American Samoa Clark, J. T., & Herdrich, D. J. (1993). Prehistoric settlement system in eastern Tutuila, American Samoa. The Journal of the Polynesian Society, 102(2), 147-185.
Amerika Samoa: A History of American Samoa and Its United States Naval Administration Ellison, J. W. (1960). Amerika Samoa: A History of American Samoa and Its United States Naval Administration.
National Bird
Tooth-billed pigeon
