American Samoa Country & Tourist Information

Location
South Pacific.

Area
201 sq km (77.6 sq miles).

Population
57,794 (2006).

Population Density
287.5 per sq km.

Capital
Pago Pago.
Population: 55,000 (2005).

Government
US External Territory (Unincorporated). Gained a measure of self-government in 1977.

Language
Samoan, but many islanders speak English.

Religion
Half of the population are Christian Congregational. There are also Roman Catholics, Latter Day Saints and Protestants, amongst others.

Time
GMT - 11.

Electricity
110V AC, 60Hz. US-style two-pin plugs are in use.

Head of Government
Acting Governor Togiola Tulafono since 2003.

Head of State
President George W Bush since 2001.

Telephone
Country code: 684. All outgoing calls must go through the international operator.

Mobile Telephone
Roaming agreements do not exist at present.

Internet
Internet cafes exist. Samoanet is the country’s sole Internet service provider.

Media
As a territory of the USA, American Samoa enjoys the press freedoms provided under the US Constitution.

Post
American Samoa is part of the US postal system and the same standard postal rates apply.

Post office hours: The main post office in the Lumana’i Building in Fagatogo is open 24 hours. There are also branches in Leone and Faguita villages, open Mon-Fri 0800-1600 and Sat 0830-1200.

Press
• The island’s own English-language newspaper is the News Bulletin, published from Monday to Friday.
• The Samoa Journal and Advertiser and Samoa News are also published in English.
• The Samoa News and the Samoan Post both have stories in English and Samoan.
• The Samoan News is printed Monday to Saturday, while the Samoan Post publishes Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday.

Radio
• Three FM stations and three AM stations serve approximately 57,000 radios.
• Music FM stations are Magik, K-Lite and Talofa.

Below are listed Public Holidays for the January 2007-December 2008 period.

2007
1 Jan New Year’s Day.
15 Jan Martin Luther King Day. 
19 Feb Presidents’ Day/ Washington’s Birthday. 
3 Sep Labor Day. 
8 Oct Columbus Day.
22 Nov Thanksgiving Day.
12 Nov Veterans Day.
25 Dec Christmas Day. 

2008
21 Jan Martin Luther King Day. 
18 Feb Presidents’ Day/ Washington’s Birthday. 
1 Sep Labor Day. 
13 Oct Columbus Day.
27 Nov Thanksgiving Day.
11 Nov Veterans Day.
25 Dec Christmas Day.

Contact Information:

Diplomatic Representation
American Samoa is an External Territory of the United States of America, and is represented abroad by US Embassies – see the USA section.

Office of Tourism
Department of Commerce, American Samoa Government, PO Box 1147, Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799
Tel: 699 9411.
Website: www.amsamoa.com

South Pacific Tourism Organization in Fiji
Street address: Level 3, FNPF Place, 343-359 Victoria Parade, Suva, Fiji
Postal address: PO Box 13119, Suva, Fiji
Tel: (679) 330 4177.
Website: www.spto.org


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