Samoa  (USA)

estimate population 60,100 - Capital: Pago Pago

American Samoa is much smaller than Western Samoa and has a total area of only 199 square kilometres (77 square miles). There are the eastern islands of Tutuila, Aunuu, and Rose islands; Swains Island, which is also a coral atoll located about 450 kilometres (280 miles) north of Tutuila and not part of the archipelago; and then there are the three islands of the Manua group: Tau, Olosega, and Ofu. The capital is Pago Pago, which is located on Tutuila, the largest of the enchanting islands.

 

 

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