| People | American Samoa |
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Population:
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64,827 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density:
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326 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 34.4% (male 11,337/female 10,946)
15-64 years: 61.8% (male 20,335/female 19,728)
65 years and over: 3.8% (male 1,161/female 1,320) (2008 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 22.8 years
male: 22.7 years
female: 23 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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1.236% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate:
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23.66 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate:
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4.13 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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-7.17 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.88 male(s)/female
total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 10.46 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 13.69 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 7.03 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 73.47 years
male: 70.55 years
female: 76.56 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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3.35 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
Major infectious diseases:
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void |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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NA |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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NA |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA |
Nationality:
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noun: American Samoan(s) (US nationals)
adjective: American Samoan |
Ethnic groups:
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native Pacific islander 91.6%, Asian 2.8%, white 1.1%, mixed 4.2%, other 0.3% (2000 census) |
Religions:
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Christian Congregationalist 50%, Roman Catholic 20%, Protestant and other 30% |
Languages:
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Samoan 90.6% (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English 2.9%, Tongan 2.4%, other Pacific islander 2.1%, other 2%
note: most people are bilingual (2000 census) |
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 98%
female: 97% (1980 est.) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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void |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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NA |
People - note:
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void |
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