--American Samoan(s); adjective--American Samoan

_#_Ethnic divisions: Samoan (Polynesian) 90%, Caucasian 2%, Tongan
2%, other 6%

_#_Religion: Christian Congregationalist 50%, Roman Catholic 20%,
Protestant denominations and other 30%

_#_Language: Samoan (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian
languages) and English; most people are bilingual

_#_Literacy: 97% (male 97%, female 97%) age 15 and over can
read and write (1980)

_#_Labor force: 11,145; government 48%, tuna canneries 33%, other
19% (1986 est.)

_#_Organized labor: NA

_#_Note: about 65,000 American Samoans live in the States of
California and Washington and 20,000 in Hawaii

_*_Government
_#_Long-form name: Territory of American Samoa

_#_Type: unincorporated and unorganized territory of the US

_#_Capital: Pago Pago

_#_Administrative divisions: none (territory of the US)

_#_Independence: none (territory of the US)

_#_Constitution: ratified 1966, in effect 1967

_#_National holiday: Flag Day, 17 April (1900)

_#_Executive branch: President of the US, governor, lieutenant
governor

_#_Legislative branch: bicameral Legislative Assembly (Fono) consists
of an upper house or Senate and a lower house or House of Representatives

_#_Judicial branch: High Court

_#_Leaders:

Chief of State--President George BUSH (since 20 January 1989);
Vice President Dan QUAYLE (since 20 January 1989);

Head of Government--Governor Peter Tali COLEMAN (since 20
January 1989);
Lieutenant Governor Galea'i POUMELE (since NA 1989)

_#_Suffrage: universal at age 18; indigenous inhabitants are US
nationals, not US citizens

_#_Elections:

Governor--last held 7 November 1988 (next to be held November
1992); results--Peter T. COLEMAN was elected (percent of vote NA);

Senate--last held 7 November 1988 (next to be held November
1992);
results--senators elected by county councils from 12 senate
districts;
seats--(18 total) number of seats by party NA;

House of Representatives--last held NA November 1990 (next to be
held November 1992);
results--representatives popularly elected from 17 house districts;
seats--(21 total, 20 elected and 1 nonvoting delegate from Swain's
Island);

US House of Representatives--last held 19 November 1990 (next
to be held November 1992);
results--Eni R. F. H. FALEOMAVAEGA reelected as a nonvoting delegate

_#_Communists: none

_#_Member of: IOC, SPC

_#_Diplom