American Samoa (Territory of American Samoa)
https://www.humantruth.info/american_samoa.html
By Vexen Crabtree 2013
| American Samoa Territory of American Samoa |  |
|---|---|
| Status | Dependency (Territory) |
| Sovereignty | USA |
| Capital | Pago Pago |
| Land Area | 200km21 |
| Location | Australasia, Polynesia |
| Groupings | Small Islands |
| Population | |
| GNI | |
| ISO3166-1 Codes | AS, ASM, 162 |
| Internet Domain | .as3 |
| Currency | Dollar (USD)4 |
| Telephone | +5 |
- Overview
- American Samoa's Health
- American Samoa's Responsibility Towards The Environment
- Religion and Beliefs
- Links
1. Overview
“Settled as early as 1000 B.C., Samoa was not reached by European explorers until the 18th century. International rivalries in the latter half of the 19th century were settled by an 1899 treaty in which Germany and the US divided the Samoan archipelago. The US formally occupied its portion - a smaller group of eastern islands with the excellent harbor of Pago Pago - the following year.”
CIA's The World Factbook (2013)6
As a territory of the USA I do not have many specific statistics for this territory in its own right.
2. American Samoa's Health
Health:
When it comes to public health, The American Samoa has exemplary public policy and a uniquely healthy culture. The prevalence of overweight adults has increased by 14% over the past 40 years.| Adult Obesity Lower is better7 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 2022 %7 | |
| 1 | Vietnam | 2.1% |
| 2 | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | 2.2% |
| 3 | Ethiopia | 2.4% |
| ... | ||
| 192 | Samoa | 61.2% |
| 193 | Tuvalu | 63.9% |
| 194 | Niue | 66.5% |
| 195 | Cook Islands | 68.4% |
| 196 | Tokelau | 69.2% |
| 197 | Nauru | 70.2% |
| 198 | Tonga | 70.5% |
| 199 | American Samoa | 75.6% |
| Australasia Avg | 49.3% | |
| World Avg | 24.7% | |
| q=199. | ||
3. American Samoa's Responsibility Towards The Environment
#biodiversity #deforestation #over-exploitation #the_environment
This rank is computed using 21 data sets. And finally, it does worse than average in terms of its forested percent change 2000-20208.| Forest Area Change 2000-2020 Higher is better8 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Total8 | |
| 1 | Guernsey | 82.6% |
| 2 | Bahrain | 75.2% |
| 3 | Iceland | 64.7% |
| ... | ||
| 160 | Malaysia | -2.9% |
| 161 | S. Korea | -2.9% |
| 162 | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | -3.0% |
| 163 | American Samoa | -3.4% |
| 164 | Rwanda | -3.5% |
| 165 | Trinidad & Tobago | -3.6% |
| 166 | Mexico | -4.0% |
| 167 | Peru | -4.0% |
| Australasia Avg | 0.1% | |
| World Avg | -0.1% | |
| q=234. | ||
4. Religion and Beliefs
#buddhism #christianity #hinduism #islam #judaism
Data from the Pew Forum, a professional polling outfit, states that in 2010 the religious makeup of this country was as follows in the table below9:
| Christian | 98.3% |
| Muslim | 0.1% |
| Hindu | 0.1% |
| Buddhist | 0.3% |
| Folk Religion | 0.4% |
| Jewish | 0.1% |
| Unaffiliated | 0.7% |
The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states: Christian Congregationalist 50%, Roman Catholic 20%, Protestant and other 30%10.
Links:
There isn't much information in the database for American Samoa, most likely because it is either a part of another country (i.e., a territory or possession) and therefore most international statistics are counted for the country as a whole, or, this is such an exotic place that little data exists about it.