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GeographyLocation: Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-halfof the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
Area: Land boundaries: 0 km Coastline: 116 km
PeoplePopulation: 57,366 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 3.82% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 36.21 births/1,000 population Death rate: 4.01 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: 6 migrant(s)/1,000 population Infant mortality rate: 18.78 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 4.3 children born/woman Ethnic divisions: Samoan (Polynesian) 89%, Caucasian 2%, Tongan 4%, other 5% Religions: Christian Congregationalist 50%, Roman Catholic 20%, Protestant denominationsand other 30% Languages: Samoan (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English; most people are bilingual
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1980)
Government
Names:
Type: unincorporated and unorganized territory of the US; administered bythe US Department of Interior, Office of Territorial and International Affairs Capital: Pago Pago Independence: none (territory of the US) Constitution: ratified 1966, in effect 1967
EconomyNational product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $128 million National product real growth rate: National product per capita: $2,600 Inflation rate (consumer prices): 7% Unemployment rate: 12%
Electricity:
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| An estimated 5.3 million visted Centennial Olympic Park between opening day - 13 July - and closing day - 4 August, making the park the most single most visited Olympic site during the Games. |