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Group of islands 4,200 km/2,610 miles S of
Hawaii, administered by the USA area 200 sq
km/77 sq mi capital Fagatogo on Tutuila
features five volcanic islands, including
Tutuila, Tau, and Swain's Island, and two
coral atolls. National park (1988) includes
prehistoric village of Saua, virgin
rainforest, flying foxes exports canned tuna,
handicrafts currency US dollar population
(1981) 34,000 language Samoan and English
religion Christian government as a
non-self-governing territory of the USA,
under Governor A P Lutali, it is
constitutionally an unincorporated territory
of the USA, administered by the Department of
the Interior history the islands were
acquired by the USA Dec 1899 by agreement
with Britain and Germany under the Treaty of
Berlin. A constitution was adopted 1960 and
revised 1967.