American Samoa

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American Samoa's geography
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American Samoan People



Population: 57,881 (July 2005 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 35.7% (male 10,705/female 9,956) 15-64 years: 61.3% (male 18,351/female 17,125) 65 years and over: 3% (male 664/female 1,080) (2005 est.)

Median age: total: 22.76 years male: 22.5 years female: 23.05 years (2005 est.)

Population growth rate: -0.11% (2005 est.)

Death rate: 3.33 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Net migration rate: -20.89 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Sex ratio: at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.08 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.07 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.62 male(s)/female total population: 1.06 male(s)/female (2005 est.)

Infant mortality rate: total: 9.27 deaths/1,000 live births male: 9.85 deaths/1,000 live births female: 8.65 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 75.84 years male: 72.27 years female: 79.62 years (2005 est.)

Total fertility rate: 3.25 children born/woman (2005 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: NA

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths: NA

Nationality: noun: American Samoan(s) adjective: American Samoan

Ethnic groups: native Pacific islander 92.9%, Asian 2.9%, white 1.2%, mixed 2.8%, other 0.2% (2000 census)

Religions: Christian Congregationalist 50%, Roman Catholic 20%, Protestant and other 30%

Languages: 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: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97% male: 98% female: 97% (1980 est.)