American Samoa with the capital city Pago Pago is located in Oceania (Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean). It covers some 199 square kilometres (slightly larger than Washington, DC) with 57,881 citizens.

About the flag and history of American Samoa

Blue, with a white triangle edged in red that is based on the fly side and extends to the hoist side; a brown and white American bald eagle flying toward the hoist side is carrying two traditional Samoan symbols of authority, a war club known as a "Fa'alaufa'i" (upper; left talon), and a coconut fiber fly whisk known as a "Fue" (lower; right talon); the combination of symbols broadly mimics that seen on the US Great Seal and reflects the relationship between the United States and American Samoa.

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.

National administrative regions of American Samoa

• American Samoa (general)
• Eastern District
• Manu'a
• Rose Atoll
• Swains Island
• Western District

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