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Upolu

(Encyclopedia) UpoluUpolu&oomacr;pōˈl&oomacr; [key], volcanic island (1986 est. pop. 163,000), Samoa, S Pacific, the most populous of the Samoan islands. Upolu's land area is c.430 sq mi (1,…

Apia

(Encyclopedia) ApiaApiaäpēˈə [key], town (1983 est. pop. 35,000), capital of Samoa, on the northern coast of Upolu island. The economic, social, and political center of Samoa, Apia is the nation's…

National Park of American Samoa

(Encyclopedia) National Park of American Samoa: see American Samoa; National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table).

Pago Pago

(Encyclopedia) Pago PagoPago Pagopängˈō pängˈō, pängˈgō pängˈgō [key], town (1990 pop. 10,640) and capital of American Samoa, on the Southern shore of Tutuila island. Pago Pago has an excellent,…

American Samoa Map

  American Samoa Profile: History · Government · Economy · Population  See also: map of all islands comprising American Samoa. American Samoa Information…

Tokelau

(Encyclopedia) TokelauTokelautōkəlouˈ, tōkĕläˈ&oomacr; [key] formerly Union Islands, island group (2015 est. pop. 1,500), c.5 sq mi (c.12 sq km), S Pacific, a self-administering territory of New…

Samoa Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Samoa Index: Geography and People History Political Conditions Economy GEOGRAPHY AND PEOPLE Samoa consists of the two large islands of Upolu and…

Manu'a

(Encyclopedia) Manu'aManu'amän&oomacr;ˈä [key], island group and district (2010 pop. 1,143) of American Samoa comprising Ta'u, Ofu, and Olosega islands, with a total area of 22 sq mi (57 sq km).…

Polynesia

(Encyclopedia) PolynesiaPolynesiapŏlĭnēˈzhə, –shə [key] [Gr.,=many islands], one of the three main divisions of Oceania, in the central and S Pacific Ocean. The larger islands are volcanic; the…