American Samoa

American Samoa
or Eastern Samoa geographical name island group of E Samoa SW central Pacific capital Pago Pago (on Tutuila Island) area 76 square miles (198 square kilometers), population 57,291

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  • American Samoa at the Olympics — American Samoa has competed in 5 Summer Games. They also competed in the Winter Olympic Games for the first time (and as of 2008, only time) at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway …   Wikipedia

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