American Samoa: Flag and Facts
The flag of American Samoa shows a dark blue field with a large red-edged white triangle pointing left, and a bald eagle on the right gripping a Samoan war club and a fly whisk.
- Capital
- Pago Pago
- Region
- Polynesia
- Population
- 43,268 (2025)
- Languages
- English, Samoan
- Currency
- United States dollar
- Area
- 199 km² (77 sq mi)
- People
- American Samoan
- Calling code
- +1684
- Highest point
- Lata Mountain 964 m
- Independence
- none (territory of the US)
- National symbols
- a fue (coconut fiber fly whisk that represents…) crossed with a to'oto'o (staff that represents authority)
- Borders
- No land borders
- Status
- Territory (not a sovereign country)
About American Samoa
Both items in the eagle's talons are old Samoan signs of authority. The war club is called a fa'alaufa'i, and the fly whisk, made from coconut fiber, is a fue. An eagle holding two objects mirrors the US Great Seal, a nod to the bond between the territory and the United States. Red, white, and blue are traditional colors for both places.
People had settled Tutuila, the largest island, by 1000 B.C., and it became a safe haven for exiled chiefs from neighboring islands. Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen sailed through the Manu'a Islands in 1722. Whalers and missionaries showed up in the 1830s. The territory is made of five volcanic islands plus two coral atolls, Rose Atoll and Swains Island. Lata Mountain is the highest point at 964 meters.
Did you know?
- Rain is heavy in American Samoa, averaging about 3 meters a year.
- American Samoa is a US territory, so it has no independence date.
- The whole territory is only slightly larger than Washington, D.C.
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Questions about American Samoa
What is the capital of American Samoa?
Pago Pago is the capital.
What languages do people speak in American Samoa?
English and Samoan are the languages of American Samoa.
Sources
- CIA World Factbook, checked October 8, 2026
- REST Countries data (mledoze/countries), checked October 8, 2026
- Flag artwork: flag-icons (MIT), checked October 8, 2026
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