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Capitale
nom: Pago Pago
coordonnées géographiques: 14 16 S, 170 42 W
différence de temps: UTC-11 (6 hours behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
note: pronounced "pahn-go pahn-go"
Fête de l'Indépendance
none (territory of the US)
Fête nationale
Flag Day, 17 Avril (1900)
Constitution
history: adopted 17 Octobre 1960; revised 1 Juillet 1967
amendments: proposed by either house of the Legislative Assembly; passage requires three-fifths majority vote by the membership of each house, approval in a referendum, and approval by the US Secretary of the Interior; amended 1971, 1977, 1979 (2017)
Suffrage - Age minimum de l'électeur
18 ans; universal
Pouvoir exécutif
chef d'état (Président): Président Donald J. TRUMP (depuis 20 January 2017); Vice Président Michael R. PENCE (depuis 20 January 2017)
chef de gouvernement (1er ministre): Governor Lolo Matalasi MOLIGA (depuis 3 January 2013)
cabinet: Cabinet consists of 12 department directors appointed by the governor with the consent of the Legislature or Fono
elections/appointments: president and vice president indirectly elected on the same ballot by an Electoral College of 'electors' chosen from each state to serve a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); under the US Constitution, residents of unincorporated territories, such as American Samoa, do not vote in elections for US president and vice president; however, they may vote in Democratic and Republican presidential primary elections; governor and lieutenant governor directly elected on the same ballot by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 8 November 2016 (next to be held in November 2020)
election results: Lolo Matalasi MOLIGA reelected governor in first round; percent of vote - Lolo Matalasi MOLIGA (independent) 60.2%, Faoa Aitofele SUNIA (Democratic Party) 35.8%, Tuika TUIKA (independent) 4%

Source: CIA World Factbook - Version du décembre 31, 2019