American Samoa
Territory of American Samoa
February 11
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GEOGRAPHY

Area 199 sq.km. Archipelago in the Polynesian Pacific.

Population Ann.Gr. Density
2000 68,089 +3.71% 342 per sq. km.
2010 94,712 +3.24% 476 per sq. km.
2025 142,680 +2.54% 717 per sq. km.

Capital Pago Pago 5,973. Urbanites 11%. There are many Samoans living in mainland USA (75,000) and Hawaii (20,000).

PEOPLES

Polynesian 93%. Samoan 60,000; Tongan 2,500.

Caucasian 2%. Americans.

Other 5%. Mixed race, Korean, Chinese, Filipino.

Literacy 98%. Official languages Samoan, English. All languages 4. Languages with Scriptures 3Bi.

ECONOMY

A largely traditional Polynesian economy. Main economic activities are tuna fishing and canning. Nearly half the territory's revenue is direct US federal grants. Its remoteness and devastating hurricanes limit economic development. Public debt 74% of GNP. Income/person $2,600 (13.7% of mainland USA).

POLITICS

US unincorporated territory since 1900.

RELIGION

Freedom of religion.

Religions Population % Adherents Ann.Gr.
Christian 95.70 65,161 +3.6%
non-Religious/other 2.09 1,423 +6.4%
Baha'i 1.45 987 +4.4%
Buddhist 0.64 436 +6.1%
Chinese 0.12 82 +5.8%

Christians Denom. Affil.% ,000 Ann.Gr.
Protestant 11 48.22 33 +1.6%
Independent 6 3.16 2 +1.9%
Anglican 1 0.28 0 +4.2%
Catholic 1 13.91 9 +2.2%
Marginal 4 23.40 16 +3.7%
Unaffiliated   9.15 6 n.a.
Doubly affiliated   -2.42 -2 n.a.

Churches MegaBloc Cong. Members Affiliates
Congregational Chr P 36 10,778 18,000
Latter-day Saints (Morm) M 33 7,300 14,600
Catholic C 8 3,788 9,470
Assemblies of God P 20 4,474 6,800
Methodist P 14 3,497 5,000
Seventh-day Adventist P 8 1,100 2,200
Jehovah's Witnesses M 3 200 580
Other denoms [16]   159 2,290 3,900
Doubly affiliated     -825 -1,650
Total Christians [23]   281 32,600 58,900

Trans-bloc Groupings pop. % ,000 Ann.Gr.
Evangelical 17.9 12 +0.6%
Charismatic 14.3 10 +0.2%
  Pentecostal 11.9 8 -0.2%

Missionaries from American Samoa
n.a.

Missionaries to American Samoa
P,I,A 10 serving with 5 agencies: USA 10.
C 30. M 70.


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Challenges for Prayer

1 Samoans in this U.S. territory are relatively well-off in comparison to independent Samoa to the west, but are adversely affected by the dominant materialistic culture and wealth of their rulers. Pray for the indigenous people that they may find their destiny in wholehearted commitment to the Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Praise God for the evangelical ministries and churches making an impact for the Lord. The Assemblies of God have grown through evangelism. There is also a large YWAM base in the islands.

3 Spectacular Mormon growth demonstrates the spiritual poverty of the mainline churches who have lost large numbers to this erroneous system. Pray for new spiritual life and vigour in these churches.

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