Flag of American Samoa
Officially Territory of American Samoa
Locally Amerika Sāmoa
What the flag looks like
A dark blue field divided by a red-edged white triangle that points to the hoist from a base along the fly, bearing a bald eagle that grips a war club and a fly whisk.
What it means
The eagle represents the United States, while the Samoan war club (uatogi) and fly whisk (fue) in its talons stand for the power of the state and the wisdom of Samoan chiefs.
How to remember it
American Samoa
drives a white wedge into the flagpole, and the American eagle riding it clutches two Samoan chiefly symbols.
Fun facts
- American Samoa is the only inhabited U.S. territory south of the equator.
- People born in American Samoa are U.S. nationals but not automatically U.S. citizens.
American Samoa at a glance
- Status
- Unincorporated territory of the United States
- Sovereign state
- United States
- Capital
- Pago Pago
- Region
- U.S. territory
- Population
- 49,710
- Area
- 199 km²
- Languages
- English, Samoan
- Currency
- United States dollar ($)
- Flag adopted
- 1960