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With its 66,432 people American Samoa is the 200th largest country in the world by population. It is the 212th largest country by area with 199 square kilometers. Settled as early as 1000 B.C., Samoa was "discovered" by European explorers in the 18th century. International rivalries in the latter half of the 19th century were settled by an 1899 treaty in which Germany and the US divided the Samoan archipelago. The US formally occupied its portion - a smaller group of eastern islands with the excellent harbor of Pago Pago - the following year.
Check out the recommended reading list below for great sources of information on American Samoa.
Lonely Planet Samoa : Independent & American Samoa (3rd Ed)
Dorinda Talbot
Your Guide to the National Park of American Samoa
Michael Joseph Oswald
The American Samoa Travel Journal
Younghusband World Travel Journals
National Geographic Guide to National Parks of the United States, 7th Edition (National Geographic Guide to the National Parks of the United States)
National Geographic
National Geographic Secrets of the National Parks: The Experts' Guide to the Best Experiences Beyond the Tourist Trail (National Geographics Secrets of the National Parks)
National Geographic
Your Guide to the National Parks: The Complete Guide to all 58 National Parks
Michael Joseph Oswald
Samoa & Tonga (Multi Country Travel Guide)
Peter Dragicevich
Compact Atlas of the World (Compact World Atlas)
DK Publishing
