Trivia in American Samoa

National symbols

Flag: Blue-bordered red triangle in upper left containing U.S. eagle emblem with olive branch and staff; background in red with white narrow stripes above and below.

Emblem: Circular tapa pattern with crossed ceremonial staff and fly whisk in center, outer ring inscribed with territory name and 1960 constitution date.

Trivia & facts

• Located in UTC-11 time zone, earliest to end each day, resulting in −20 hour time difference with Japan.
• Pago Pago Harbor is a sunken caldera forming a natural deep-water port, historically serving as a U.S. Navy supply depot.
• Close to International Date Line but differs by one day from neighboring independent Samoa.
• ZIP code 96799 falls under Hawaii ZIP code series.
• 'O le tala fa'asolo' oral epic poems are vital means of transmitting village history.
• Traditional fale houses lack walls on pillars, symbolizing ventilation and sociality.
• Local English is called 'Samoan Creole English' with distinctive pronunciation.
• Cable car tracks laid in the 1960s for mountain trekking were lost to hurricanes; ruins remain.
• Popular TV series 'Survivor' frequently filmed on location here.
• The .as domain is popular with companies using 'as' in names and technology like ActionScript users.