Located a world away from the continental
United States in terms of geography and pace of life, this
unincorporated Territory is America's little-known South Pacific
paradise. The seven island chain, which lies 2500 miles south of
Hawaii, 1200 miles east of Fiji, and that far west of Tahiti, is best
known for its port area of Pago Pago (pronounced pongo pongo), and
counts its two huge canneries and associated fishing industry as the
key to its economy.
The islands themselves are covered with lush
tropical forests of coconut palms and banana trees which, along with
the 58,000 inhabitants, bask in a yearly temperatures of 84-89
degrees Fahrenheit, with rainfall from 150"-250" a year. The hotter,
rainy season matches the hurricane season and lasts from November to
March. The relatively "cooler" and "drier"winter season runs from May
to August.
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