Sierran Samoa

  

Territory of Sierran Samoa Teritori o Sierran Samoa (Samoan)
Unincorporated organized territory of the Kingdom of Sierra
Flag Seal
Motto(s): Samoa, Let God Be First
Territorial song(s): "Sierran Samoa"
Official language(s)	English, Samoan
Demonym	Sierran Samoan (Officially) Samoan (Colloquially)
Capital	Pago Pago
Largest city	Pago Pago
Area	Ranked N/A
• Total	77 sq mi (199 km2)
Population	Ranked N/A
• Total	55,689 (2019)
• Density	670.8/sq mi  (259/km2) Ranked N/A
Elevation
• Highest point	Lata Mountain 3,196 ft (966 m)
• Lowest point	Pacific Ocean sea level
Political status	Timeline 1889: Treaty of Berlin 1922: Territorial Organization Act 1975: Samoan Constitutional Act Never admitted as a province
Lord Proprietor	Iareto Lotomau
Governor	Viliamu Manaia
Lieutenant Governor	Kenese Silao
Legislature	Fono
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	House of Representatives
K.S. House delegation	1 resident commissioner Lafi Tupua
Time zone	UTC-11 Samoan Standard Time
Abbreviations	SA,

The Territory of Sierran Samoa (Samoan: Teritori o Sierran Samoa), more commonly known as Sierran Samoa, is an unincorporated organized territory of the Kingdom of Sierra located in the South Pacific Ocean south of Samoa.

Sierran Samoa consists of five main islands and two coral atolls. The largest and most populated island is Tutuila with the Manu'a Islands, Rose Atoll and Swains Island also being part of the territory. All islands except for the Swains Island are part of the Samoan Islands located west of the Cook Islands, north of Tonga, and some 500 km (300 miles) south of Tokelau. To the west are the Wallis and Futuna group, overseas territories of France. As of April 2019, the population of Sierran Samoa is 55,689 people. Most citizens of Sierran Samoa are officially Sierran nationals, but not citizens of Sierra nor any other country in the kingdom. The total land mass is 199 km (77 sq mi) and is the southernmost territory of the Kingdom of Sierra and is one of the two Sierran territories south of the Equator alongside the uninhabited Jarvis Island.

Tuna is the primary trade export of Sierran Samoa and the largest trading partner is with Sierra itself. Sierran Samoa is party of the Indo-Pacific Treaty Organization as a territory of Sierra and is a member of the Pacific Community. Sierran Samoa is also an observer state of the Conference of American States and sends a territorial delegate to represent the island in the American Parliament. The island is most famous for being one of the few places not affected by the Spanish flu during the 1918 influenza pandemic as it was closed off and quarantined by the island's government.

Sierran Samoa is well known for having the highest rate of enlistment in the Sierran Crown Armed Forces in any of the Sierran territories. The Royal Sierran Army recruitment station in Pago Pago is ranked first in production out of 470 recruitment centers across Sierra including both the provinces, overseas territories, and member states of the Columbian Realms.

History

Main articles: History of Samoa and History of Sierran Samoa

Climate

Climate change

Main article: Climate change in Sierran Samoa

Government and politics

Government

Main article: Government of Sierran Samoa

Politics

Main article: Politics of Sierran Samoa

See also: Elections in Sierran Samoa and Political party strength in Sierran Samoa

Administrative divisions

Main article: Administrative divisions of Sierran Samoa

Economy

Main article: Economy of Sierran Samoa