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Samoa vs. American Samoa

Samoa vs. American Samoa: What's the difference?

Samoa and American Samoa refer to different territories in the Samoan Islands archipelago. The western half is called Samoa, an independent country made up of two larger islands (Upolu and Savaii) and several smaller ones. The eastern half is called American Samoa, an unincorporated territory of the United States consisting of five islands and two coral atolls.

Samoa

noun

  1. a group of islands in the southern Pacific, the islands west of 170° W longitude constituting an independent state and the rest belonging to the U.S.

American Samoa

noun

  1. the part of Samoa belonging to the United States, comprising mainly Tutuila and the Manua Islands. 76 sq. mi. (197 sq. km). : Pago Pago. : AS (for use with zip code).