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postnew [5]
3 years ago
6

What is the biggest colony in the US today?

Geography
1 answer:
Schach [20]3 years ago
6 0
American Samoa
Colonial Power: United States
Colonized<span>: Claimed by the </span><span>U.S. </span><span>in 1899 through a treaty with Germany; occupied by the </span><span>U.S. </span>in 1900
Area: 199 square kilometers, covering the eastern portion of the archipelago and the harbor of Pago Pago
Population: 57,496, mainly Samoans and other Pacific islanders
Language: Samoan, English
Status<span>: Officially an "unincorporated and unorganized" territory, American Samoa is administered by the </span>U.S.<span> Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs; in 2006 Tokelau claimed Swains Island, which is part of American Samoa, by naming the coral atoll in a draft of its new constitution.</span>
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