Congregationalist 34.8%, Roman Catholic 19.6%, Methodist 15%, Latter-Day Saints 12.7%, Assembly of God 6.6%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3.5%, Worship Centre 1.3%, other Christian 4.5%, other 1.9%, unspecified 0.1% (2001 census)
nominally Roman Catholic 92% (less than 20% practicing), Protestant 2%, Jewish 2%, other 4%
Languages
Samoan (Polynesian), English
Spanish (official), Italian, English, German, French
Exports
soybeans and derivatives, petroleum and gas, vehicles, corn, wheat
External Debt
$130,200,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
Argentine pesos (ARS) per US dollar - 3.1636 (2008 est.), 3.1105 (2007), 3.0543 (2006), 2.9037 (2005), 2.9233 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
0.500%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
0
6
Location
Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and New Zealand
Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Chile and Uruguay
Area
2,831 km sq
2,780,400 km sq
Coastline
403 km
4,989 km
Climate
tropical; rainy season (November to April), dry season (May to October)
mostly temperate; arid in southeast; subantarctic in southwest
