Government and Politics of American Samoa
- Main article: Government of American Samoa and Politics of American Samoa
- Form of government: A presidential representative democracy that is a self-governing dependency of the United States
- Capital of American Samoa: Pago Pago official
- Elections in American Samoa
- Political parties in American Samoa
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