American Samoa Flag - Standard

American Samoa is not a state, but a US territory. The Flag of American Samoa's colors are borrowed from the USA flag as is the emblem, a bald eagle. The American Samoa Flag has many Samoan and American symbols. The bald eagle on the flag shows protection. In its talons are a fue, a fly switch, to symbolize wisdom. The eagle also holds a nifo oti, a dancing knife. The colors are red, white, and blue.

American Samoa (/-s??mo?.?, -s??-/ (listen); Samoan: Amerika S?moa, [a?m??ika ?sa?m?a]; also Amelika S?moa or S?moa Amelika) is an unincorporated territory of the United Stateslocated in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of Samoa.^[5] Its location is centered around 14.2710° S, 170.1322° W. It is on the eastern border of the International Date Line, while independent Samoa is west of it.