STATE PAGES District of Columbia

Motto...... Justitia Omnibus (Justice to All) Motto...... Samoa-Maumua le Atua (In Samoa, God Is First) Flower...... American Beauty Rose Flower...... Paogo (Ula-fala) Bird...... Wood Thrush Plant...... Ava Tree...... Scarlet Oak Song...... Amerika Samoa Song...... Washington Became a Territory of the ...... 1900 Became U.S. Capital...... December 1, 1800 Capital......

STATISTICS STATISTICS Land Area (square miles)...... 61 Land Area (square miles)...... 77 Population...... 658,893 Population...... 55,519 Density per square mile...... 10,801.5 Density per square mile...... 721.0 Delegate to Congress*...... 1 Capital City...... Pago Pago Number of 2012 Electoral Votes...... 3 Population...... 3,656 Number of Municipal Governments...... 1 Rank in Territory...... 3rd Number of Special Districts...... 1 Largest City...... Tafuna Population...... 9,756 *Committee voting privileges only. Delegate to Congress*...... 1 Number of School Districts...... 1 LEGISLATIVE BRANCH Legislative Body...... Council of the District of Columbia *Committee voting privileges only.

Chair...... Phil Mendelson LEGISLATIVE BRANCH Chair Pro Tem...... Kenyan McDuffie Legislative Body...... Legislature Secretary to the Council...... Nyasha Smith 2015 Regular Session...... Jan. 2 – Dec. 31, 2015 President of the Senate...... Gaoteote P.T. Gaoteote Secretary of the Senate...... Leo’o V. Ma’o EXECUTIVE BRANCH Mayor...... Speaker of the House...... Savali Talavou Ale Secretary of the District of Columbia...... Lauren C. Vaughn Speaker Pro Tem of the House...... Fetu Fetui Jr. Attorney General...... Karl Racine Chief Clerk of the House...... Fialupe Lutu Chief Financial Officer...... Jeffrey Barnette Auditor...... Yolanda Branche 2015 Regular Session...... Jan. 12 – Dec. 31, 2015 State Comptroller...... Anthony Pompa Number of Senatorial Districts...... 12 (Deputy Chief Financial Officer) Number of Representative Districts...... 17

Mayor’s Present Term...... 1/2015 – 1/2019 EXECUTIVE BRANCH Number of Elected Officials in the Executive Branch...... 10 ...... Lieutenant Governor...... JUDICIAL BRANCH Attorney General...... Talauega Eleasalo V. Ale Highest Court...... D.C. Court of Appeals Treasurer...... Falema’o M. Pili Court of Appeals Chief Justice...... Eric Washington Auditor...... Liua Fatuesi Number of Court of Appeals Judges...... 9 Number of U.S. Court Districts...... 1 Governor’s Present Term...... 1/2013 – 1/2017 Number of Members in the Cabinet...... 16

JUDICIAL BRANCH Highest Court...... High Court High Court Chief Justice...... F. Michael Kruse Number of High Court Judges...... 6

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