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Area > Comparative
slightly smaller than Rhode Island |
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Area > Land
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2,934 sq km |
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[172nd of 238]
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Area > Total
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2,944 sq km |
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[181st of 250]
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Capital city with population
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Apia - 32,859 |
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Climate
tropical; rainy season (November to April), dry season (May to October) |
Elevation extremes > Highest point
Mauga Silisili (Savaii) 1,857 m |
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Forested Land
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37.2% |
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[63rd of 193]
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Geographic coordinates
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13 35 S, 172 20 W |
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Land use > Arable land
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21.13% |
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[46th of 258]
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Largest city
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Apia |
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Largest city population
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33,000 |
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[159th of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Apia - 32,859 |
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Location
Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and New Zealand |
Map references
Oceania |
Natural hazards
occasional typhoons; active volcanism |
Natural resources
hardwood forests, fish, hydropower |
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Population density
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80.69 people per sqkm |
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[114th of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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65.37 people/m²
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[115th of 204]
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Surface area > sq. km
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2,840 km²
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[168th of 206]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Mauga Silisili |
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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Samoa, Independent State of Samoa, Western Samoa, Samoa (Western), (Western) Samoa
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