NationMaster - Samoan Geography statistics

Area > Comparative slightly smaller than Rhode Island
Area > Total	181 sq km	[181st of 248]
Area > Water	142 sq km	[142nd of 237]
Capital city with population	Apia - 32,859
Climate tropical; rainy season (November to April), dry season (May to October)
Coastline	122 km	[122nd of 249]
Elevation extremes > Highest point Mauga Silisili (Savaii) 1,857 m
Forested Land	63%	[63rd of 193]
Geographic coordinates	13 35 S, 172 20 W
Geography > Note occupies an almost central position within Polynesia
Largest city	Apia
Largest city population	159	[159th of 174]
Largest city with population	Apia - 32,859
Location Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
Map references Oceania
Maritime claims > Contiguous zone	49 nm	[49th of 82]
Natural hazards occasional typhoons; active volcanism
Natural resources hardwood forests, fish, hydropower
Population density	114 people per sqkm	[114th of 256]
Terrain two main islands (Savaii, Upolu) and several smaller islands and uninhabited islets; narrow coastal plain with volcanic, rocky, rugged mountains in interior

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SOURCES: The area of various small countries expressed in comparison to various areas within the United States of America. ; Total area in square kilometers ; Total water area in square kilometers ; Capital cities including most recent population (estimates included). Populations are figures only within the city limits, unless otherwise specified. All populations are from 2001 t0 2005 unless otherwise specified.; A brief description of typical weather regimes throughout the year. ; The total length of the boundary between the land area (including islands) and the sea. ; Highest point above sea level ; Forested land as a proportion of total land area, estimate by FAO; This entry includes rounded latitude and longitude figures for the purpose of finding the approximate geographic center of an entity and is based on the Gazetteer of Conventional Names, Third Edition, August 1988, US Board on Geographic Names and on other sources. ; This entry includes miscellaneous geographic information of significance not included elsewhere. ; The city with the highest population; The population of the country's largest city; Largest cities including most recent population (estimates included). Populations are figures only within the city limits, unless otherwise specified. All populations are from 2001 t0 2005 unless otherwise specified.; The country's regional location, neighboring countries, and adjacent bodies of water. ; The name of the CIA World Factbook reference map on which a country may be found. The entry on Geographic coordinates may be helpful in finding some smaller countries. ; Contiguous zone - according to the LOS Convention (Article 33), this is a zone contiguous to a coastal State's territorial sea, over which it may exercise the control necessary to: prevent infringement of its customs, fiscal, immigration, or sanitary laws and regulations within its territory or territorial sea; punish infringement of the above laws and regulations committed within its territory or territorial sea; the contiguous zone may not extend beyond 24 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured (e.g. the US has claimed a 12-mile contiguous zone in addition to its 12-mile territorial sea). A full and definitive definition can be found in the Law of the Sea (LOS) Convention. ; Potential natural disasters. ; A country's mineral, petroleum, hydropower, and other resources of commercial importance. ; People per square kilometre, in 1999. At this time the world average was 14.42.; A brief description of the topography

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Samoa, Independent State of Samoa, Western Samoa, Samoa (Western), (Western) Samoa

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