Location Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand

Geographic coordinates 13 35 S, 172 20 W

Map references Oceania

Area
total: 2,860 sq km
land: 2,850 sq km
water: 10 sq km

Area - comparative slightly smaller than Rhode Island

Land boundaries 0 km

Coastline 403 km

Maritime claims
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Climate tropical; rainy season (October to March), dry season (May to October)

Terrain narrow coastal plain with volcanic, rocky, rugged mountains in interior

Elevation extremes
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mauga Silisili 1,857 m

Natural resources hardwood forests, fish

Land use
arable land: 19%
permanent crops: 24%
permanent pastures: 0%
forests and woodland: 47%
other: 10%

Irrigated land NA sq km

Natural hazards occasional typhoons; active volcanism

Environment - current issues soil erosion

Environment - international agreements
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection
signed, but not ratified: Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol

NOTE: The information regarding Samoa on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Samoa Geography 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Samoa Geography 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.