Samoa Geography

Country Name: Independent State of Samoa

Capital City: Apia

Population: 214265

Population Growth: 1.291% (2007 est.)

Currency: tala (SAT)

Languages: Samoan (Polynesian), English

Area:

Inflation Rate: 3.3% (2005)

Unemployment Rate: NA%

Domain extension:

GEOGRAPHIC DETAILS OF SAMOA

Location:

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

Geographic Co-ordinates:

13 35 S, 172 20 W

Area - total:

2,944 sq km

Area - total:

2,944 sq km

Area - land:

2,934 sq km

Area - water:

10 sq km

Land Boundaries:

0 km

Border Countries:

0 km

Terrain:

two main islands (Savaii, Upolu) and several smaller islands and uninhabited islets; narrow coastal plain with volcanic, rocky, rugged mountains in interior

Elevation - highest point:

Mauga Silisili (Savaii) 1,857 m

Elevation - lowest point:

Pacific Ocean 0 m

Natural Resources:

hardwood forests, fish, hydropower

Arable Land:

21.13%

Permanent Crops:

24.30%

Other Land Use:

54.57% (2005)

Natural Hazards:

occasional typhoons; active volcanism