Location: Oceania, Polynesia, 4,300 km southwest of Honolulu in the South Pacific Ocean, about halfway between Hawaii and New Zealand

Map references: Oceania, Standard Time Zones of the World

Area:
total area: 2,860 sq km
land area: 2,850 sq km
comparative area: slightly smaller than Rhode Island

Land boundaries: 0 km

Coastline: 403 km

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

International disputes: none

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

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

Natural resources: hardwood forests, fish

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

Irrigated land: NA sq km

Environment:
current issues: soil erosion
natural hazards: subject to occasional typhoons; active volcanism
international agreements: party to - Biodiversity; signed, but not ratified - Climate Change, Law of the Sea

NOTE: The information regarding Western Samoa on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Western Samoa Geography 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Western Samoa Geography 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.