Island Details: Samoa

Name
Samoa
Location
Pacific
Number of Islands (approx.)
10*
Island Details
2 main islands + 2 smaller inhabitated islands + six uninhabitated islands*
Type of Islands
oceanic, volcanic
Surface Area (km²)
2,840.00*
Terrain
two main islands (Savaii, Upolu) and several smaller islands and uninhabited islets; narrow coastal plain with volcanic, rocky, rugged mountains in interior*
Highest Elevation (m)
1,857.0*
Highest Elevation (name)
Mount Silisili*
Isolation Index
87*
Climate Risk Index Rank (1993-2012)
71*
Mean Sea Level Trends (mm/year)
0.00
Mean Sea Level (meta)
Population (total)
183,081*
Census Year [Population (total)]
2010*
Population Density (p/km²)
64.7*
Census Year [Population Density (p/km²)]
2010*
Population Growth (annual %)
0.372*
Census Year [Population Growth (annual %)]
2010*
GDP (per capita in current US$)
3,388*
Census Year (GDP)
2010*
Dominant Economic Sector
automotive components, beer, copra, remittances, tourism*
HDI
0.699*
Census Year (HDI)
2010*
Administration
independent (parliamentary democracy including traditional Samoan structures)*
Miscellaneous
Occupies an almost central position within Polynesia*