🌍 Geography
Location: Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about halfway between Hawaii and New Zealand
Area & Boundaries
Total Area
224 km²
Land Area
224 km²
Water Area
N/A km²
World Rank by Area
#null
Land Boundaries
N/A km
Coastline
116 km
Terrain & Climate
Terrain: five volcanic islands with rugged peaks and limited coastal plains, two coral atolls (Rose Atoll, Swains Island)
Climate: tropical marine, moderated by southeast trade winds; annual rainfall averages about 3 m; rainy season (November to April), dry season (May to October); little seasonal temperature variation
Elevation
Highest Point
: N/Am
Lowest Point
: nullm
Mean Elevation
N/Am
Natural Resources
pumice, pumicite
👥 Demographics
Population Overview
Total Population (2024)
43,895
World Rank
#null
Growth Rate
1.54%
Urbanization
null%
Age & Life Expectancy
Median Age
30 years
Life Expectancy
null years
Birth Rate
15.7 per 1,000
Death Rate
6.3 per 1,000
Major Urban Areas
Languages
- Samoan - 87.9%
- English - 3.3%
- Tongan - 2.1%
- other Pacific Islander - 4.1%
- Asian languages - 2.1%
- other - 0.5%
Education
Literacy Rate: null% (Male: null%, Female: null%)
💼 Economy
tourism, tuna, and government services-based territorial economy; sustained economic decline; vulnerable tuna canning industry; large territorial government presence; minimum wage increases to rise to federal standards by 2036
GDP & Economic Indicators
GDP (PPP)
N/A
GDP (Official Rate)
$871.00 million
GDP per Capita (PPP)
N/A
World GDP Rank
#null
GDP Growth Rate
null%
Unemployment Rate
null%
Inflation Rate
null%
Public Debt (% of GDP)
null%
GDP Composition by Sector
Agriculture
null%
Industry
null%
Services
null%
Major Industries
tuna canneries (largely supplied by foreign fishing vessels), handicrafts
Trade
Exports
N/A
Imports
N/A
Foreign Exchange Reserves
N/A
Currency
(null)
🏛️ Government
Government Type
unincorporated, unorganized Territory of the US with local self-government; republican form of territorial government with separate executive, legislative, and judicial branches
Suffrage
18 years of age; universal
Executive Branch
Chief of State:
Head of Government:
Legislative Branch
National Holiday
Flag Day, 17 April (1900)