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Geography
Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and New Zealand
13 35 S, 172 20 W
Area: 
total: 2,831 sq km
country comparison to the world: 
177
land: 2,821 sq km
water: 10 sq km
slightly smaller than Rhode Island
0 km
403 km
territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Current Weather
tropical; rainy season (November to April), dry season (May to October)
two main islands (Savaii, Upolu) and several smaller islands and uninhabited islets; narrow coastal plain with volcanic, rocky, rugged mountains in interior
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mount Silisili 1,857 m
hardwood forests, fish, hydropower
arable land: 21.13%
permanent crops: 24.3%
other: 54.57% (2005)
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occasional typhoons; active volcanism
volcanism: Savai’I Island (elev. 1,858 m, 6,096 ft), which last erupted in 1911, is historically active
soil erosion, deforestation, invasive species, overfishing
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
occupies an almost central position within Polynesia
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