!!!Samoa: Geography ||Location|Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and New Zealand ||Geographic Coordinates|13 35 S, 172 20 W[{GoogleMap location='-13.583333,-172.33333' zoom='4'}] ||Area |''total: ''2,831 sq km\\''land: ''2,821 sq km\\''water: ''10 sq km__\\''We are unable to verify those figures from Factbook, since the 6 main sources we used for checking give different figures as follows:\\[Factbook|https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook]: 2831\\ [DBpedia|http://dbpedia.org]: 2831\\ [Geoname|http://www.geonames.org]: 2944\\ [Infoplease|http://www.infoplease.com]: 2944\\ [Britannica|http://www.britannica.com]: 2785\\ [Wolfram|http://www.wolframalpha.com]: 2831''__\\__Attempted Explanation__: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to [office@global-geography.org|mailto:office@global-geography.org] ||Land boundaries|0 km ||Coastline|403 km ||Elevation Extremes|''lowest point: ''Pacific Ocean 0 m\\''highest point: ''Mount Silisili 1,857 m ||Highest Mountains|__As there is no entry in [Wolfram|http://www.wolframalpha.com] we are listing mountain list of [Geonames|http://www.geonames.org] only:__\\According to [Geonames|http://www.geonames.org]: Mount Siope 1813 m; Mount Mata'age 1681 m; Mount Mua 1538 m; Mount Fa'ani 1305 m; Mount Mana'omia 1255 m\\ \\__Attempted Explanation:__ Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to [office@global-geography.org|mailto:office@global-geography.org] ||Terrain|two main islands (Savaii, Upolu) and several smaller islands and uninhabited islets; narrow coastal plain with volcanic, rocky, rugged mountains in interior ||Natural Hazards|occasional typhoons; active volcanism volcanism: Savai'I Island (elev. 1,858 m), which last erupted in 1911, is historically active ||Natural Resource|hardwood forests, fish, hydropower ||Land Use|''arable land: ''2.82%\\''permanent crops: ''7.75%\\''other: ''89.44% (2011) ||Climate|tropical; rainy season (November to April), dry season (May to October) ||Irrigated Land|NA ||Renewable Water Resources|NA ||Environment_CurrentIssues|soil erosion, deforestation, invasive species, overfishing ||Environment - international agreements|''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 ||Large Cities|__Due to difference in city rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists :__\\According to [Wolfram|http://www.wolframalpha.com]: Apia; Vaitele; Faleasiu; Vailele; Leauvaa\\According to [Geonames|http://www.geonames.org]: Apia ; Asau; Mulifanua ; Faleula; Siusega\\\\\__Attempted Explanation:__ Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to [office@global-geography.org|mailto:office@global-geography.org] \\[Important Cities|Geography/Australia/Samoa/Geography/Important_Cities] ||Geography-note|occupies an almost central position within Polynesia