Samoan Islands

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Samoan Islands
Samoan sunset
Samoan sunset
Geography
Location Polynesia
Area 3,030 km²
Highest point Mauga Silisili 1,858 m
Administration
Flag of Samoa Samoa
Largest city Apia (38,800)
Flag of the United States United States
Largest city Pago Pago
Demographics
Population 250,100 (as of 2001)

The Samoan Islands or Samoa Islands (formerly referred to as Navigators' Islands) is an archipelago covering 3,030 sq km in the central South Pacific, forming part of the Polynesia region. Its population is approximately 250,000 persons, sharing a common language, Samoan, and culture, the fa'asamoa,, but currently politically, there are two jurisdictions on the islands:

  • Samoa, a state also called Western Samoa or Independent Samoa (2,831 sq km and 185,000 inhabitants)


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Polynesian outliers
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