<hdr>The World Factbook 1994: American Samoa<nl>Geography</hdr><body>
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<item><hi format=bold>Location:</hi> Oceania, Polynesia, in the South Pacific Ocean, 3,700 km south-southwest of Honolulu, about halfway between Hawaii and New Zealand
<item><hi format=bold>Area:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>total area:</hi> 199 sq km
<item>• <hi format=ital>land area:</hi> 199 sq km
<item>• <hi format=ital>comparative area:</hi> slightly larger than Washington, DC
<item>• <hi format=ital>note:</hi> includes Rose Island and Swains Island
<item><hi format=bold>Climate:</hi> tropical marine, moderated by southeast trade winds; annual rainfall averages 124 inches; rainy season from November to April, dry season from May to October; little seasonal temperature variation
<item><hi format=bold>Terrain:</hi> five volcanic islands with rugged peaks and limited coastal plains, two coral atolls (Rose Island, Swains Island)
<item>• <hi format=ital>meadows and pastures:</hi> 0%
<item>• <hi format=ital>forest and woodland:</hi> 75%
<item>• <hi format=ital>other:</hi> 10%
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<item><hi format=bold>Irrigated land:</hi> NA sq km
<item><hi format=bold>Environment:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>current issues:</hi> NA
<item>• <hi format=ital>natural hazards:</hi> typhoons common from December to March
<item>• <hi format=ital>international agreements:</hi> NA
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<item><hi format=bold>Note:</hi> Pago Pago has one of the best natural deepwater harbors in the South Pacific Ocean, sheltered by shape from rough seas and protected by peripheral mountains from high winds; strategic location in the South Pacific Ocean