Samoan Islands
For other uses, see Samoa (disambiguation). Samoan Islands Above: Olosega island in the Manu'a group, eastern Samoa Islands. Below: map of the Samoan Islands Geography Location Polynesia Area 3,030 km 2 (1,170 sq mi) Highest elevation 1,858 m (6,096 ft) Highest point Mauga Silisili Administration Samoa Largest settlement Apia (pop. 38,800) American Samoa Largest settlement Tafuna (pop. 9,756) Demographics Population 249,839 (2012) The Samoan Islands are an archipelago covering 3,030 km 2 (1,170 sq mi) in the central South Pacific, forming part of Polynesia and the wider region of Oceania. Administratively, the archipelago comprises all of Samoa and most of American Samoa (apart from Swains Island, which is part of the Tokelau Islands). The two Samoan jurisdictions are separated by 64 km (40 mi) of ocean. The population of the Samoan Islands is approximately 250,000, [1] sharing a common language, Sam...