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American Samoa: map and facts

American Samoa is in Polynesia. It has 46,029 people (2025). It covers 199 km². That is about 231 people per km². Its highest point is Lata Mountain, at 963 m.

American Samoa and the land around it. The triangle marks its highest point, Lata Mountain; the circle marks its capital, Pago Pago. Boundaries follow India’s official position.

Facts

Population: 46,029 (2025, World Bank)
Area: 199 km² (2024, World Bank). This figure covers a different area from the one this map shows: as drawn, about 181 km².
Capital: Pago Pago
Highest point: Lata Mountain, 963 m (Wikidata)
Forest: 79.6% of the land (2024, World Bank)

Mountains and landscapes

Its highest peaks:

Lata Mountain: 963 m (its highest point)

Land

Landforms, worked out from the height of the land (USGS GMTED2010): hills 77.2%, mountains 20.9%, plains 1.9%.

Forests covered 79.6% of its land in 2024, down from 90.4% in 1990 (World Bank).

Neighbours

American Samoa has no land borders on this map.

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Sources

India’s boundaries are drawn according to India’s official position, simplified for small-scale maps (data: Natural Earth, India view). Each figure shows its year and source; some are rounded. Data release 2026.2.

Natural Earth (naturalearthdata.com), public domain. Boundaries follow India's official position (Natural Earth's India point of view). Terms
GMTED2010 courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey (Danielson and Gesch 2011, USGS Open-File Report 2011-1073). Terms
The World Bank: World Development Indicators, Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL): UN Population Division, national statistical offices (2025 data, retrieved 2026-10-17). CC BY 4.0. Rounded by Make Me Smarter. Terms
The World Bank: World Development Indicators, Surface area (AG.SRF.TOTL.K2): FAO (2024 data, retrieved 2026-10-17). CC BY 4.0. Terms
The World Bank: World Development Indicators, Forest area (% of land area) (AG.LND.FRST.ZS): FAO, FAOSTAT (2024 data, retrieved 2026-10-17). CC BY 4.0. Rounded by Make Me Smarter. Terms
Wikidata (CC0): names, capitals, peak heights and river lengths, checked by Make Me Smarter. Terms
Landforms worked out by Make Me Smarter from GMTED2010.

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