1,104.25 sq mi 2,860.00 sq km (slightly smaller than Rhode Island)
Population
179,058 (July 2001 est.)
Estimated Population in 2050
170,739
Languages
Samoan (Polynesian), English
Literacy
97.0% total, 97.0% male, 97% female (1971 est.)
Religions
Christian 99.7% (about one-half of population associated with the London Missionary Society; includes Congregational, Roman Catholic, Methodist, Latter-Day Saints, Seventh-Day Adventist)
Pacific Ocean, the world's largest body of water. It lies between North and South America on the east, Asia and Australia on the west, and Antarctica on the south.