Country summary report - Forestry Division - Samoa

Samoa lies in the southwest Pacific between latitudes 13° 25’S and 14º 05’S and longitudes 171° 23’W and 172° 48’W. It is comprised of two main islands, seven smaller islands (two of which are inhabited), islets and rocks. The total land area of Samoa is approximately 282 852 ha. The total population recorded from the last census in 1991 was 161 298; however, the Department of Statistics has estimated the total population in 1998 to be 168 027. The climate is tropical, tempered by the ocean environment, and marked by a distinctive wet season (November - April) and a dry season (May - October).