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Detailed Analysis for Year: 2015
Full Dataset: from 1993 to 2014
Dataset updated: 17th March 2015
Data Source: CIA Factbook
National or Regional Currency: US Dollar
Currency Symbol: US$
Location: Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and New Zealand
Geographic Coordinates: 14 20 S, 170 00 W
Map References: Oceania
Area: total: 199 sq km ; land: 199 sq km ; water: 0 sq km ; note: includes Rose Island and Swains Island
Area - Comparative: slightly larger than Washington, DC
Terrain: five volcanic islands with rugged peaks and limited coastal plains, two coral atolls (Rose Island, Swains Island)
Elevation Extremes(M): lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m ; highest point: Lata Mountain 964 m
Land Boundaries(Km): 0 km
Coastline: 116 km
Maritime Claims: territorial sea: 12 nm ; exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Geography - Note: 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