Disputes-international: none
Illicit drugs: transshipment points for South American drugs destined for the US and Europe
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SAMOA
@Samoa:Geography
Location: Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
Geographic coordinates: 13 35 S, 172 20 W
Map references: Oceania
Area: total: 2,860 sq km land: 2,850 sq km water: 10 sq km
Area-comparative: slightly smaller than Rhode Island