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American Samoa vs Italy Geography
Land area
- American Samoa has a land area of 77 square miles (199 km²), while Italy has 113,568 square miles (294,140 km²).
- Italy's land area is 1,478.1 times larger than American Samoa's.
Total area
- American Samoa: 581 square miles (1,505 km²) vs Italy: 116,348 square miles (301,340 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Italy's total area is 200.2 times larger than American Samoa's.
Length
- American Samoa is 9 miles (14 km) long from north to south; Italy is 734 miles (1,181 km).
- Italy's north-south length is 81.6 times longer than American Samoa's.
Width
- American Samoa spans 17 miles (28 km) east to west; Italy spans 694 miles (1,117 km).
- Italy's east-west width is 40.8 times wider than American Samoa's.
Highest point
- American Samoa's highest point is Lata Mountain at 3,169 feet (966 m); Italy's is Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc) at 15,778 feet (4,809 m).
- Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc) is 12,609 feet higher than Lata Mountain.
Lowest point
- American Samoa's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Italy's is Jolanda di Savoia at -10 feet.
- Italy's lowest point is 10 feet lower.
American Samoa vs Italy Population and History
Population
- American Samoa has a population of 49,710 (2020), while Italy has 58,943,673 (2026).
- Italy's population is 1,185.8 times larger than American Samoa's.
Population density
- American Samoa: 645.6 people per square mile vs Italy: 519.0.
- American Samoa's population density is 1.2 times (24%) higher than Italy's.
History
- American Samoa: A US territory since 1900.
- Italy: Unified as the Kingdom of Italy on March 17, 1861; a republic since 1946.
- In its current form, Italy is the older of the two by 39 years.
Official Websites
American Samoa official website · Italy official website
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