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American Samoa vs Wales Geography
Land area
- American Samoa has a land area of 77 square miles (199 km²), while Wales has 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²).
- Wales' land area is 104.4 times larger than American Samoa's.
Total area
- American Samoa: 581 square miles (1,505 km²) vs Wales: 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Wales' total area is 13.8 times larger than American Samoa's.
Length
- American Samoa is 9 miles (14 km) long from north to south; Wales is 149 miles (239 km).
- Wales' north-south length is 16.6 times longer than American Samoa's.
Width
- American Samoa spans 17 miles (28 km) east to west; Wales spans 111 miles (179 km).
- Wales' east-west width is 6.5 times (553%) wider than American Samoa's.
Highest point
- American Samoa's highest point is Lata Mountain at 3,169 feet (966 m); Wales's is Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) at 3,560 feet (1,085 m).
- Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) is 391 feet higher than Lata Mountain.
Lowest point
- American Samoa's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Wales's is Irish Sea at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
American Samoa vs Wales Population and History
Population
- American Samoa has a population of 49,710 (2020), while Wales has 3,105,000 (2022).
- Wales' population is 62.5 times larger than American Samoa's.
Population density
- American Samoa: 645.6 people per square mile vs Wales: 387.0.
- American Samoa's population density is 1.7 times (67%) higher than Wales'.
History
- American Samoa: A US territory since 1900.
- Wales: A country within the United Kingdom; formally joined with England by the Laws in Wales Acts of 1536.
- In its current form, Wales is the older of the two by 364 years.
Official Websites
American Samoa official website · Wales official website
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