2 (1990), 8.488 (1989)
Fiscal year:
NA

@Western Sahara, Communications

Highways:
total:
6,200 km
unpaved:
gravel 1,450 km; improved, unimproved earth, tracks 4,750 km
Ports:
El Aaiun, Ad Dakhla
Airports:
total:
14
usable:
14
with permanent-surface runways:
3
with runways over 3,659 m:
0
with runways 2,440-3,659 m:
3
with runways 1,220-2,439 m:
5
Telecommunications:
sparse and limited system; tied into Morocco's system by microwave
radio relay, troposcatter, and 2 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth
stations linked to Rabat, Morocco; 2,000 telephones; broadcast
stations - 2 AM, no FM, 2 TV

@Western Sahara, Defense Forces

Branches:
NA
Defense expenditures:
$NA, NA% of GDP

@Western Samoa, Geography

Location:
Oceania, Polynesia, 4,300 km southwest of Honolulu in the South
Pacific Ocean, about halfway between Hawaii and New Zealand
Map references:
Oceania, Standard Time Zones of the World
Area:
total area:
2,860 sq km
land area:
2,850 sq km
comparative area:
slightly smaller than Rhode Island
Land boundaries:
0 km
Coastline:
403 km
Maritime claims:
exclusive economic zone:
200 nm
territorial sea:
12 nm
International disputes:
none
Climate:
tropical; rainy season (October to March), dry season (May to October)
Terrain:
narrow coastal plain with volcanic, rocky, rugged mountains in
interior
Natural resources:
hardwood forests, fish
Land use:
arable land:
19%
permanent crops:
24%
meadows and pastures:
0%
forest and woodland:
47%
other:
10%
Irrigated land:
NA sq km
Environment:
current issues:
soil erosion
natural hazards:
subject to occasional typhoons; active volcanism
international agreements:
party to - Biodiversity; signed, but not ratified - Climate Change,
Law of the Sea

@Western Samoa, People

Population:
204,447 (July 1994 est.)
Population growth rate:
2.38% (1994 est.)
Birth rate:
32.41 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Death rate:
6.02 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Net migration rate:
-2.63 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
37 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
67.97 years
male:
65.59 years
female:
70.48 years (1994 est.)
Total fertility rate:
4.16 children born/woman (1994 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Western Samoan(s)
adjective:
Western Samoan
Ethni