World Region Information --- Samoa Information
We are researching Samoa local information. The Independent State of Samoa is a Polynesian island nation consisting of two main islands. We will feature information that seems good to know when advancing to Samoa.
It is located on the west side of the Samoa Islands in the South Pacific with the 171st longitude as the boundary.
About 2,842km2
Approximately 196,000 people
92.6% Samoan, 7.0% Euronesian, 0.4% European, 0.1% East Asian
Samoan, English
Christianity
- Immaculate Conception of Mary Cathedral
One of the oldest Polynesian cultures, it has 3,000 years of traditional culture.
- Robert Louis Stevenson Museum
- Samoa Cultural Village
- Palolo Deep Marine Reserve
- To Sua Ocean Trench
- Piula (Fatumea) Cave Pool
- Papase'ea Sliding Rocks
- Alofaaga Blowholes
- Afu Aau Waterfall
- Papapapaitai (Tiavi) Falls
- Lalomanu Beach
It offers eight years of free and compulsory primary and secondary education up to the age of 16.
- National University of Samoa
- Nelson Memorial Public Library
1899 Germany annexes West Samoa. United States occupies East Samoa
1914 New Zealand occupied during World War I. After the war, it was managed by New Zealand as a United Nations mandate
1939-45 US troops stationed in West Samoa during World War II
1962 West Samoa Independence
1997 Changed the name of the country to Samoa Independent State
2007 After the death of the king, a former prime minister is elected head of state (sometimes seen as a transition from a monarchy to a republic)
2009 Motorways are changed to left-hand traffic (changes to suit Australia and New Zealand). Damage caused by the earthquake and tsunami
2011 End of December 30th is removed and moved west of the International Date Line (changed to match Australia and New Zealand dates)
2012 Joined the World Trade Organization
2013 Constitutional Amendment
2019 Measles Outbreak Declares State of Emergency
It is seen as a republic, or constitutional monarchy, in which the head of state is elected from among the four highest-ranking mayors in the country.
- Parliament of Samoa
$4,420
It is positioned as an economically developing country.
Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Kiribati, Cook Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Tonga, Nauru, Niue, Vanuatu, Palau, Fiji, Marshall Islands, Micronesia
