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Samoa

Currency code: 
WST
Currency name: 
Samoan tālā
Country name: 
Samoa
Capital: 
Apia
Country code: 
WS
Continent: 
Australia-Oceania
Independent from: 
territory of the US
Total area: 
199
Total area note: 
199note: includes Rose Island and Swains Island
Land area: 
199
Population: 
54,719
Population note: 
54,719 (July 2013 est.)
Official language: 
SamoanEnglish
All languages: 
Samoan 90.6% (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English 2.9%, Tongan 2.4%, other Pacific islander 2.1%, other 2% note: most people are bilingual (2000 census)
Time zone: 
UTC+13:00 (UTC+13) - Summer (DST) UTC+14:00 (UTC+14)
Drive on: 
Left
Calling code: 
+685
Domain: 
.ws