Samoa

Basic facts about Samoa

Country name: Samoa
Capital: Apia
Country code: 432
Continent: Australia-Oceania
Currency name: Samoan tālā
Independence:
Independent from: territory of the US
Total area (km2): 199
Land area (km2): 199
Water area (km2): 0
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)
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Drive on: left
Calling code: +685
Domain: .ws