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Capital: Apia
Language: English
Currency: Tala
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Map of SamoaCAPITAL CITY OF Samoa: Apia
LANGUAGE OF Samoa: English
CURRENCY OF Samoa: Tala
COMMENTS ABOUT Samoa:
Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa, is a country governing the western half of the Samoan Islands archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean.
Islands : Upolu, Savaii
Calling code : +685
Time zone : (UTC-11)
New Zealand occupied the German protectorate of Western Samoa at the outbreak of World War I in 1914. It continued to administer the islands as a mandate and then as a trust territory until 1962, when the islands became the first Polynesian nation to reestablish independence in the 20th century.
CLIMATE OF Samoa: The climate is tropical, with an average annual temperature of 26.5 °C, and a rainy season from November to April.
RELIGION OF Samoa: Christian 99.7% (about one-half of population associated with the London Missionary Society; includes Congregational, Roman Catholic, Methodist, Latter-Day Saints, Seventh-Day Adventist)
POPULATION OF Samoa: 177,714 (July 2004 est.)
ECONOMY OVERVIEW OF Samoa: The economy of Samoa has traditionally been dependent on development aid, family remittances from overseas, and agriculture and fishing. The country is vulnerable to devastating storms. Agriculture employs two-thirds of the labor force, and furnishes 90% of exports, featuring coconut cream, coconut oil, and copra. The manufacturing sector mainly processes agricultural products. The decline of fish stocks in the area is a continuing problem. Tourism is an expanding sector, accounting for 25% of GDP; about 88,000 tourists visited the islands in 2001. The Samoan Government has called for deregulation of the financial sector, encouragement of investment, and continued fiscal discipline, meantime protecting the environment. Observers point to the flexibility of the labor market as a basic strength for future economic advances. Foreign reserves are in a relatively healthy state, the external debt is stable, and inflation is low.
 
 
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