Independent State of Samoa

Capital: Apia Population: 194,320 Official Languages: Samoan, English Time Zone: +13 / Summer +14 Dialing Code: +685

Government: Unitary parliamentary republic Area: 2,831 km2 Ethnic Groups: 92.6% Samoans Currency : Tala (WST) ISO 3166 code: WS

Basic Info

Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa (Samoan: Malo Sa'oloto Tuto'atasi o Sāmoa), formerly known as Western Samoa, is a country encompassing the western part of the Samoan Islands in the South Pacific Ocean. It became independent from New Zealand in 1962. The two main islands of Samoa are Upolu and one of the biggest islands in Polynesia, Savai'i. The capital city, Apia, and Faleolo International Airport are situated on the island of Upolu.

Geography

Samoa is located south of the equator, about halfway between Hawai'i and New Zealand in the Polynesian region of the Pacific Ocean. The total land area is 2,934 km² (1,133 sq mi), consisting of the two large islands of Upolu and Savai'i which account for 99% of the total land area, and eight small islets.

Climate

The climate is equatorial/monsoonal, with an average annual temperature of 26.5°C (79.7°F), and a rainy season from November to April. Savai'i is the largest of the Samoan islands and the sixth largest Polynesian island after New Zealand's North, South and Stewart Islands and the Hawaiian islands of Hawaiʻi and Maui. The population of Savai'i is 42,000 people.

Districts

Samoa is made up of eleven itūmālō (political districts). These are the traditional eleven districts that were established well before European arrival. Each district has its own constitutional foundation (faavae) based on the traditional order of title precedence found in each district's faalupega (traditional salutations).

• 1. Upolu (including minor islands)

• 2. Tuamasaga (Afega)

• 3. A'ana (Leulumoega)

• 4. Aiga-i-le-Tai (Mulifanua) 1

• 5. Atua (Lufilufi) 2

• 6. Va'a-o-Fonoti (Samamea)

• 7. Fa'asaleleaga (Safotulafai)

• 8. Gaga'emauga (Saleaula) 3

• 9. Gaga'ifomauga (Safotu)

• 10. Vaisigano (Asau)

• 11. Satupa'itea (Satupa'itea)

• 12. Palauli (Vailoa)

1 including islands Manono, Apolima and Nu'ulopa
2 including the Aleipata Islands and Nu'usafe'e Island
3 smaller parts also on Upolu (Salamumu (incl. Salamumu-Utu) and Leauvaa villages)

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