Samoa

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Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa and until 1997 known as Western Samoa, is a Polynesian island country consisting of two main islands, two smaller, inhabited islands, and several smaller, uninhabited islands, including the Aleipata Islands. The capital city is Apia.

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Country Name	Independent State of Samoa
Short Name	Samoa
Capital	Apia
Largest city	Apia
Official languages	Samoan, English
National Languages	Samoan
Religion	Christianity (official)
Demonym(s)	Samoan
Government	Unitary dominant-party parliamentary republic
President	O le Ao o le Malo – Va’aletoa Sualauvi II
Vice President	Prime Minister – Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi
House Speaker	Toleafoa Faafisi
Chief Justice	Satiu Simativa Perese
Total Area	2,842 km² (1,097 sq mi)
Water (%)	0.3
Total Land Area (%)	2,833.47 km²
Population	195,843 (2016 census)
GDP (PPP)	$1.188 billion (2018 estimate)
GDP (Nominal)	$881 million (2018 estimate)
Currency	Tālā (WS$) (WST)
Time zone	UTC+13 (WST) Summer (DST) UTC+14 (WST)
Date format	DD/MM/YYYY
Mains Electricity	230 V – 50 Hz
Driving side	Left
Calling code	+685
ISO 3166 code	WS
Internet TLD	.ws
Political Parties	Human Rights Protection Party Tautua Samoa Party Samoa First Party Samoa National Democratic Party
Independence Day	13 December 1946
Tallest Building	FMFMII Government Building Central Bank of Samoa John Williams Building Development Bank of Samoa
Richest Persons	Va’aleto’a Eti Sualauvi II Tufuga Efi Fiame Naomi Mata’afa Tuilaepa Malielegaoi
Top Website	csl.ws aims.ws samoa.travel
Flag	Samoa Flag
Map	Samoa Map