Samoa

Samoa /səˈmoʊə/ ( listen), offeecially the Independent State o Samoa, umwhile kent as Wastren Samoa an German Samoa, is a kintra governin the wastren pairt o the Samoan Islands in the Sooth Paceefic Ocean. It became independent frae New Zealand in 1962. The twa main islands o Samoa are Upolu an ane o the biggest islands in Polynesie, Savai'i. The caipital ceety, Apia, an Faleolo Internaitional Airport are situatit on the island o Upolu.

Independent State o Samoa Malo Saʻoloto Tutoʻatasi o Sāmoa  (Samoan)
Banner Coat o airms
Motto: "Faʻavae i le Atua Sāmoa" "Samoa is foondit on God"
Anthem: O le fuʻa o le saʻolotoga o Samoa "The Banner o Freedom" The National Anthem of Samoa
Caipital and largest city	Apia 13°50′S 171°45′W
Offeecial leids	Samoan Inglis
Ethnic groups (2001)	92.6% Samoans 7.0% Euronesies 0.4% Europeans 0.1% East Asie[1]
Releegion	Christianity (offeecial)[2]
Demonym(s)	Samoan
Govrenment	Unitary pairlamentar democracy
• O le Ao o le Malo	Tuimalealiifano Va'aletoa Sualauvi II
• Prime Meenister	Fiame Naomi Mataʻafa
Legislatur	Legislative Assembly
Unthirldom frae New Zealand
• Treaty o Berlin	14 Juin 1889
• Tripartite Convention	16 Februar 1900
• Colonization by Germany	1 Mairch 1900
• Colonisation bi New Zealand	30 August 1914
• League mandate	17 December 1920
• UN trusteeship	13 December 1946
• Wastren Samoa Act 1961	1 Januar 1962
Aurie
• Total	2,842 km2 (1,097 sq mi) (167th)
• Water (%)	0.3
Population
• November 2016 census	192,342[3]
• Density	68/km2 (176.1/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2016 estimate
• Total	$1.046 billion[4]
• Per capita	$5,368[4]
GDP (nominal)	2016 estimate
• Tot	$876 million[4]
• Per capita	$4,496[4]
HDI (2014)	0.702[5] heich · 105t
Currency	Tala (WST)
Time zone	UTC+13b (UTC+13:00)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+14 (UTC+14:00)
Drivin side	leftc
Cawin code	+685
ISO 3166 code	WS
Internet TLD	.ws
Heid o state. Syne 31 December 2011.[6] Syne 7 September 2009.[7]

References

1. "Samoa". CIA – The World Factbook. Archived frae the original on 21 Mey 2016. Retrieved 10 Februar 2018.
2. Wyeth, Grant (16 Juin 2017). "Samoa Officially Becomes a Christian State". The Diplomat. Archived frae the original on 16 Juin 2017. Retrieved 16 Juin 2017. Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
3. "Census 2016 Preliminary Count". Samoa Bureau of Statistics. p. 3. Archived frae the original on 17 September 2017. Retrieved 2 Februar 2017.
4. "Samoa". International Monetary Fund.
5. "2015 Human Development Report Statistical Annex" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 2015. p. 13. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
6. Staff/Agencies (31 December 2011). "Samoa skips Friday in time zone change". ABC Australia. Archived frae the original on 16 Januar 2012. Retrieved 16 Januar 2012. Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (help)
7. Chang, Richard S. (8 September 2009). "In Samoa, Drivers Switch to Left Side of the Road". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 Mey 2010.

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