Samoa

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PROFILE
  • Area: 2,831 sq. km (1,093 sq. mi.)
  • Population: 198,926 (2016 est.)
  • Population growth rate: 0.59% (2016 est.)
  • Life expectancy: 73.7 years (2016)
  • Languages: Samoan (Polynesian) (official), English
  • Religions: Protestant 57.4% (Congregationalist 31.8%, Methodist 13.7%, Assembly of God 8%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3.9%), Roman Catholic 19.4%, Mormon 15.2%, Worship Centre 1.7%, other Christian 5.5%, other 0.7%, none 0.1%, unspecified 0.1%
  • Formal name: Independent State of Samoa
  • Alternate names: Independent State of Samoa, Malo Sa‘oloto Tuto‘atasi o Samoa, Samoa i Sisifo, Western Samoa
  • Government type: parliamentary republic
  • Leaders: chief of state: TUI ATUA Tupua Tamasese Efi; head of government: Prime Minister TUILA'EPA Lupesoliai Sailele Malielegaoi
  • Capital: Apia
  • Administrative divisions: 11 districts
  • GDP per capita (PPP): $5,200 (2015 est.)
  • Exports: fish, coconut oil and cream, nonu, copra, taro, automotive parts, garments, beer
  • Imports: machinery and equipment, industrial supplies, foodstuffs
  • Currency: tala (SAT)
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