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Samoa

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Background :

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. The country dropped the "Western" from its name in 1997. 

Location :

Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and New Zealand 

Geographic Coordinates Center :

13 35 S, 172 20 W  (Latitude, Longtitude)

Geographic Coordinates Rectangle :

West -172.80
North -13.43
East -171.42
South -14.04

Area :

total 2 831 square km
land 2 821 square km
water 10 square km

Coastline :

403.00 km

Climate :

tropical; rainy season (November to April), dry season (May to October) 

Terrain :

two main islands (Savaii, Upolu) and several smaller islands and uninhabited islets; narrow coastal plain with volcanic, rocky, rugged mountains in interior 

Elevation extremes :

lowest point 0 metres
highest point 1 857 metres

Natural resources :

fish hardwood forests
hydropower

Land use :

arable land 21.13 %
permanent crops 24.30 %
other 54.57 %

Natural hazards :

active volcanism typhoons

current issues :

soil erosion, deforestation, invasive species, overfishing 

international agreements :

Biodiversity Climate Change
Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol Desertification
Hazardous Wastes Law of the Sea
Ozone Layer Protection Ship Pollution
Wetlands

Population :

219 998 

Indicators :

Growth rate 1.35 %
Birth rate 28.06 births/1,000 population
Total fertility rate 4.16 children born/woman
Death rate 5.79 deaths/1,000 population
Net migration rate -8.81 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Age structure :

0-14 years 37.60 %
15-64 years 56.70 %
65 years and over 5.70 %

Median age :

total 20.80 years
male 21.00 years
female 20.50 years

Sex ratio :

at birth 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years 1.10 male(s)/female
65 years and over 0.80 male(s)/female
total population 1.06 male(s)/female

Health :

Infant mortality rate 24.22 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth - total population 71.86 years
Life expectancy at birth - male 69.03 years
Life expectancy at birth - female 74.84 years

Religions :

Congregationalist 34.80 %
Roman Catholic 19.60 %
Methodist 15.00 %
Latter-Day Saints 12.70 %
Assembly of God 6.60 %
Seventh-Day Adventist 3.50 %
Worship Centre 1.30 %
other Christian 4.50 %
other 1.90 %
unspecified 0.10 %

Languages :

Samoan  
English  

Literacy :

total population 99.70 %
male 99.60 %
female 99.70 %

Country name :

conventional long form Independent State of Samoa
conventional short form Samoa
local long form Malo Sa'oloto Tuto'atasi o Samoa
local short form Samoa
former Western Samoa

Country Codes :

ISO 3166 WS
ISO Numeric 882
ISO3 WSM
FIPS WS
ccTLD ws
English Samoa

Administrative divisions :

11 districts; A'ana, Aiga-i-le-Tai, Atua, Fa'asaleleaga, Gaga'emauga, Gagaifomauga, Palauli, Satupa'itea, Tuamasaga, Va'a-o-Fonoti, Vaisigano 

Capital :

name Apia
geographic coordinates 13 50 S, 171 44 W
time difference -11.00

International organization participation :

ACP ADB
AOSIS C
FAO G-77
IBRD ICAO
ICCt ICRM
IDA IFAD
IFC IFRCS
ILO IMF
IMO IOC
IPU ITU
ITUC Interpol
MIGA OPCW
PIF SPC
Sparteca UN
UNCTAD UNESCO
UNIDO UPU
WCO WHO
WIPO WMO
WTO (observer)

Independence :

1962-01-01 

National holiday :

Independence Day

1962-06-01

Executive branch :

Prime Minister Sailele Malielegaoi TUILA'EPA

GDP - Gross Domestic product :

PPP - Purchasing Power Parity 1 024 999 999 $
Official Exchange Rate 567 000 000
RGR - Real Growth rate -0.80 %
PPP - per capita 4 700 $

GDP Composition by sector :

agriculture 11.60 %
industry 13.10 %
services 75.30 %

Other Indicators :

Inflation rate (consumer prices) 6.00 %
Current account balance - 24 000 000 $
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 70 150 000 $
Debt external 177 000 000 $

Budget :

revenues 171 300 000 $
expenditures 78 100 000 $

Agriculture - products :

bananas cocoa
coconuts coffee
taro yams

Industries :

auto parts building materials
food processing

Energy :

Electricity Production 109 000 000 kWh
Electricity Consumption 101 400 000 kWh
Oil Consumption 1 000 bbl/day
Oil Imports 1 105 bbl/day

Value :

131 000 000 $

Partners :

Australia (au) 38.00 %
American Samoa (as) 36.40 %
Tawian 6.40 %

Commodities :

automotive parts beer
coconut oil and cream copra
fish garments
taro

Value :

324 000 000 $

Partners :

NZ 20.00 %
Fiji (fj) 18.10 %
Singapore (sg) 18.00 %
China (cn) 8.70 %
Australia (au) 6.30 %

Commodities :

foodstuffs industrial supplies
machinery and equipment

Communications :

Telephons Main lines in use 28 800
Telephons Mobile, Cellular 124 000
FM Radio broadcast stations 5
Television broadcast stations 2
Internet Country code (ccTLD) ws
Internet Hosts 13 985
Internet Users 9 000

Transportation :

Airports with paved runways 2
Roadways - total 2 337 km
Roadways - paved 332 km
Roadways - unpaved 2 005 km

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