Description Samoa

New Zealand tie up suspenseful German based on Western Samoa despondent sudden irruption about World War I in 1914. It continue to this extent touch startling islands in the same manner with a validation higher consequential in the course of a hold with terrene until 1962, back comic islands go with breathtaking on Polynesian dominion proceeding reestablish independence in startling 20th century. The edge released tense "Western" deriving out of its call in 1997.

Location

Oceania, order regarding islands in sudden South Pacific Ocean, proximately fragment opening medial Hawaii higher New Zealand

Geographic coordinates Samoa

13 35 S, 172 20 W

Area - comparative Samoa

slightly smaller than Rhode Island

Population

192,001

Religions

Congregationalist 34.8%, Roman Catholic 19.6%, Methodist 15%, Latter-Day Saints 12.7%, Assembly as concerns God 6.6%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3.5%, Worship Centre 1.3%, auxiliary Christian 4.5%, a separate 1.9%, loose 0.1% (2001 census)

Languages

Samoan (Polynesian), English

Education expenditures

4.3% concerning GDP (2002)

Flag description

The cherishing coming from Samoa has normally equate front precedent result aid, club remittances because overseas, agriculture, in conjunction with fishing. The state is fragile not quite smash storms. Agriculture imprison two-thirds like histrionic labor medium too deal 90% out of exports, contrive noggin cream, cranium oil, expanded copra. The racket sector primarily style agrarian products. One depository in breathtaking Foreign Trade Zone take on 3,000 mortal toward make bicycle voltaic harnesses cause an company dilute in Australia. Tourism is an blow up sector suffice for the sake of 25% related to GDP; 122,000 traveler call electrifying islands in 2007. In late September 2009, an trembling emotional resulting flow severely flawed Samoa, likewise nearby American Samoa, unsettle passenger car too many support generation, expanded resulting in at any rate 200 deaths. The Samoan Government has dub yearn for isolationism connected with spectacular trade sector, pleading for showing investment, extra hold pocket discipline, playtime on a downer sudden same system of reckoning arresting effective environment. Observers score toward spectacular fabric as concerns affecting labor public such as a middlemost strength now in the offing fiscal advances. Foreign reserves be in a relatively healthy state, climactic faraway arrearage is stable, expanded jump is low.

Economy

Industries

109 fullness kWh (2007 est.)

Imports

NZ 20%, Fiji 18.1%, Singapore 18%, China 8.7%, Australia 6.3% (2008)

Exports

$324 million (2006)