Protection & Enforcement of IPRs in Samoa
Independent State of Samoa Malo Saʻoloto Tutoʻatasi o Sāmoa | |
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| Motto: Faʻavae i le Atua Sāmoa "Samoa is founded on God" | |
| Anthem: O Le Fuʻa O Le Saʻolotoga O Samoa "The Banner of Freedom" | |
.svg) Location of Samoa | |
 Map of Samoa | |
| Capital and largest city | Apia 13°50′S 171°45′W / 13.833°S 171.750°W |
| Official languages | |
| Ethnic groups (2001) |
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| Religion | Christianity (official)[2] |
| Demonym(s) | Samoan |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary republic |
| Tuimalealiʻifano Vaʻaletoʻa Sualauvi IIa | |
| Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa | |
| Papali’i Li’o Taeu Masipau | |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly |
| Independence from New Zealand | |
| 14 June 1889 | |
| 16 February 1900 | |
| 1 March 1900 | |
| 30 August 1914 | |
• League mandate | 17 December 1920 |
• UN trusteeship | 13 December 1946 |
| 1 January 1962 | |
| 15 December 1976 | |
• Name change from Western Samoa to Samoa | 4 July 1997 |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,842 km2 (1,097 sq mi) (167th) |
• Water (%) | 0.3 |
| Population | |
• October 2020 census | 202,506[3] (176th) |
• Density | 70/km2 (181.3/sq mi) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | $1.188 billion[4] |
• Per capita | $5,962[4] |
| GDP (nominal) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | $881 million[4] |
• Per capita | $4,420[4] |
| Gini (2013) |  38.7[5]medium |
| HDI (2019) |  0.715[6]high · 111th |
| Currency | Tālā (WS$b) (WST) |
| Time zone | UTC+13c (WST) |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy |
| Driving side | leftd |
| Calling code | +685 |
| ISO 3166 code | WS |
| Internet TLD | .ws |
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Samoa
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. Samoa is located 64 km (40 mi) west of American Samoa, 889 km (552 mi) northeast of Tonga, 1,152 km (716 mi) northeast of Fiji, 483 km (300 mi) east of Wallis and Futuna, 1,151 km (715 mi) southeast of Tuvalu, 519 km (322 mi) south of Tokelau, 4,190 km (2,600 mi) southwest of Hawaii, and 610 km (380 mi) northwest of Niue. The capital city is Apia. The Lapita people discovered and settled the Samoan Islands around 3,500 years ago. They developed a Samoan language and Samoan cultural identity.