Samoa
(1985-To Date)
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| Capital: |
Apia (35,900) |
| Population: |
176,908 |
| Land Area: |
2,830 sq km (1,093 sq miles) |
| Land Division: |
11 Districts (A'ana, Aiga-i-le-Tai, Atua, Fa'asaleleaga, Gaga'emauga, Gagaifomauga, Palauli,
Satupa'itea, Tuamasaga, Va'a-o-Fonoti, Vaisigano)
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| Currency: |
Tala |
| Languages: |
Samoan (Polynesian), English |
| National Day: |
June 1 |
| Religions: |
Congregationalist 34.8%, Catholic 19.6%, Methodist 15%, Latter-Day Saints 12.7%, Assembly
of God 6.6%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3.5%, other Christian 4.5%, Worship Centre 1.3%, other
1.7%, unspecified 0.1%
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| Ethnicity: |
Samoan 92.6%,Euronesians 7% (European-Polynesian mix),Europeans 0.4% |
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