Interesting facts about Samoa
- Official Name: Malo Sa’oloto Tuto’atasi o Samoa (Independent State of Samoa)
- Form of Government: mix of parliamentary democracy and Samoan customs with one legislative house (Legislative Assembly [501])
- President: Vaaletoa Sualauvi
- Prime Minister: Tuilaepa Lupesoliai Sailele Malielegaoi
- GDP: 852.3 million USD (2019)
- Capital: Apia
- Population: 197,097 (2019)
- Official Languages: Samoan
- Currency: Samoan tālā
- Timezone: GMT+13
- Area: 2,831 km²
- Dialing Code: +685
- Major Mountain Ranges: Mount Fito,Mauga Tele,Mauga Afi
- Major Rivers: Afulilo River,Fagataloa,Falefa,Fululasau
- Continent: Oceania
- Border Countries: Samoa lies approximately 80 miles (130 km) west of American Samoa, 1,800 miles (2,900 km) northeast of New Zealand, and 2,600 miles (4,200 km) southwest of Hawaii. Samoa, which shares the Samoan archipelago with American Samoa
Map of Samoa
National Symbols of Samoa
- National Bird: Manumea
- National Anthem: “The Banner of Freedom!”
- National Animal: whale
- National Flower: ginger
- National Poet: Not Declared
- National Game: Rugby union
