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