Outline of Samoa
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Samoa:
Samoa – sovereign island nation located in the western Samoan Islands archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean.[1] Previous names were Samoa from 1900 to 1919, and Western Samoa from 1914 to 1997. It was admitted to the United Nations on 15 December 1976.[2] The entire island group, inclusive of American Samoa, was known by Europeans as the Navigator Islands before the 20th century because of the Samoans' seafaring skills.[3][4]
General reference[]
- Pronunciation:
- Common English country name: Samoa, archaic Western Samoa
- Official English country name: The Independent State of Samoa
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Samoan
- Demonym(s): Samoan
- Etymology:
- ISO country codes: WS, WSM, 882
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:WS
- Internet country code top-level domain: .ws
Geography of Samoa[]
- Samoa is: a country
- Location:
- Western Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere
- Pacific Ocean
- Time zone: Samoa Standard Time (UTC+13), Samoa Daylight Time (UTC+14) September–April
- Extreme points of Samoa
- High: Mauga Silisili on Savai'i 1,857 m (6,093 ft)
- Low: South Pacific Ocean 0 m
- Land boundaries: none
- Coastline: South Pacific Ocean 403 km
- : 188,540 (2008) - 178th most populous country
- : 2,831 km2
- Atlas of Samoa
Environment of Samoa[]
- Climate of Samoa
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Natural geographic features of Samoa[]
- Islands of Samoa
- Lakes of Samoa
- Rivers of Samoa
- World Heritage Sites in Samoa: None
Regions of Samoa[]
Ecoregions of Samoa[]
Administrative divisions of Samoa[]
Administrative divisions of Samoa
Districts of Samoa[]
Demography of Samoa[]
Government and politics of Samoa[]
- Form of government: parliamentary republic
- Capital of Samoa: Apia
- Elections in Samoa
- Political parties in Samoa
Branches of the government of Samoa[]
Government of Samoa
Executive branch of the government of Samoa[]
- Head of state: O le Ao o le Malo, Tuimalealiifano Va'aletoa Sualauvi II
- Head of government: Prime Minister of Samoa, Fiame Naomi Mata’afa
- Cabinet of Samoa
- Government Ministries of Samoa
Legislative branch of the government of Samoa[]
- Legislative Assembly of Samoa (unicameral)
Judicial branch of the government of Samoa[]
- Court of Appeal of Samoa (supreme court)
Constitutional Offices in Samoa[]
- The Office of the Attorney General
- The Audit Office
- The Office of the Ombudsman
- The Public Service Commission
- Clerk of the Legislative Assembly
Foreign relations of Samoa[]
Foreign relations of Samoa
- Diplomatic missions in Samoa
- Diplomatic missions of Samoa
International organization membership[]
The Independent State of Samoa is a member of:[1]
Law and order in Samoa[]
- Constitution of Samoa
- Human rights in Samoa
- LGBT rights in Samoa
- Freedom of religion in Samoa
- Law enforcement in Samoa
Military of Samoa[]
Military of Samoa Samoa has no military.[5]
Local government in Samoa[]
The Fa'amatai system is Samoa's chiefly system of governance existing at the local village level.
History of Samoa[]
Culture of Samoa[]
Culture of Samoa
- Architecture of Samoa
- Cuisine of Samoa
- Languages of Samoa
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- Coat of arms of Samoa
- Flag of Samoa
- National anthem of Samoa
- People of Samoa
- Public holidays in Samoa
- Religion in Samoa
- Christianity in Samoa
- Hinduism in Samoa
- Islam in Samoa
- World Heritage Sites in Samoa: None
Art in Samoa[]
- Cinema of Samoa
- Literature of Samoa
- Music of Samoa
Sports in Samoa[]
Sports in Samoa
Economy and infrastructure of Samoa[]
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 180th (one hundred and eightieth)
- Communications in Samoa
- Internet in Samoa
- Currency of Samoa: Tala
- ISO 4217: WST
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- Tourism in Samoa
- Transport in Samoa
Education in Samoa[]
Infrastructure of Samoa[]
- Transportation in Samoa
See also[]
Samoan language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
English language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
- List of international rankings
- List of Samoa-related topics
- Member state of the Commonwealth of Nations
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of Oceania
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Samoa". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- ^ "List of Member States: S". United Nations. Retrieved 2007-11-27.
- ^ "The Navigator Islands". The Argus. 2 January 1882.
- ^ "Samoa — The Heart of Polynesia". Polynesian Culture Center. Archived from the original on January 10, 2008. Retrieved 2007-11-26.
- ^ "Samoa", CIA World Factbook
External links[]
- Government of Samoa
- Samoa travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Outline of Samoa at Curlie
- Outlines of countries
- Samoa
- Samoa-related lists