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Complete details about Samoa in Oceania with capital city Apia
| Country Name | Samoa (Samoa) |
| Country Code | WSM |
| Capital City | Apia |
| Continent | Oceania |
| Region | Polynesia |
| Independence Year | 1962 |
| Population | 180000 |
| Surface Area | 2831.0 |
| Life Expectancy | 69.2 years |
| GNP | 141.0 (old 157.0) |
| Government Form | Parlementary Monarchy |
Spoken Languages |
English [official] (0.6%) Samoan [official] (47.5%) Samoan-English (52.0%) |
Major Cities |
Apia, Upolu (population 35900) |
Samoa's most recent News and Stories
| Publisher: SI.com | Mon, 21 May 2012 23:11:42 -0700 | |
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -The axing of Samoa's rugby captain Mahonri Schwalger has prompted anger in the Pacific Island nation, with the largest daily newspaper calling him "the people's captain'' and describing his ousting as "a comedy of errors ... read full story |
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| Publisher: Planet Rugby | Tue, 22 May 2012 05:26:32 -0700 | |
| Samoan outcry over Schwalger axing read full story | ||
| Publisher: New Zealand Herald | Sat, 19 May 2012 10:32:41 -0700 | |
| Samoa captain pays price for opening his mouth read full story | ||
| Publisher: Pegasus News | Tue, 22 May 2012 10:16:05 -0700 | |
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To celebrate its 100th anniversary, the Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas have commissioned a Fried Samoa Girl Scouts Cookie which they'll serve at the 2012 State Fair of Texas. Christi Erpillo, an award-winning State Fair vendor, has devised a Samoa ... read full story |
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| Publisher: Amarillo.com | Tue, 22 May 2012 14:04:38 -0700 | |
| The latest deep-fried item at the State Fair will be.... read full story | ||
| Publisher: WMTV | Wed, 23 May 2012 05:14:13 -0700 | |
| DEEP-FRIED COOKIE read full story | ||
| Publisher: Dallas Morning News (subscription) | Mon, 21 May 2012 22:06:55 -0700 | |
| State Fair foodie to deep-fry Girl Scouts' Samoa cookie read full story | ||
| Publisher: Honolulu Star-Advertiser | Mon, 21 May 2012 21:42:18 -0700 | |
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By AP PAGO PAGO, American Samoa >> A firefighter was charged with manslaughter and vehicular homicide in the death of his 1-year-old son nearly two years ago in American Samoa. Juliano Tavale, a veteran of the Department of Public Safety, ... read full story |
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| Publisher: NewsOK.com | Mon, 21 May 2012 13:36:09 -0700 | |
| Fisherman who died off American Samoa identified read full story | ||
| Publisher: WSLS | Sun, 20 May 2012 14:05:05 -0700 | |
| American Samoa postal worker charged with stealing read full story | ||
| Publisher: New Zealand Herald | Tue, 22 May 2012 20:04:45 -0700 | |
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The Air Force has sent three of its Iroquois helicopters to Samoa for an annual flying exercise. The helicopters were flown to Samoa on Air Force C130 Hercules planes. Wing Commander Shaun Clark said that with so much of the RNZAF's humanitarian aid ... read full story |
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| Publisher: Newstalk ZB | Tue, 22 May 2012 18:24:36 -0700 | |
| RNZAF members arrive in Samoa read full story | ||