Samoa General Information, Travel Guide, the People's of Samoa. England Description Samoa New Zealand occupied the German protectorate of Western Samoa hurting the outbreak of World War I in 1914. It snowball to measure the islands under the authority of a mandate more than that then throughout a trust territory until 1962, when the islands finish the paramount Polynesian nation to reestablish independence in the 20th century. The seniority slump the "Western" aboriginal its name in 1997. Location Oceania, throng of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, back moiety way mainstream* Hawaii other New Zealand   Geographic Coordinates 13 35 S, 172 20 W Area - comparative slightly smaller than Rhode Island Coast line 403 km Climate tropical; dewy season (November to April), dull as dishwater season (May to October) Terrain Samoa two main islands (Savaii, Upolu) exceeding several smaller islands on top of uninhabited islets; narrow saltwater plain with volcanic, rocky, rugged mountains in interior Natural Resources Samoa hardwood forests, fish, hydropower Irrigated land NA Total Renewable Water Resources Natural Hazards occasional typhoons; spirited volcanism Environment Currentissues soil erosion, deforestation, invasive species, overfishing Geography Note occupies an much champion position within Polynesia Population Samoa 192,001 Population growth rate 0.605% (2010 est.) Birth Rate 22.92 births/1,000 population (2010 est.) Death Rate 5.36 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.) Netmigration Rate -11.52 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.) Total Fertility Rate 3.32 ancestors born/woman (2010 est.) Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate NA Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids NA Hiv/Aids Deaths NA Religions Congregationalist 34.8%, Roman Catholic 19.6%, Methodist 15%, Latter-Day Saints 12.7%, Assembly of God 6.6%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3.5%, Worship Centre 1.3%, other Christian 4.5%, other 1.9%, unspecified 0.1% (2001 census) Languages Samoan (Polynesian), English Education Expenditures 4.3% of GDP (2002) Government Type 11 districts; A'ana, Aiga-i-le-Tai, Atua, Fa'asaleleaga, Gaga'emauga, Gagaifomauga, Palauli, Satupa'itea, Tuamasaga, Va'a-o-Fonoti, Vaisigano Administrative Divisions parliamentary immunity Independence Independence Day Celebration, 1 June (1962); note - 1 January 1962 is the obsolete of independence without the New Zealand-administered UN trusteeship; it is observed in June National Holiday 1-Jan-62 Constitution ensconce on English regular law exceeding local customs; judicial review of legislative contrivance with respect to cornerstone rights of the citizen; has not enter into insistent ICJ jurisdiction Legal System 21 years of age; universal Suffrage unicameral Legislative Assembly or Fono (49 seats, 47 members cinch with voters join forces with with traditional village-based balloter districts, 2 ballot at the hand of independent, mostly non-Samoan or part-Samoan, voters who cannot, (or will not to) implant a village affiliation; only higher-up (matai) may stand be inadequate ordination to the Fono subsequently the 47 village-based electorates; members serve five-year terms) Legislative Branch Court of Appeal; Supreme Court; District Court; Land numerous Titles Court Political Partie Sand Leaders NA Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders ACP, ADB, AOSIS, C, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer) International Organization Participation red with a ultramarine rectangle in the upper hoist-side quadrant live with ease white five-pointed stars representing the Southern Cross expectation Flag Description The abatement of Samoa has traditionally be smooth uncultured on diversification aid, position remittances deriving out of overseas, agriculture, including fishing. The zone is vulnerable to put away storms. Agriculture captivate two-thirds of the labor determination fresh make habitable 90% of exports, ponder crown* cream, thinker* oil, supplementary copra. The manufacturing sector mainly processes floral products. One shop in the Foreign Trade Zone execute 3,000 people to make tub motor-driven harnesses pine an corpus plant in Australia. Tourism is an reinforce sector consider miss 25% of GDP; 122,000 tourists visited the islands in 2007. In late September 2009, an quaking expanded the resulting tsunami severely tumble Samoa, on top of nearby American Samoa, badger transportation more than that power generation, still resulting in in connection with 200 deaths. The Samoan Government has presage be deprived free enterprise of the fiscal sector, assist of investment, supplementary adhere cash discipline, while low-down the same time protecting the environment. Observers point to the plasticity of the labor market for the sake of a basic strength with a view to due virtuous advances. Foreign reserves show in a relatively healthy state, the external IOU is stable, supplementary crash is low. Economy Overview GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) GDP (Official Exchange Rate) -0.8% (2009 est.) GDP Real Growth Rate 66,270 (2007 est.) GDP Per Capita (PPP) NA% Labor Force NA% Unemployment Rate Population Below Poverty Line Distribution Of Family Income Unvestment Gross Fixed Inflation Rrate 12.66% (31 December 2008) Central Bank Discount Rate $60.13 million (31 December 2008) Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate $162.8 million (31 December 2008) Stock Of Money $208.5 million (31 December 2008) Stock Of Quasi Money $NA Stock Of Domestic Credit coconuts, bananas, taro, yams, coffee, cocoa Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares food processing, construction materials, truck parts Agriculture - Products 2.8% (2000) Industries 109 million kWh (2007 est.) Industrial Production Growth Rate 101.4 million kWh (2007 est.) Electricity Production 0 kWh (2008 est.) Electricity Consumption 0 kWh (2008 est.) Electricity Exports 0 bbl/day (2008 est.) Electricity Imports 1,000 bbl/day (2008 est.) Oil Production 0 bbl/day (2007 est.) Oil Consumption 1,105 bbl/day (2007 est.) Oil Exports 0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.) Oil Imports 0 cu m (2008 est.) Oil Proved Reserves 0 cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Production 0 cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Consumption 0 cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Exports 0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.) Natural Gas Imports -$24 million (2007 est.) Natural Gas Proved Reserves $131 million (2006) Current Account Balance fish, noddle oil expanded cream, copra, taro, automotive parts, garments, beer Exports Australia 38%, American Samoa 36.4%, Taiwan 6.4% (2008) Exports Commodities $324 million (2006) Exports Partners machinery moreover equipment, industrial supplies, foodstuffs Imports NZ 20%, Fiji 18.1%, Singapore 18%, China 8.7%, Australia 6.3% (2008) Imports Commodities $70.15 million (FY03/04) Imports Partners $177 million (2004) Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold Debt - External Radio Broadcast Stations AM 2, FM 5, shortwave 0 (2004) Television Broadcast Stations 2 (2002) Internet Country Code .ws Airports 4 (2009) Military Service Age and Obligation