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Capital Samoa : |
Apia .
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| Land Boudaries Border Country Samoa :
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| Climate Samoa :
| tropical; rainy season (November to April), dry season (May to October) .
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| Life expectancy Samoa :
| 70.41 years .
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| Fertility rate Samoa :
| 3.11 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| Government type Samoa :
| constitutional monarchy under native chief .
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| Population Samoa :
| 177,714 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Area Total Samoa :
| 2,944 sq km .
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| Telephones Main Lines In Use Samoa :
| 11,800 (2002) .
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| Telephones Mobile Cellular Samoa :
| 2,700 (2002) .
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| International Country Code Samoa :
| 685.
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| Sex ratio total Samoa :
| 1.39 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Sex Samoa ratio under 15 :
| 1.04 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Samoa ratio 15 64 :
| 1.67 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Samoa ratio 65 :
| 0.85 male(s)/female .
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| Current account balance Samoa :
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| HIV Samoa :
| NA |
| Population below poverty line Samoa :
| NA |
| Literacy Samoa :
| 99,70% |
| House hold income lowest than 10% Samoa :
| NA |
| House hold income highest than 10% Samoa :
| NA |
| Inflation Samoa :
| 4% (2001 est.) |
| Unemployment Rate Samoa :
| NA%; note - substantial underemployment |
| Internet Users Samoa :
| 4,000 (2002) |
| Location Samoa :
| Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand |
| Geographic Coordinates Samoa :
| 13 35 S, 172 20 W |
| Religion Samoa :
| Christian 99.7% (about one-half of population associated with the London Missionary Society; includes Congregational, Roman Catholic, Methodist, Latter-Day Saints, Seventh-Day Adventist) |
| Administrative region Samoa :
| 11 districts; A'ana, Aiga-i-le-Tai, Atua, Fa'asaleleaga, Gaga'emauga, Gagaifomauga, Palauli, Satupa'itea, Tuamasaga, Va'a-o-Fonoti, Vaisigano |
| Terrain Samoa :
| two main islands (Savaii, Upolu) and several smaller islands and uninhabited islets; narrow coastal plain with volcanic, rocky, rugged mountains in interior |
| Elevation extremes lowest Samoa :
| Pacific Ocean 0 m |
| Elevation extremes highest Samoa :
| Mauga Silisili (Savaii) 1,857 m |
| Natural resources Samoa :
| hardwood forests, fish, hydropower |
| Land use arable land Samoa :
| 21,20% |
| Land use permanentcrops Samoa :
| 24,38% |
| Irrigated land Samoa :
| NA sq km |
| Natural hazards Samoa :
| occasional typhoons; active volcanism |
| Environment current issues Samoa :
| soil erosion, deforestation, invasive species, overfishing |
| Geography note Samoa :
| occupies an almost central position within Polynesia |
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