Independent State of
Samoa
Malo Sa'oloto Tuto'atasi o SamoaFacts and Figures
  Location a group of islands in
the South Pacific, about half way between Hawaii and New
Zealand
Total Area 1,093 sq mi
(2,944 sq km)
Highest Point Mauga
Silisili; 6,021 ft (1,857 m)
Lowest Point Pacific Ocean, 0 ft (0 m)
Natural Resources
hardwood forests, fish, hydropower
Nationality Samoan
Population (July 2008 est) 217,083
Ethnic Groups Samoan, Euronesians,
Europeans
Religions Congregationalist, Roman
Catholic, Methodist, Latter-Day Saints, Assembly of God,
Seventh-Day Adventist, Worship Centre
Languages Samoan, English
Capital Apia
Present Constitution Adopted January 1,
1962
Form of Government parliamentary
democracy
Chief of State Tuiatua Tupua Tamasese
Efi (since June 20, 2007)
Head of Government Prime Minister
Sailele Malielegaoi (since 1998)
Cabinet appointed by the Chief of State
Legislature unicameral Legislative
Assembly (Fono)
Judiciary Court of Appeal; Supreme
Court; District Court; Land and Titles Court
Administrative Divisions 11 districts
Currency Tala
Per Capita Income $5,400
Industries food processing, building
materials, auto parts
Agricultural Products coconuts, bananas, taro,
yams, coffee, cocoa
Export Commodities fish, coconut oil and
cream, copra, taro, automotive parts, garments, beer
Import Commodities machinery and
equipment, industrial supplies, foodstuffs
 Independence Achieved January
1, 1962
From a New Zealand-administered United
Nations trusteeship
National Holiday Independence Day; June
1 (1962)
Flag red with a blue rectangle in the
upper hoist-side quadrant bearing five white five-pointed
stars representing the Southern Cross constellation
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