Independent State of Samoa
Malo Saʻoloto Tutoʻatasi o Sāmoa (Samoan ) Motto: Faʻavae i le Atua Sāmoa "Samoa is founded on God" Anthem: O Le Fuʻa O Le Saʻolotoga O Samoa "The Banner of Freedom" Capitaland largest city
Apia 13°50′S 171°45′W / 13.833°S 171.750°W / -13.833; -171.750 Official languages Ethnic groups (2001)
Religion
Christianity (official )[2] Demonym(s) Samoan Government Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic Tuimalealiifano Va'aletoa Sualauvi II a Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa Papali’i Li’o Taeu Masipau Legislature Legislative Assembly 14 June 1889 16 February 1900 1 March 1900 30 August 1914 • League mandate
17 December 1920 • UN trusteeship
13 December 1946 1 January 1962 15 December 1976 • Name change from Western Samoa to Samoa
4 July 1997 • Total
2,842 km2 (1,097 sq mi) (167th ) • Water (%)
0.3 • October 2020 census
202,506[3] 176th ) • Density
70/km2 (181.3/sq mi) GDP (PPP ) 2018 estimate • Total
$1.188 billion[4] • Per capita
$5,962[4] GDP (nominal) 2018 estimate • Total
$881 million[4] • Per capita
$4,420[4] Gini (2013) [5] medium HDI (2019) [6] high 111th Currency Tālā (WS$ b ) (WST )Time zone UTC +13c WST )UTC +14d WST )from last Sunday of September to first Sunday of April (from 3 AM to 4 AM and vice versa) Date format dd/mm/yyyy Driving side lefte Calling code +685 ISO 3166 code WS Internet TLD .ws Head of State. Symbols SAT, ST or T are in use as well. The terms Tālā and Sene are translations of the English words Dollar and Cent in the Samoan language . Since 31 December 2011.[7] "Western Samoa Time" are a time zone abbreviation used all year round (including in DST). Since 7 September 2009.[8] 
.svg)
38.7
0.715