Samoa Perfil Gobierno 2012

Capital

nombre: Apia
coordenadas geográficas: 13 49 S, 171 46 W
diferencia de tiempo: UTC+13 (18 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
+1hr, begins last Sunday in September; ends first Sunday in April

División administrativa

11 districts; A'ana, Aiga-i-le-Tai, Atua, Fa'asaleleaga, Gaga'emauga, Gagaifomauga, Palauli, Satupa'itea, Tuamasaga, Va'a-o-Fonoti, Vaisigano

Independencia

1 Enero 1962 (from New Zealand-administered UN trusteeship)

Feriado nacional

Día de la Independencia Celebration, 1 Junio (1962); note - 1 Enero 1962 is the date of independence from the New Zealand-administered UN trusteeship; it is observed in Junio

Constitución

1 Enero 1962

Sufragio

21 años de edad; universal

Poder Executivo

jefe de estado: TUIATUA Tupua Tamasese Efi (desde 20 June 2007)
jefe de gobierno: Prime Minister TUILA'EPA Lupesoliai Sailele Malielegaoi (desde 1998); Deputy Prime Minister FONOTOE Pierre Lauofo (desde 2011)
cabinet: Cabinet consists of 12 members appointed by the jefe de estado on the prime minister's advice
elections: jefe de estado elected by the Legislative Assembly to serve a five-year term (no term limits); election last held on 15 June 2007 (next to be held in 2012); following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party usually appointed prime minister by the jefe de estado with the approval of the Legislative Assembly
election results: TUIATUA Tupua Tamasese Efi unanimously elected by the Legislative Assembly