Samoa
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| Capital | Apia |
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| Population | 196,440 (2017) |
| Continent | Oceania |
| Points of interest | Upolu |
| Alofaaga Blowholes | |
| Piula Cave Pool | |
| Official_languages | Samoan |
| English | |
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| ID | 864154 |
About Samoa
Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa and, until 4 July 1997, known as Western Samoa, is a country consisting of two main islands, Savai'i and Upolu, and four smaller islands. The capital city is Apia. The Lapita people discovered and settled the Samoan Islands around 3,500 years ago.
The ‘gals' behind Samoa's first woman PM
... But this year Samoa elected a woman as its head of government - only the second Pacific Island nation to do so - thanks in part to a network of women friends who supported her every step of the way...
My day at COP26: 'I told world leaders: We're not drowning, we're fighting'
...Samoan climate activist Brianna Fruean, 23, addressed world leaders at the opening of COP26...
Coronavirus: protests warning as death toll vignettes for 40,000
... Manuma Samoa left their island in the Pacific ocean for an away game in Australia for more than 100 days...
Manuma Samoa Rugby team, the setting is 104 days to go home
... Manuma Samoa here leave their island in the Pacific ocean for an away match in Perth, Australia, more than 100 days...
We gave up Christmas to fight measles in Samoa
... The Pacific island of Samoa has been overwhelmed by more than 5,500 cases of the disease...
The mystery of Samoa in my family tree
... years later, in 2014, Lennard was contacted out of the blue from a man from Pago Pago in American Samoa...
