Samoa

Summary Location: Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand Population: 214,265 note: prior estimates used official net migration data by sex, but a highly unusual pattern for 1993 lead to a significant imbalance in the sex ratios (more men and fewer women) and a seeming reduction in the female population; the revised total was calculated using a 1993 number that was an average of the 1992 and 1994 migration figures (July 2007 est.) Capital: name: Apia geographic coordinates: 13 50 S, 171 44 W time difference: UTC-11 (6 hours behind Washington, DC during Standard Time) GDP per capita: $2,100 (2005 est.)

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