Head of state: Tuiatua Tupua Tamasese Efi Prime minister: Tuila'epa Sailele Malielegaoi
Population
194,320
Life Expectancy
72.660 years
Capital City
Largest city
(population: )
Apia (population: 40,407)
Human Development Index
NA
0.76
GDP per capita
Literacy Rate
99.7%
Corruption Perception Index
NA
4.4
Percentage of Women in Parliament
NA
8.2%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
Death Penalty
NA
Abolished
Political System
parliamentary democracy
Independence date
Religions
Congregationalist 34.8%, Roman Catholic 19.6%, Methodist 15%, Latter-Day Saints 12.7%, Assembly of God 6.6%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3.5%, Worship Centre 1.3%, other Christian 4.5%, other 1.9%, unspecified 0.1% (2001 census)
Languages
Samoan (Polynesian), English
Exports
External Debt
Exchange Rate
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
Location
Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and New Zealand
Area
2,831 km sq
Coastline
403 km
Climate
tropical; rainy season (November to April), dry season (May to October)
