Head of state: Tuiatua Tupua Tamasese Efi Prime minister: Tuila'epa Sailele Malielegaoi
President: Yahya Jammeh
Population
194,320
1,840,454
Life Expectancy
72.660 years
63.820 years
Capital City
Largest city
Apia (population: 40,407)
Brikama (population: 77,700)
Human Development Index
0.76
NA
GDP per capita
Literacy Rate
99.7%
40.1%
Corruption Perception Index
4.4
NA
Percentage of Women in Parliament
8.2%
NA
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
Death Penalty
Abolished
NA
Political System
parliamentary democracy
republic
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)
Muslim 90%, Christian 8%, indigenous beliefs 2%
Languages
Samoan (Polynesian), English
English (official), Mandinka, Wolof, Fula, other indigenous vernaculars
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
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and Senegal
Area
2,831 km sq
11,295 km sq
Coastline
403 km
80 km
Climate
tropical; rainy season (November to April), dry season (May to October)
tropical; hot, rainy season (June to November); cooler, dry season (November to May)
