Head of state: Tuiatua Tupua Tamasese Efi Prime minister: Tuila'epa Sailele Malielegaoi
Population
194,320
32,140
Life Expectancy
72.660 years
83.070 years
Capital City
Largest city
Apia (population: 40,407)
San Marino (population: 29,000)
Human Development Index
0.76
0
GDP per capita
Literacy Rate
99.7%
96%
Corruption Perception Index
4.4
NA
Percentage of Women in Parliament
8.2%
11.7%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
Death Penalty
Abolished
Abolished
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)
Roman Catholic
Languages
Samoan (Polynesian), English
Italian
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
Southern Europe, an enclave in central Italy
Area
2,831 km sq
61 km sq
Coastline
403 km
0 km
Climate
tropical; rainy season (November to April), dry season (May to October)
Mediterranean; mild to cool winters; warm, sunny summers
