Independent State of Samoa
Malo Saʻoloto Tutoʻatasi o Sāmoa (Samoan ) Motto: Faʻavae i le Atua Sāmoa "Samoa is founded on God" Anthem: O Le Fuʻa O Le Saʻolotoga O Samoa "The Banner of Freedom" Capitaland largest city
Apia 13°50′S 171°45′W / 13.833°S 171.750°W / -13.833; -171.750 Official languages Ethnic groups (2001)
Religion
Christianity (official )[2] Demonym(s) Samoan Government Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic Tuimalealiifano Va'aletoa Sualauvi II a Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa Papali’i Li’o Taeu Masipau Legislature Legislative Assembly 14 June 1889 16 February 1900 1 March 1900 30 August 1914 • League mandate
17 December 1920 • UN trusteeship
13 December 1946 1 January 1962 15 December 1976 • Name change from Western Samoa to Samoa
4 July 1997 • Total
2,842 km2 (1,097 sq mi) (167th ) • Water (%)
0.3 • October 2020 census
202,506[3] (176th ) • Density
70/km2 (181.3/sq mi) GDP (PPP ) 2018 estimate • Total
$1.188 billion[4] • Per capita
$5,962[4] GDP (nominal) 2018 estimate • Total
$881 million[4] • Per capita
$4,420[4] Gini (2013) 38.7[5] medium HDI (2019) 0.715[6] high · 111th Currency Tālā (WS$ b ) (WST )Time zone UTC +13c (WST )UTC +14d (WST )from last Sunday of September to first Sunday of April (from 3 AM to 4 AM and vice versa) Date format dd/mm/yyyy Driving side lefte Calling code +685 ISO 3166 code WS Internet TLD .ws Head of State. Symbols SAT, ST or T are in use as well. The terms Tālā and Sene are translations of the English words Dollar and Cent in the Samoan language . Since 31 December 2011.[7] "Western Samoa Time" are a time zone abbreviation used all year round (including in DST). Since 7 September 2009.[8] Although driving is on the left side of the roadway centre line, Samoa allows cars with steering wheels on either the left or the right side of the vehicle to use the roads.