| Tours | Unesco WHS | Guidebooks |
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0 groups tours with set departures
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0 World Heritage Sites | country, regions and cities |
| Time zone: | GMT -11 (Western Samoa standard time) | Daylight savings: None |
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| Main languages: | English, Samoan |
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| Currency: |
tala (WST) €1 = WS$2.82, $1 = WS$2.53, £1 = WS$3.37 (rates as of Sep 2016) |
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| Internet Domain: | .ws | International Dialling Code: 685 |
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For help planning your trip to Samoa including visas, vaccinations, currency exchange, flights, accomodation and insurance, see our Samoa trip planning page.
Further information on Samoa
Discover more about Samoa - the country's geogrpahy and natural features, an assessment of its status on freedom and rights and data on the country's population and economy.
Geography & Natural Features
Total area: 2,944 sq km (10 sq km under water)
Coastline: 403 km (Pacific Ocean)
Neighbours (border lengths): No land borders
Highest mountain: Mauga Silisili (Savaii) (1,857m)
Freedom & Rights
Summary status and rankings for Samoa from classifications of different organisations measuring political and economic freedom, democracy and civil rights. See more details of these rankings.
| Index | Status | Rank | |
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 | Freedom in the World | Free | - |
 | Democracy Index | No Data | - |
 | Economic Freedom | Moderately Free | 78/179 |
 | Press Freedom | Satisfactory situation | 39/179 |
 | ILGA LGBT rights | No rights | - |
 | Corruption Perceptions | Low corruption | 50/174 |
| Overall Ranking: | 82/195 | ||
Other Data & Links
Full name: Independent State of Samoa Status: Independent Country
Population: 196,628 (rank: 176/196) Density: 66.7 people/sq km (rank: 116/196)
Ethnic groups: Samoan 92.6%, Euronesians (persons of European and Polynesian blood) 7%, Europeans 0.4% (2001 census)
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)
GDP (PPP): $1.15 billion GDP per capita: $6,200 (rank: 121/195)
Information derived from the CIA World Factbook. Other country profiles: BBC News.