Location: Australasia & Oceania
Official name: Independent State of Samoa
Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1962 / 1962
Capital city: Apia
Population: 200.000 / 183 people per sq mile (71 people per sq km)
Total land area: 1104 square miles (2860 square km)
Language(s) spoken: Samoan (official language), English (official language)
Main religions: Christian 99%, Other 1%
Ethnic mix: Polynesian 91%, Euronesian 7%, Other 2%
Government type: Parliamentary system
Currency: Tala = 100 sene
Literacy rate: 99%
Calorie consumption (daily per person): 2878 kilocalories
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