Western Samoa
Latest News:
- 8.0 magnitude quake generates tsunami off Samoa islands
- Pacific tsunami warning cancelled, Samoa takes brunt
- Samoa tsunami toll may exceed 100, hundreds injured
- Samoan Tsunami OCHA Situation Report No.2
- TSF deploys to the Samoa Islands
- Caritas opens appeal for Pacific tsunami
- Samoan Tsunami OCHA Situation Report No.1
- Tsunami smashes Pacific islands, over 100 feared dead
- Indonesia quake death toll at 100-200 - disaster agency
- At least 113 dead as Pacific quake, tsunami flatten villages
People
- Population: 214384
- Population Growth: 2.37%
- Infant Mortality: 34.3 per 1000 live births (similar to Ecuador, Western Samoa)
Context
- Area: 2860 km2
- Government: constitutional monarchy under native chief
- Religions: Christian (100%)
- Ethnic Groups: Europeans (0%), Euronesians (7%), Samoan (93%)
- Borders:
Economy
- GDP per capita: $US (similar to Tajikistan, Mongolia, Svalbard, Hong Kong)
- GDP from agriculture: 50%
- GDP from industry: %
- GDP from services: %
