The location of Samoa
An enlargeable map of the Independent State of Samoa

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Samoa:

Samoa sovereign island nation located in the western Samoan Islands archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean.[1] Previous names were Samoa from 1900 to 1919, and Western Samoa from 1914 to 1997. It was admitted to the United Nations on 15 December 1976.[2] The entire island group, inclusive of American Samoa, was known by Europeans as the Navigator Islands before the 20th century because of the Samoans' seafaring skills.[3][4]

General reference

Geography of Samoa

Geography of Samoa

Environment of Samoa

An enlargeable satellite image of Samoa

Natural geographic features of Samoa

Regions of Samoa

Regions of Samoa

Ecoregions of Samoa

List of ecoregions in Samoa

  • Ecoregions in Samoa

Administrative divisions of Samoa

Administrative divisions of Samoa

Districts of Samoa

Districts of Samoa

Demography of Samoa

Demographics of Samoa

Government and politics of Samoa

Politics of Samoa

Branches of the government of Samoa

Government of Samoa

Executive branch of the government of Samoa

Legislative branch of the government of Samoa

Judicial branch of the government of Samoa

Court system of Samoa

Constitutional Offices in Samoa

  • The Office of the Attorney General
  • The Audit Office
  • The Office of the Ombudsman
  • The Public Service Commission
  • Clerk of the Legislative Assembly

Foreign relations of Samoa

Foreign relations of Samoa

International organization membership

The Independent State of Samoa is a member of:[1]

Law and order in Samoa

Law of Samoa

Military of Samoa

Military of Samoa Samoa has no military.[5]

Local government in Samoa

Local government in Samoa

The Fa'amatai system is Samoa's chiefly system of governance existing at the local village level.

History of Samoa

History of Samoa

  • Timeline of the history of Samoa
  • Current events of Samoa
  • Military history of Samoa

Culture of Samoa

Culture of Samoa

Art in Samoa

Sports in Samoa

Sports in Samoa

Economy and infrastructure of Samoa

Economy of Samoa

Education in Samoa

Education in Samoa

Infrastructure of Samoa

See also

Samoa

References

  1. 1 2 "Samoa". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
  2. "List of Member States: S". United Nations. Retrieved 2007-11-27.
  3. "The Navigator Islands". The Argus. 2 January 1882.
  4. "Samoa — The Heart of Polynesia". Polynesian Culture Center. Archived from the original on January 10, 2008. Retrieved 2007-11-26.
  5. "Samoa", CIA World Factbook

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