Outline of Samoa

The Flag of Samoa		The Coat of arms of Samoa

The location of Samoa

An enlargeable map of the Independent State of Samoa

See also: Index of Samoa-related articles

The Independent State of Samoa is a 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 Navigators Islands before the 20th century because of the Samoans' seafaring skills.^[3]

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

General reference

• Pronunciation:
• Common English country name: Samoa, archaic Western Samoa
• Official English country name: The Independent State of Samoa
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Samoan
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology: Name of Samoa
• ISO country codes: WS, WSM, 882
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:WS♥
• Internet country code top-level domain: .ws

Geography of Samoa

Main article: Geography of Samoa

• Samoa is: a country
• Location:
  • Western Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere
  • Pacific Ocean
    • South Pacific Ocean
      • Oceania
        • Polynesia
  • Time zone: Samoa Standard Time (UTC-11), Samoa Daylight Time (UTC-10) October–March
  • Extreme points of Samoa
    • High: Mauga Silisili on Savai'i 1,857 m (6,093 ft)
    • Low: South Pacific Ocean 0 m
  • Land boundaries: none
  • Coastline: South Pacific Ocean 403 km
• Population of Samoa: 188,540 (2008) - 178th most populous country
• Area of Samoa: 2,831 km²
• Atlas of Samoa

Environment of Samoa

An enlargeable satellite image of Samoa

Main article: Environment of Samoa

See also: List of protected areas of Samoa

• Climate of Samoa
• Environmental issues in Samoa
• Ecoregions in Samoa
• Renewable energy in Samoa
• Geology of Samoa
• Protected areas of Samoa
  • Biosphere reserves in Samoa
  • National parks of Samoa
• Wildlife of Samoa
  • Flora of Samoa
  • Fauna of Samoa
    • Birds of Samoa
    • Mammals of Samoa

Natural geographic features of Samoa

Main article: Landforms of Samoa

• Islands of Samoa
• Lakes of Samoa
• Mountains of Samoa
  • Volcanoes in Samoa
• Rivers of Samoa
  • Waterfalls of Samoa
• Valleys of Samoa
• World Heritage Sites in Samoa: None

Regions of Samoa

Main article: Regions of Samoa

Ecoregions of Samoa

Main articles: List of ecoregions in Samoa and Ecoregions in Samoa

Administrative divisions of Samoa

Main article: Administrative divisions of Samoa

• Districts of Samoa

Districts of Samoa

Main article: Districts of Samoa

Demography of Samoa

Main article: Demographics of Samoa

Government and politics of Samoa

Main article: Government of Samoa and Politics of Samoa

• Form of government:
• Capital of Samoa: Apia

• Elections in Samoa
  • (specific elections)
• Political parties in Samoa
• Political scandals of Samoa
• Taxation in Samoa

Branches of the government of Samoa

Main article: Government of Samoa

Executive branch of the government of Samoa

• Head of state: O le Ao o le Malo
• Head of government: Prime Minister of Samoa,
• Cabinet of Samoa

Legislative branch of the government of Samoa

• Parliament of Samoa (bicameral), is the Legislative Assembly of Samoa

Judicial branch of the government of Samoa

Main article: Court system of Samoa

• Supreme Court of Samoa

Foreign relations of Samoa

Main article: Foreign relations of Samoa

• Diplomatic missions in Samoa
• Diplomatic missions of Samoa

International organization membership

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

African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP) Asian Development Bank (ADB) Commonwealth of Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Group of 77 (G77) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) International Criminal Court (ICCt) International Development Association (IDA) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) International Finance Corporation (IFC) International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) International Labour Organization (ILO) International Maritime Organization (IMO) International Monetary Fund (IMF) International Olympic Committee (IOC) International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)

International Telecommunication Union (ITU) International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement (Sparteca) United Nations (UN) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Universal Postal Union (UPU) World Customs Organization (WCO) World Health Organization (WHO) World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) World Meteorological Organization (WMO) World Trade Organization (WTO) (observer)

Law and order in Samoa

Main article: Law of Samoa

• Capital punishment in Samoa
• Constitution of Samoa
• Crime in Samoa
• Human rights in Samoa
  • LGBT rights in Samoa
  • Freedom of religion in Samoa
• Law enforcement in Samoa

Military of Samoa

Main article: Military of Samoa

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
    • Ministry of Defence of Samoa
• Forces
  • Army of Samoa
  • Navy of Samoa
  • Air Force of Samoa
  • Special forces of Samoa
• Military history of Samoa
• Military ranks of Samoa

Local government in Samoa

Main article: Local government in Samoa

See also: Fa'amatai

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

History of Samoa

Main article: History of Samoa, Timeline of the history of Samoa, and Current events of Samoa

• Economic history of Samoa
• Military history of Samoa

Culture of Samoa

Main article: Culture of Samoa

• Architecture of Samoa
• Cuisine of Samoa
• Ethnic minorities in Samoa
• Festivals in Samoa
• Humor in Samoa
• Languages of Samoa
• Media in Samoa
• National symbols of Samoa
  • Coat of arms of Samoa
  • Flag of Samoa
  • National anthem of Samoa
• People of Samoa
• Prostitution in Samoa
• Public holidays in Samoa
• Records of Samoa
• Religion in Samoa
  • Buddhism in Samoa
  • Christianity in Samoa
  • Hinduism in Samoa
  • Islam in Samoa
  • Judaism in Samoa
  • Sikhism in Samoa
• World Heritage Sites in Samoa: None

Art in Samoa

• Art in Samoa
• Cinema of Samoa
• Literature of Samoa
• Music of Samoa
• Television in Samoa
• Theatre in Samoa

Sports in Samoa

Main article: Sports in Samoa

• Football in Samoa
• Samoa at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Samoa

Main article: Economy of Samoa

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 180th (one hundred and eightieth)

• Agriculture in Samoa
• Banking in Samoa
  • National Bank of Samoa
• Communications in Samoa
  • Internet in Samoa
• Companies of Samoa

• Currency of Samoa: Tala
  • ISO 4217: WST

• Economic history of Samoa
• Energy in Samoa
  • Energy policy of Samoa
  • Oil industry in Samoa
• Mining in Samoa
• Tourism in Samoa
• Transport in Samoa

• Samoa Stock Exchange

Education in Samoa

Main article: Education in Samoa

Infrastructure of Samoa

• Health care in Samoa
• Transportation in Samoa
  • Airports in Samoa
  • Rail transport in Samoa
  • Roads in Samoa
• Water supply and sanitation in Samoa

See also

Oceania portal

Main article: Samoa

• Index of Samoa-related articles
• List of international rankings
• List of Samoa-related topics
• Member state of the Commonwealth of Nations
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of geography
• Outline of Oceania

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Samoa". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ws.html. Retrieved July 23, 2009. 
2. ^ "List of Member States: S". United Nations. http://www.un.org/members/list.shtml. Retrieved 2007-11-27. 
3. ^ "Samoa — The Heart of Polynesia". Polynesian Culture Center. http://www.polynesia.com/samoa/island-map.html. Retrieved 2007-11-26. 

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Samoa

• Government of Samoa
• Official Samoan National Rugby League Team Website ( Toa Samoa )
• Samoa, an external wiki
• Outline of Samoa travel guide from Wikitravel
• Outline of Samoa at the Open Directory Project