Samoa
Samoa is a sovereign state made up of six islands in the Pacific Ocean. Its capital is Apia. About 200,010 people live there (2021). It covers 2,842 square kilometres.
- Capital
- Apia
- People (2021)
- 200,010
- Area
- 2,842 km²
- Currency
- Samoan tālā
Samoa at a glance
- In its own language
- Malo Sa’oloto Tuto’atasi o Samoa, Independent State of Samoa, Sāmoa, Western Samoa
- Status
- Sovereign country
- Continent
- Oceania
- Capital
- Apia
- Population
- 200,010 (2021)
- Area
- 2,842 km² (1,097 mi²)
- People are called
- Samoan
- Official languages
- English, Samoan
- Currency
- Samoan tālā
- GDP (nominal)
- US$832 million (2022)
- Life expectancy
- 73 years (2022)
- Human Development Index
- 0.707 (2021)
- Gini coefficient
- 38.7 (2013)
- Head of state
- Va'aletoa Sualauvi II (since 2017)
- Head of government
- Tuilaʻepa Saʻilele Malielegaoi (since 1998)
- Country codes
- WS, WSM
- Calling code
- +685
- Internet domain
- .ws
- Drives on the
- left
- Time zones
- UTC+13:00, Pacific/Apia
- Coordinates
- -13.745°, -172.2175°
Samoa and its neighbours
Samoa borders United States. Click a neighbour on the map to open its page.
- Samoa
Divisions of Samoa
- A'ana
- Aiga-i-le-Tai
- Atua
- Va'a-o-Fonoti
- Fa'asaleleaga
- Gaga'emauga
- Gaga'ifomauga
- Vaisigano
- Satupa'itea
- Palauli
Member of
- United Nations
- Commonwealth of Nations
- World Trade Organization
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Development Association
- International Finance Corporation
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- United Nations–African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur
- Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States
- Alliance of Small Island States
- Asian Development Bank
- Interpol
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
- UNESCO
and 6 more organisations.
How far are you from Samoa?
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Questions
What is the capital of Samoa?
The capital of Samoa is Apia.
What is the population of Samoa?
Samoa has about 200,010 people, as recorded in 2021.
How big is Samoa?
Samoa covers 2,842 square kilometres (1,097 square miles).
What currency does Samoa use?
The Samoan tālā.
What language is spoken in Samoa?
The official languages of Samoa are English and Samoan.
Which countries border Samoa?
Samoa shares a border with United States.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.