Samoa
Independent State of Samoa
Samoa sits in Polynesia and uses WST - Samoan tālā (T). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Apia
Tuamasaga
Afega
Tuamasaga
Safotu
Gagaifomauga
Leulumoega
A‘ana
Coordinates
-13.58333333, -172.33333333
Borders
None
Timezone
UTC+13:00
Driving
left
Population
205.6K
205,557 people
Area
2.8K km2
2,842 square kilometers
Density
72/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Apia
-13.82, -171.77
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Samoa, officially listed here as Independent State of Samoa, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Samoa, WS, WSM, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Samoa is grouped under Oceania, more specifically Polynesia, with Oceania shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 205,557 people and a land area of 2,842 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 72 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is -13.58333333, -172.33333333, while the capital coordinate reference is -13.82, -171.77. Samoa has no land borders listed in the country data, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Apia (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Apia, Afega, Safotu, Leulumoega and Asau. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Samoa, capital of Samoa, and major urban areas in Samoa. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary parliamentary republic. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include Commonwealth and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Samoa uses calling code +685, postal format not listed, and time zone data listed as UTC+13:00. The number format uses , as the thousands separator and . as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists WST - Samoan tālā (T), while language records include English and Samoan. Vehicle data records the driving side as left and vehicle sign codes as WS. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 38.7 for 2013.
How to use this profile
This Samoa profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
WS / WSM
Top-level domains
.ws
Continents
Oceania
Border countries
No land borders listed
Driving side
left
Vehicle signs
WS
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Samoa is represented by the WS country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Apia
Tuamasaga
37,708
primary
#2
Afega
Tuamasaga
1,998
admin
#3
Safotu
Gagaifomauga
1,270
admin
#4
Leulumoega
A‘ana
1,184
admin
#5
Asau
Vaisigano
1,133
admin
Governance
Government type
Unitary parliamentary republic
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
, thousands, . decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+685
Postal format
Not listed
Timezones
UTC+13:00
Languages
English, Samoan
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
38.7
2013