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Samoa
Full country name: Independent State
of Samoa (formerly Western Samoa)
Area:2860 sq km (1115 sq mi)
Population: 224,715
Capital city: Apia
People: Samoan 93%, Euronesians 7%
Languages: Polynesian, English
Religion: Christian 99.7% (about half
of the Christian population belongs to the London
Missionary Society)
Government: Constitutional monarchy
under native chief
Chief of State: Chief Susuga Malietoa
Tanumafili II
Prime Minister: Tuilaepa Sailele
Malielegaoi
GDP: US$183 million
GDP per head: US$1106
Annual growth: 6.7%
Inflation: 7.5%
Major industries: Agriculture,
tourism, food processing, fishing
Major trading partners: New Zealand,
Australia, American Samoa, Germany, Japan, China
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