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Western Samoa - Introduction 1993
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Background: New Zealand occupied the German protectorate of Western Samoa at the outbreak of World War I in 1914. It continued to administer the islands as a mandate and then as a trust territory until 1962 when the islands became the first Polynesian nation to reestablish independence in the 20th century.


Western Samoa - Geography 1993
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Location: Oceania, 4,300 km southwest of Honolulu in the South Pacific; Ocean, about halfway between Hawaii and New Zealand

Geographic coordinates

Map reference

Area
Total: total: 2,860 km²; land: 2,850 km²

Land boundaries: 0 km

Coastline: 403 km; exclusive economic zone: 200 nm; territorial sea: 12 nm

Maritime claims

Climate: tropical; rainy season (October to March), dry season (May to; October)

Terrain: narrow coastal plain with volcanic, rocky, rugged mountains in interior

Elevation

Natural resources: hardwood forests, fish
Land use

Land use: arable land: 19%; permanent crops: 24%; meadows and pastures: 0%; forest and woodland: 47%; other: 10%

Irrigated land: NA km²

Major rivers

Major watersheds area km²

Total water withdrawal

Total renewable water resources

Natural hazards

Geography


Western Samoa - People 1993
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Population: 199,652 (July 1993 est.)
Growth rate: 2.37% (1993 est.)

Nationality: noun: Western Samoan(s); adjective: Western Samoan

Ethnic groups: Samoan 92.6%, Euronesians 7% (persons of European and; Polynesian blood), Europeans 0.4%

Languages: Samoan (Polynesian), English

Religions: Christian 99.7% (about half of population associated with the; London Missionary Society; includes Congregational, Roman Catholic, Methodist,; Latter Day Saints, Seventh-Day Adventist)

Demographic profile
Age structure

Age structure

Dependency ratios

Median age

Population growth rate: 2.37% (1993 est.)

Birth rate: 33 births/1000 population (1993 est.)

Death rate: 6.17 deaths/1000 population (1993 est.)

Net migration rate: -3.14 migrant(s)/1000 population (1993 est.)

Population distribution

Urbanization

Major urban areas

Environment
Current issues: subject to occasional typhoons; active volcanism

Air pollutants

Sex ratio

Mothers mean age at first birth

Maternal mortality ratio

Infant mortality rate: 38.6 deaths/1000 live births (1993 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: male: 65.19 years; female: 70.08 years (1993 est.)

Total fertility rate: 4.28 children born/woman (1993 est.)

Contraceptive prevalence rate

Drinking water source

Current health expenditure

Physicians density

Hospital bed density

Sanitation facility access

Hiv/Aids

Major infectious diseases

Obesity adult prevalence rate

Alcohol consumption

Tobacco use

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

Education expenditures

Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1971); total population: 97%; male: 97%; female: 97%

School life expectancy primary to tertiary education

Youth unemployment


Western Samoa - Government 1993
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Country name: conventional long form: Independent State of Western Samoa; conventional short form: Western Samoa

Government type: constitutional monarchy under native chief

Capital: Apia

Administrative divisions: 11 districts; A'ana, Aiga-i-le-Tai, Atua,; Fa'asaleleaga, Gaga'emauga, Gagaifomauga, Palauli, Satupa'itea, Tuamasaga,; Va'a-o-Fonoti, Vaisigano

Dependent areas

Independence: 1 January 1962 (from UN trusteeship administered by New; Zealand)

National holiday

Constitution: 1 January 1962

Legal system: based on English common law and local customs; judicial review of legislative acts with respect to fundamental rights of the citizen; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction

International law organization participation

Citizenship

Suffrage: 21 years of age; universal, but only matai (head of family) are able to run for the Legislative Assembly

Executive branch: chief, Executive Council, prime minister, Cabinet

Legislative branch: unicameral Legislative Assembly (Fono)

Judicial branch: Supreme Court, Court of Appeal

Political parties and leaders

International organization participation: ACP, AsDB, C, ESCAP, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICFTU, IDA, IFAD, IFC,; IMF, IOC, ITU, LORCS, SPARTECA, SPC, SPF, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WHO

Diplomatic representation
In the us: chief of mission: Ambassador-designate Neroni SLADE; chancery: (temporary) suite 510, 1155 15th Street NW, Washington, DC 20,005; telephone: (202) 833-1743
From the us: chief of mission: the ambassador to New Zealand is accredited to Western; Samoa; embassy: address NA, Apia; mailing address: P.O. Box 3,430, Apia; telephone: (685) 21-631; fax: (685) 22-030

Flag descriptionflag of Western%20Samoa: red with a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side quadrant bearing five white five-pointed stars representing the Southern Cross constellation

National symbols

National anthem

National heritage


Western Samoa - Economy 1993
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Economy overview: Agriculture employs more than half of the labor force, contributes 50% to GDP, and furnishes 90% of exports. The bulk of export earnings comes from the sale of coconut oil and copra. The economy depends on and construction of the first international hotel is under way.

Real gdp purchasing power parity

Real gdp growth rate: -4.5% (1990 est.)

Real gdp per capita: $690 (1990)

Gross national saving
Gdp composition by sector of origin

Gdp composition by end use

Gdp composition by sector of origin

Agriculture products: accounts for 50% of GDP; coconuts, fruit (including bananas, taro, yams)

Industries: timber, tourism, food processing, fishing

Industrial production growth rate: growth rate -4% (1990 est.); accounts for 14% of GDP

Labor force: 38,000; by occupation: agriculture 22,000 (1987 est.)
Labor force

Unemployment rate: NA%

Youth unemployment

Population below poverty line

Gini index

Household income or consumption by percentage share

Distribution of family income gini index

Budget: revenues $95.3 million; expenditures $95.4 million, including capital expenditures of $41 million (FY92)

Taxes and other revenues

Public debt

Revenue

Fiscal year: calendar year

Inflation rate consumer prices

Central bank discount rate

Commercial bank prime lending rate

Stock of narrow money

Stock of broad money

Stock of domestic credit

Market value of publicly traded shares

Current account balance

Exports: $9 million (f.o.b., 1990)
Commodoties: coconut oil and cream 54%, taro 12%, copra 9%, cocoa 3%
Partners: NZ 28%, American Samoa 23%, Germany 22%, US 6% (1990)

Imports: $75 million (c.i.f., 1990)
Commodoties: intermediate goods 58%, food 17%, capital goods 12%
Partners: New Zealand 41%, Australia 18%, Japan 13%, UK 6%, US 6%

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold

Debt external

Stock of direct foreign investment at home

Stock of direct foreign investment abroad

Exchange rates: tala (WS$) per US$1 - 2.5681 (January 1993), 2.4655 (1992), 2.3975 (1991), 2.3095 (1990), 2.2686 (1989), 2.0790 (1988)


Western Samoa - Energy 1993
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Electricity
Production: 29,000 kW capacity; 45 million kWh produced, 240 kWh per capita (1990)

Coal

Petroleum

Crude oil

Refined petroleum

Natural gas

Carbon dioxide emissions

Energy consumption per capita


Western Samoa - Communication 1993
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Telephones

Telephone system

Broadcast media

Internet

Broadband fixed subscriptions


Western Samoa - Military 1993
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Military expenditures
Percent of gdp: exchange rate conversion - $N/A, NA% of GDP

Military and security forces

Military service age and obligation

Space program

Terrorist groups


Western Samoa - Transportation 1993
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National air transport system

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix

Airports

Heliports

Pipelines

Railways

Roadways

Waterways

Merchant marine: 1 roll-on/roll-off ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 3,838 GRT/5,536 DWT; total: 3; usable: 3; with permanent-surface runways: 1; with runways over 3,659 m: 0; with runways 2,440-3,659 m: 1; with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 0

Ports and terminals


Western Samoa - Transnational issues 1993
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Disputes international: none

Refugees and internally displaced persons

Illicit drugs


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