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Sa·mo·a [ sə mṓ ə ] independent island state in the southern Pacific Ocean, situated west of American Samoa. It became an independent member of the British Commonwealth in 1970.
Languages: Samoan, English.
Currency: tala.
Capital: Apia.
Population: 219,998 (2009 estimate).
Area: 2,842 sq km (1,097 sq mi)
Official name Independent State of Samoa
Former name Western Samoa until 1997 |
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