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Samoa

Independent State of Samoa

Flag of Samoa
Region
Oceania · Polynesia
Capital
Apia
Population
219,306 (2025)
Government
parliamentary republic
Currency
Samoan tālā (WST)
Official languages
English, Samoan
Spoken languages
Samoan (Polynesian) (official) 91.1%, Samoan/English 6.7%, English (official) 0.5%, other 0.2%, unspecified 1.6% (2006 est.)
Written scripts
Latin
Area
2,842 km²
Coastline
Coastal
UN member
Yes
Affiliations
IMF, WCO, WTO

Political stability

87 / 100

Economic stability

69 / 100

Population stability

43 / 100

0–100, higher is more stable. Political: World Bank governance score. Economic: government effectiveness, regulatory quality, and inflation proximity to 2% (World Bank). Population: stability of growth and net migration rates (World Bank).

Trade profile

Key exports
refined petroleum, integrated circuits, coconut oil, fish, insulated wire (2023)
Key imports
refined petroleum, poultry, cars, plastic products, milk (2023)
Natural resources
hardwood forests, fish, hydropower
Primary route
Feeder services to New Zealand and U.S. West Coast
Secondary route
Regional inter-island connections via Fiji and Tahiti

Trade research

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Sources: mledoze/countries (ODbL), CIA World Factbook (public domain), World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), flag-icons (MIT). Stability scores are xin.bz composites of the cited World Bank indicators; routes and commodity notes are xin.bz assessments. Informational only — verify with official sources.