Samoa, Oceania

This post was last updated by José of onez on Sunday, 27 April 2025.

Image of Apia, capital city of Samoa

Samoa Flag

Samoa is a country located in the Polynesia sub‑region of the Oceania continent.

Easy learning about Samoa
Samoa is located in	Polynesia Oceania Continent
Samoa has a population of	216,663 inhabitants (2023 UN data) Inhabitants of Samoa are called Samoans
The country’s total area is	2,944 Km² ( 1,829 sq mi)
Human Development Index (HDI)	Samoa HDI ranks in position nº 116 worldwide High Human Development HDI of 0.702 (0.4 to 1) (2022 data from UNDP)
Samoa’s passport	allows visa-free entry to 131 countries Samoa passport ranks in position nº 38 in the world (2025 HP Index data)
Samoa GDP per capita is	$5,471 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF)
Samoa ’s LGBTI legal status	Same-sex sexual acts are illegal (2025 ILGA data)
Latitude & Longitude	13° 35' S, 172° 20' W Open in Google Maps
Samoa Capital city	Apia
Neighbouring countries	Tokelau to the northeast, the Cook Islands to the east, Tonga to the south, and Fiji to the southwest
Samoa Climate	tropical; rainy season (November to April), dry season (May to October)
Most predominant religion	Protestant (Congregationalist, Methodist, Assembly of God, Seventh Day Adventist, other Protestant),
Second most predominant religion	Roman Catholic,
Currency name & code	Tala (WST)
Internet ccTLD	.ws
Samoa calling code	+685

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