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Samoa

ساموا

OceaniaPolynesia

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Key facts

Official name
Independent State of Samoa
Name in Arabic
ساموا
Capital
Apia
Region
Oceania
Subregion
Polynesia
Official languages
English, Samoan
Currency
Samoan Tala · T · WST
Area
2,842 km²
Coastline
Yes

Neighbours

No land borders

About Samoa

Samoa is a country in Polynesia, one of the 14 countries of Oceania on GlobeQuizz. Its full official name is Independent State of Samoa. In Arabic, the name is written ساموا, and the capital آبيا. Its geographic centre lies in the Southern and Western hemispheres.

The capital of Samoa is Apia. Apia lies at about 14° south and 172° west. Samoa has 2 official languages: English and Samoan. Its currency is the Samoan Tala, with the symbol ⁨T⁩ and the international code WST.

Samoa covers about 2,842 square kilometres, which puts it 167th by area among the 195 countries on GlobeQuizz. It has no land border with any other country; the sea surrounds its territory on every side. Other countries in Polynesia include Tonga and Tuvalu. To practise flags, capitals and currencies, play the Oceania quiz on GlobeQuizz, which mixes Samoa with the other countries of the same region.

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