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Часовой пояс:

UTC/GMT +10 часов (Pacific/Apia)

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Континент:

Oceania

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ISO code:

WS, WSM, 882

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Fips code:

WS

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Phone code:

685

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Country area:

2,944 km²

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Country population:

192,001

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Currency:

WST

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Language:

sm

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Other information:

The Samoan Islands are an archipelago covering 3,030 km2 (1,170 sq mi) in the central South Pacific, forming part of Polynesia and the wider region of Oceania. Administratively, the archipelago comprises all of the Independent State of Samoa and most of American Samoa (apart from Swains Island, which is geographically part of the Tokelau Islands). The nearest land masses of the two Samoan jurisdictions are separated by 64 km (40 mi) of ocean. The population of the Samoan Islands is approximately 250,000, sharing the common Samoan language, a culture known as fa'a Samoa, and an indigenous form of governance called fa'amatai. Most Samoans have solely Samoan ancestry, and are one of the largest Polynesian populations in the world.The oldest evidence of human activity in the Samoan Islands dates to around 1050 BCE. This comes from a Lapita site at Mulifanua wharf on Upolu island. Read more in wiki.

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