Samoa

Official Name:	The Independent State of Samoa
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Parliamentary Republic
Official Name (Local Language):	Malo Sa'oloto Tuto'atasi o Samoa
ISO Country Codes:	WS : WSM
Internet Domain:	.ws
Government Web Site:	https://www.samoagovt.ws/

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Capital:	Apia	Main Airports:	Faleolo International Airport
Language(s):	Samoan;English	Population:	206,179
Currency:	Samoan Tala	ISO Currency Code:	WST
Telephone Dial In:	+685	ID Prefix:	00

Country Summaries:

Political & Cultural Organisations:

African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States; Alliance of Small Island States; Commonwealth of Nations; Community of Democracies; Inter Parliamentary Union; Pacific Islands Forum; UN; UNESCO;

Travel Guides:

Fodor's Travel; Lonely Planet;

News Resources:

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Government Website:	https://www.samoagovt.ws/
Central Bank:	Central Bank of Samoa
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	2.54712 tala (WST) per US dollar (2020 est.)
Unemployment Rate:	5.2% (2017 est.)
Population below poverty line:	20.3% (2013 est.)
Inflation Rate:	1.3% (2017 est.)

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	10.7%	food processing, building materials, auto parts
Industry:	24%	N/A
Services:	65.4%

Financial & Economic Organisations:

Asian Development Bank; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; Un Economic and Social Commission for Asia the Pacific; UNIDO; World Bank;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

Financial Exchanges:

No Exchange

National Statistics Office:

Samoa Bureau of Statistics ;

National Dataset(s):

Trading Economics;

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

The World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution

Business Language(s):	English; Samoan
Customs & Excise:	Ministry for Revenue
Development Bank(s):	Asian Development Bank; Development Bank of Samoa;

Competitive Ind’l Performance: N/A	Corruption Perceptions Index: N/R
Ease of Doing Business: N/A	Enabling Trade Index: N/A
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