Country data
Location: South Pacific Ocean
Time zone: CET + 13
Total area: 2,831 km²
Land area: 2,821 km²
Water area: 10 km²
Length of the state border: 0 km
Coastline: 403 km
Capital: Apia
Districts: 11
A’ana, Aiga-i-le-Tai, Atua, Fa’asaleleaga, Gaga’emauga, Gagaifomauga, Palauli, Satupa’itea, Tuamasaga, Va’a-o-Fonoti, Vaisigano
Electric current: 240 V / 50 Hz
Telephone code: 00 685 (Source: Allcitycodes)
Highest point: Mauga Silisili 1,857 m
Population
Population: approx. 200,000 residents (Countryaah, 2021)
Population growth: 0.6% per year
Population density (residents per km²): 71
Life expectancy: 70 (male), 76 (female)
Official language: Samoan, English
Religions:
- 57% Protestants
- 19% Roman Catholic
- 24% other
Climate
All year round it is pleasantly warm with daytime temperatures between 20 ° C and 30 ° C.
Rainfalls must be expected every day.
The humidity is almost always between 70% and 80%.
Currency / finance
Currency unit: Tala (WST)
Classification: 1 tala = 100 senes
ATMs: In Apia, Salelologa and Faleolo Airport.
International credit cards: These are accepted by major hotels and shops in Apia.
Regulations: There is no limit to the amount of foreign currencies that can be imported. The export is permitted in the amount of the declared import.
The national currency can be imported in unlimited quantities. Export is not allowed.
Customs regulations
The following may be carried duty-free:
- 200 cigarettes or 50 cigars or 250 g of tobacco
- 1 liter of alcoholic beverages
(Information applies to people aged 18 and over)
Tourists and people in transit can bring items of personal use with them duty-free.
You should be able to produce an English-language certificate from your doctor for any medication you have with you.
Travel advice
There is currently no country-specific safety notice for Samoa.
Economy
Over 60% of the population work in agriculture, but only generate around 15% of the gross domestic product.
The main crops are bananas, coffee, cocoa, coconut palms, taro and yams.
Doe production of vehicle parts is the largest industrial employer.
Tourism has also continued to develop over the past few decades.
Industries: vehicle parts production, agriculture, tobacco processing, tourism
Natural resources: wood, fish, hydropower
Land use:
- Usable land: 3%
- Grain cultivation: 8%
- Pasture area: 0%
- Forests: 86%
- other: 3%