Prime minister: Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi
Population: 192, 811
History: Samoa became independent from NZ in 1962
Samoa was explored from french and Dutch traders in the 18th century
Polynesians possibly from Tonga, first settled in the Samoan islands about 1000 b.c ago
Samoa is one of the best known islands in the Polynesian culture and even today we have heaps of samoans around the world.
refer to samoan map page
Population: 192, 811
History: Samoa became independent from NZ in 1962
Samoa was explored from french and Dutch traders in the 18th century
Polynesians possibly from Tonga, first settled in the Samoan islands about 1000 b.c ago
Samoa is one of the best known islands in the Polynesian culture and even today we have heaps of samoans around the world.
refer to samoan map page