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Samoa
- Location
Location Description
Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about halfway between Hawaii and New Zealand, north of Tonga
- Continent
- Oceania
- Bordering Countries
- None
- Independent
- Yes
- Flag
Flag Description
The flag of this country has a red field. A blue rectangle, bearing a representation of the Southern Cross made up of five large and one smaller five-pointed white stars, is superimposed in the canton.
- Capital
- Apia
- Languages
- English, Samoan
- Currency
- (tālā)
- Size
- 1,097 sq mi (2,842 sq km) — 180th largest
- Total Population
- 205,557 people — 189th largest
- Population Density
- 187 people per sq mi (72.3 people per sq km) — 140th largest
- Fun Facts
- To better match surrounding nations, in 2009, it switched from driving on the right side of the road to driving on the left
- To better match surrounding nations, it switched its time zone from UTC−11 to UTC+13, effectively skipping December 30th, 2011