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Outline of Samoa

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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Samoa:

Samoa – sovereign island nation located in the western Samoan Islands archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean.{{cite web|date=July 2, 2009|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/samoa/|title=Samoa|work=The World Factbook|publisher=United States Central Intelligence Agency|access-date=July 23, 2009}} Previous names were Samoa from 1900 to 1919, and Western Samoa from 1914 to 1997. It was admitted to the United Nations on 15 December 1976.{{cite news | title=List of Member States: S | url =https://www.un.org/members/list.shtml | work =United Nations | access-date = 2007-11-27}} The entire island group, inclusive of American Samoa, was known by Europeans as the Navigator Islands before the 20th century because of the Samoans' seafaring skills.{{cite news |title=The Navigator Islands |newspaper=The Argus |date=2 January 1882 |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11528257}}{{cite news|title=Samoa — The Heart of Polynesia |url=http://www.polynesia.com/samoa/island-map.html |work=Polynesian Culture Center |access-date=2007-11-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080110150748/http://polynesia.com/samoa/island-map.html |archive-date=January 10, 2008 }}

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General reference

Geography of Samoa

Geography of Samoa

= Environment of Samoa =

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{{see also|List of protected areas of Samoa}}

== Natural geographic features of Samoa ==

= Regions of Samoa =

Regions of Samoa

== Ecoregions of Samoa ==

List of ecoregions in Samoa

== Administrative divisions of Samoa ==

Administrative divisions of Samoa

=== Districts of Samoa ===

Districts of Samoa

= Demography of Samoa =

Demographics of Samoa

Government and politics of Samoa

Politics of Samoa

= Branches of the government of Samoa =

Government of Samoa

== Executive branch of the government of Samoa ==

== Legislative branch of the government of Samoa ==

== Judicial branch of the government of Samoa ==

Court system of Samoa

=Constitutional Offices in Samoa=

  • The Office of the Attorney General
  • The Audit Office
  • The Office of the Ombudsman
  • The Public Service Commission
  • Clerk of the Legislative Assembly

= Foreign relations of Samoa =

Foreign relations of Samoa

== International organization membership ==

The Independent State of Samoa is a member of:

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= Law and order in Samoa =

Law of Samoa

= Military of Samoa =

Military of Samoa

Samoa has no military.[https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/samoa/ "Samoa"], CIA World Factbook

= Local government in Samoa =

Local government in Samoa

{{see also|Fa'amatai}}

The Fa'amatai system is Samoa's chiefly system of governance existing at the local village level.

History of Samoa

History of Samoa

Culture of Samoa

Culture of Samoa

= Art in Samoa =

= Sports in Samoa =

Sports in Samoa

Economy and infrastructure of Samoa

Economy of Samoa

Education in Samoa

Education in Samoa

Infrastructure of Samoa

See also

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References

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External links

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  • [http://www.govt.ws/ Government of Samoa]
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