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Samoa

Samoa is an independent Polynesian state centred on the high islands of Savaiʻi and Upolu, northeast of Fiji.

Fast Facts

  • Apia, the capital, is on Upolu.
  • The state was known as Western Samoa until 1997.
  • In December 2011 Samoa moved to the western side of the International Date Line by changing its civil calendar.
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