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New Zealand occupied the German protectorate of Western Samoa at the outbreak of World War I in 1914. It continued to administer the islands as a mandate and then as a trust territory until 1962, when the islands became the first Polynesian nation to reestablish independence in the 20th century. The country dropped the "Western" from its name in 1997.

Population:

193,161

GDP per capita:

$5,357.37 per capita

Capital with population:

Apia - 32,859

Largest city with population:

Apia - 32,859

Alternative names:

Samoa, Independent State of Samoa, Western Samoa, Samoa (Western), (Western) Samoa,


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Mandy Moore
21st January 2010
I need facts please help me my brother says I can't get a cool fact about Western Samoa I owe him a dollar
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