OCEANIA
Level 1 — Exercise Normal Precautions
Samoa
Level 1 — Exercise Normal Precautions
Population
205,557
Advisory
Level 1
GDP/Capita
$5,393
Health Alerts
0
Last Updated
Jun 10, 2026
About SamoaOverview, geography, and key facts
Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa, is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania, in the South Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main islands, two smaller, inhabited islands, and several smaller, uninhabited islands, including the Aleipata Islands. Samoa is located 64 km west of American Samoa, 889 km northeast of Tonga, 1,152 km northeast of Fiji, 483 km east of Wallis and Futuna, 1,151 km southeast of Tuvalu, 519 km south of Tokelau, 4,190 km southwest of Hawaii, and 610 km northwest of Niue. The capital and largest city is Apia.
Capital
Apia
Population
205,557
Area
2,842 km²
Languages
English, Samoan
Currency
Samoan tālā (WST)
GDP/Capita
$5,393
Travel AdvisoryU.S. Department of State
Gov Data
Exercise normal precautions when traveling to this country.
Currency & Economy
- Currency
- Samoan tālā (WST)
- GDP
- $1.2B
- GDP per Capita
- $5,393
Development
- Life Expectancy
- 71.7 years
Geography & Practical Details
- Region
- Oceania
- Capital
- Apia
- Area
- 2,842 km²
- Population
- 205,557
- Timezone
- UTC+13:00
- Languages
- English, Samoan
- Calling Code
- +685
- Drives On
- Left
- ISO Code
- WS