Samoa - Practical information

The country in numbers

Country's full name

Independent State of Samoa

Area in Km²

2,944

Population

183,081 population

Capital

Apia

Religion

24% Protestantism; 20% Catholicism; 14% Methodism; 13% Mormon; 19% Other

Government

Unitary parliamentary republic

Language

Official language

English, Samoan

Languages spoken

German

Time

UTC (Coordinated Universal Time Greenwich)

+13

Currency

Currency

Dollar, Tala

Dangers and annoyances

Dangers and annoyances

Low criminality risk

Border Issues

None

Drugs possession

Not allowed

Theft & Scams

Low

Credit cards

Popular

Yes

Cards

American express, Mastercard, Visa

Tips

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Internet and telephony

Calling code

+685

Internet availability

Low

Electricity

V

230

Hz

50