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Property	Type	Value	Unit	Rank	Empirical method	Date	Comparison
Birth rate	Population property	22.92	Per 1000 Inhabitants	76	Estimation	2010	Birth rate
Death rate	Population property	5.36	Per 1000 Inhabitants	177	Estimation	2010	Death rate
Infant Mortality Rate	Health property	23.21	Per 1000 Live Births	90	Estimation	2010	Infant Mortality Rate
Life Expectancy at Birth	Population property	72.13	Years	127	Estimation	2010	Life Expectancy at Birth
Net Migration Rate	Population property	-11.52	Per 1000 Inhabitants	176	Estimation	2010	Net Migration Rate
Population growth rate	Population property	0.61	Percent	147	Estimation	2010	Population growth rate
Total Fertility Rate	Population property	3.32	Born per Woman	54	Estimation	2010	Total Fertility Rate
Electricity production	Economic property	109	Gigawatt hour	189	Estimation		Electricity production
Natural gas consumption	Economic property	0	1 Mil. Cubic metre	120	Estimation		Natural gas consumption
Natural gas production	Economic property	0	1 Mil. Cubic metre	112	Estimation		Natural gas production
GDP growth rate	Economic property	-0.80	Percent	121	Estimation		GDP growth rate
GDP - per capita (PPP)	Economic property	5400	Dollar	138	Estimation		GDP - per capita (PPP)
GDP	Economic property	1037	Million dollar	199	Estimation		GDP
Industrial production growth rate	Economic property	2.80	Percent	43	Estimation		Industrial production growth rate
Inflation rate	Economic property	6.00	Percent	154	Estimation		Inflation rate
Oil consumption	Economic property	1	1000 Barrel per day	198	Estimation		Oil consumption
Oil production	Economic property	0	1000 Barrel per day	120	Estimation		Oil production
Area	Geo property	2831	Square kilometer	177			Area
Population size	Population property	192001		185			Population size

Organisation / Group	Aim	status
World Trade Organization	to provide a forum to resolve trade conflicts between members and to carry on negotiations with the goal of further lowering and/or eliminating tariffs and other trade barriers	observer
African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States	to manage their preferential economic and aid relationship with the EU
Asian Development Bank	to promote regional economic cooperation
Alliance of Small Island States	to call attention to threats of sea-level rise and coral bleaching to small islands and lowlying coastal developing states from global warming;to emphasize the importance of information and information technology in the process of achieving sustainable development
Commonwealth	to foster multinational cooperation and assistance, as a voluntary association that evolved from the British Empire
Food and Agriculture Organization	to raise living standards and increase availability of agricultural products;a UN specialized agency
Group of 77	to promote economic cooperation among developing countries;name persists in spite of increased membership
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	to provide economic development loans;a UN specialized agency
International Civil Aviation Organization	to promote international cooperation in civil aviation;a UN specialized agency
International Criminal Court	to hold all individuals and countries accountable to international laws of conduct; to specify international standards of conduct;to provide an important mechanism for implementing these standards;to ensure that perpetrators are brought to justice
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement	to promote worldwide humanitarian aid through the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in wartime, and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS;formerly League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies or LORCS) in peacetime
International Development Association	to provide economic loans for low-income countries;UN specialized agency and IBRD affiliate
International Fund for Agricultural Development	to promote agricultural development;a UN specialized agency
International Finance Corporation	to support private enterprise in international economic development;a UN specialized agency and IBRD affiliate
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies	to organize, coordinate, and direct international relief actions;to promote humanitarian activities;to represent and encourage the development of National Societies;to bring help to victims of armed conflicts, refugees, and displaced people;to reduce the vulnerability of people through development programs
International Labor Organization	to deal with world labor issues;a UN specialized agency
International Monetary Fund	to promote world monetary stability and economic development;a UN specialized agency
International Maritime Organization	to deal with international maritime affairs;a UN specialized agency
International Criminal Police Organization	to promote international cooperation among police authorities in fighting crime
International Olympic Committee	to promote the Olympic ideals and administer the Olympic games: 2012 Summer Olympics in London, UK;2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia
Inter-Parliamentary Union	fosters contacts among parliamentarians, considers and expresses views of international interest and concern with the purpose of bringing about action by parliaments and parliamentarians, contributes to the defense and promotion of human rights, contributes to better knowledge of representative institutions
International Telecommunication Union	to deal with world telecommunications issues;a UN specialized agency
International Trade Union Confederation	to promote the trade union movement
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency	encourages flow of foreign direct investment among member countries by offering investment insurance, consultation, and negotiation on conditions for foreign investment and technical assistance;a UN specialized agency
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons	to enforce the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction;to provide a forum for consultation and cooperation among the signatories of the Convention
Pacific Islands Forum	to promote regional cooperation in political matters
South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement	to redress unequal trade relationships of Australia and New Zealand with small island economies in the Pacific region
Secretariat of the Pacific Community	to serve island development in 22 Pacific countries;to develop technical assistance and professional, scientific, and research support;to build planning and management capability
United Nations	to maintain international peace and security and to promote cooperation involving economic, social, cultural, and humanitarian problems
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development	to promote international trade
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization	to promote cooperation in education, science, and culture
United Nations Industrial Development Organization	UN specialized agency that promotes industrial development especially among the members
Universal Postal Union	to promote international postal cooperation;a UN specialized agency
World Customs Organization	to promote international cooperation in customs matters
World Health Organization	to deal with health matters worldwide;a UN specialized agency
World Intellectual Property Organization	to furnish protection for literary, artistic, and scientific works;a UN specialized agency
World Meteorological Organization	to sponsor meteorological cooperation;a UN specialized agency

Names (5)

Samoa : Name
Independent State of Samoa : Longname
Samoa : Name
- Local
Malo Sa'oloto Tuto'atasi o Samoa : Longname
- Local
Western Samoa : Name
- Former

Description

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.

Government type

parliamentary democracy

Religions

Congregationalist 34.8%, Roman Catholic 19.6%, Methodist 15%, Latter-Day Saints 12.7%, Assembly of God 6.6%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3.5%, Worship Centre 1.3%, other Christian 4.5%, other 1.9%, unspecified 0.1% (2001 census)

Natural Resources

hardwood forests, fish, hydropower

Export commodities

fish, coconut oil and cream, copra, taro, automotive parts, garments, beer

Samoa