Samoa
The heart of Polynesia, where the fire knife dance began
Passport card
Independent State of Samoa
Samoa
- Capital
- Apia
- Continent
- Oceania
- Currency
- Tālā
- Languages
- Samoan and English
- People
- About 2.2 lakh
- Size
- About 2,842 km²
- Leader
- Prime Minister Laʻauli Leuatea Schmidt
- Free since
- 1 January 1962
- Time
- 7½ hours ahead of India: at 12 noon in India, it is 7:30 pm in Apia
⭐ European sailors called them the Navigator Islands for the Samoans' sailing skills.
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Samoa
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Samoa
Turn the globe with your finger. Samoa has no neighbours on land. Its nearest neighbours are across the sea.
Compare with India
Samoa and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is about 1,200 times the size of Samoa.
- PeopleIndia has about 6,600 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 2.2 lakh in Samoa.
- DistanceApia is about 12,800 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeSamoa is 7½ hours ahead of India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 7:30 pm in Apia.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Samoa, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Samoa
- A fresh mix from the country's 110 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Samoa's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Samoa back on the map
Samoa and its neighbour have fallen off the map. Can you put them both back?
Places too tiny to see are shown as circles.
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Samoa worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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