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Location
The Resume
(January 1, 1962- )
Group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean
Slightly smaller than Rhode Island
Population is slightly more than 1/3 of Alaska
Capital is Apia
Gained independence as a New Zealand-administered UN trusteeship (January 1, 1962)
Almost entire population is Christian
Formerly called 'Western Samoa'
Why Samoa might be annoying
The country is vulnerable to devastating storms.
Currency are talas and sene.
Its monarch is called 'Chief.'
Despite having no TV stations, almost 3% have TV sets (hooray for Satellite TV!).
Eleven districts are A'ana, Aiga-i-le-Tai, Atua, Fa'asaleleaga, Gaga'emauga, Gagaifomauga, Palauli, Satupa'itea, Tuamasaga, Va'a-o-Fonoti and Vaisigano.
Its people enjoy eating baked bat.
Why Samoa might not be annoying
It exports coconut cream, coconut oil and copra.
You can't find a cop because there aren't any. Nor are there bars on the jails.
'Lovely and lost and half the world away,' wrote Rupert Brooke.
Robert Louis Stevenson is buried there.
Dinner isn't complete without pisupo-corned beef, the second canned food to reach the island. The first was pea soup.
Its the location some wrestlers claim to come from (The Wild Samoans).
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