Samoa

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Independent State of Samoa

Capital
Apia
Population
217k (2023)184th/241
Area
3k km²176th/241
Density
77.9/km²
Nominal GDP
$1B (2025)184th/195
GDP per capita
$8,427 (2025)141st/193
HDI
0.708123rd/194
Life expectancy
71.7 years138th/216
Fertility rate
3.831st/216
Unemployment rate
4.6%111th/187
CO₂ emissions
0.2 Mt CO₂193rd/200
Forest area
57.8%30th/199
Currency
Samoan Tālā (WST)

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