Samoa is in Oceania, with a population of almost 196,000 people. The capital of Samoa is Apia which is also the largest city. The currency used Tala(WST). The official languages are Samoan and English.
Because of how we set up time zones, Samoa is 24 hours ahead of its closest neighbor, American Samoa.
More citizens of Samoa live outside of the country than in it.
They celebrate many holidays including:
- New Year’s Day (Jan 1)
- Day after New Year’s Day (Jan 2)
- Good Friday (Date Varies)
- Holy Saturday (Date Varies)
- Easter Sunday (Date Varies)
- Easter Monday (Date Varies)
- Mother’s Day (Date Varies)
- Independence Day (Jun 1)
- Father’s Day (Date Varies)
- Lotu A Tammaiti Holiday (Date Varies)
- Christmas Day (Dec 25)
- Boxing Day (Dec 26)
- Christmas Holiday (Dec 27)
Samoa has no world heritage sites and no national parks.
Want to learn more? Check out Samoa’s tourism website!
Also check out the Museum of Samoa and the EFKS Museum for art galleries and extra info about Samoa.
Fun activities to do
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