Samoa: flag, capital and map

Samoa at a glance: its flag, its capital Apia, its population and where it sits on the world map. Plus a way to test yourself afterwards.

Flag — Samoa
Samoa: its flag

The Samoan flag was adopted in 1949, while the territory was under New Zealand trusteeship, and kept unchanged at independence in 1962.

The blue canton carries the Southern Cross, five white stars that place the country under the southern sky and link it to other Pacific flags, such as Australia's or New Zealand's; the red field symbolises courage, the white purity.

Location map — Samoa
Samoa on the world map
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Samoa in figures

Capital
Apia
Population
200,010 inhabitants as of 2021
Area
2,842 km²
Currency
Samoan tālā
Official languages
English, Samoan
Demonym
Samoan
Local name
Western Samoa, Independent State of Samoa, Malo Sa’oloto Tuto’atasi o Samoa, Sāmoa
Official name
Samoa
Internet domain
.ws
Calling code
+685
UN member since
Admission date: 15-12-1976

Samoa: bordering countries

No land border.

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Data: Wikidata (CC0). Flags and map: Geo Nerd.

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