Samoa

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The General Knowledge book series, are designed for specific country, are one of the most admired book for the Knowledge improvement and learning purpose.This book contains an information about Background,Geography,Natural resources,Land use,Environment. Population,Sex ratio,flag of the county,Area,Border countries,Maritime claims,Elevation extremes,Land use,Natural hazards,Volcanism,Age structure,Median age,Net migration rate,Country comparison to the world,Religions,Languages,Literacy,School life expectancy ,Government,Time difference,Administrative divisions,Executive branch,Cabinet and almost everthing related with general knowledge.

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• Publié par: Zhimgoora Books
• Date de parution: 01 janvier 0001
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781300291626
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 11 Mo

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Samoa

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Samoa (Australia-Oceania)

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Introduction ::Samoa

Background:

New Zealand occupied the German protectorate of Western Samoa

at the outbreak of World War I in 1914. It continued to administer

the islands as a mandate and then as a trust territory until 1962,

when the islands became the first Polynesian nation to reestablish

independence in the 20th century. The country dropped the

"Western" from its name in 1997.

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Geography ::Samoa

Location: Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean,

about half way between Hawaii and New Zealand

Geographic coordinates: 13 35 S, 172 20 W

Map references: Oceania

Area:

Total: 2,831 sq km

Country comparison to the world: 177

Land: 2,821 sq km

Water: 10 sq km

Area - comparative: Slightly smaller than Rhode Island

Land boundaries: 0 km

Coastline: 403 km

Maritime claims:

Territorial sea: 12 nm

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Contiguous zone: 24 nm

Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm

Climate: Tropical; rainy season (November to April), dry season

(May to October)

Terrain: Two main islands (Savaii, Upolu) and several smaller

islands and uninhabited islets; narrow coastal plain with volcanic,

rocky, rugged mountains in interior

Elevation extremes:

Lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m

Highest point: Mount Silisili 1,857 m

Natural resources: Hardwood forests, fish, hydropower

Land use:

Arable land: 21.13%

Permanent crops: 24.3%

Other: 54.57% (2005)

Irrigated land: NA

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Natural hazards: Occasional typhoons; active volcanism

Volcanism: Savai'I Island (elev. 1,858 m, 6,096 ft), which last

erupted in 1911, is historically active

Environment - current issues: Soil erosion, deforestation, invasive

species, overfishing

Environment - international agreements:

Party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto

Protocol, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone

Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands

Signed, but not ratified: None of the selected agreements

Geography - note: Occupies an almost central position within Polynesia

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People ::Samoa

Population: 192,001

Country comparison to the world: 184

Note: Prior estimates used official net migration data by sex, but a

highly unusual pattern for 1993 lead to a significant imbalance in

the sex ratios (more men and fewer women) and a seeming

reduction in the female population; the revised total was calculated

using a 1993 number that was an average of the 1992 and 1994

migration figures (July 2010 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years: 37.6% (male 42,117/female 40,603)

15-64 years: 56.7% (male 65,541/female 59,292)

65 years and over: 5.7% (male 5,538/female 6,907) (2010 est.)

Median age:

Total: 21.8 years

Male: 21.7 years

Female: 21.9 years (2010 est.)

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Population growth rate: 0.605% (2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 148

Birth rate: 22.92 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 75

Death rate: 5.36 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 177

Net migration rate: -11.52 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 216

Urbanization:

Urban population: 23% of total population (2008)

Rate of urbanization: 1.7% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio:

At birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

Under 15 years: 1.07 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 1.08 male(s)/female

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65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female

Total population: 1.06 male(s)/female (2010 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

Total: 23.21 deaths/1,000 live births

Country comparison to the world: 89

Male: 27.42 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 18.78 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

Total population: 72.13 years

Country comparison to the world: 126

Male: 69.28 years

Female: 75.13 years (2010 est.)

Total fertility rate: 3.32 children born/woman (2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 51

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: NA

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