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World Gazetteer Results for Vaiafai:
NameVaiafai
Geographical TypeLocality
Population414
CountrySamoa
Administrative DivisionSavaii
Dictionary Results for Samoa:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
Samoa
    n 1: a constitutional monarchy on the western part of the
         islands of Samoa in the South Pacific [syn: Samoa,
         Independent State of Samoa, Western Samoa, Samoa i
         Sisifo]
    2: a group of volcanic islands in the South Pacific midway
       between Hawaii and Australia; its climate and scenery and
       Polynesian culture make it a popular tourist stop [syn:
       Samoa, Samoan Islands]

2. CIA World Factbook 2002
Samoa

   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.
  
   Geography Samoa
   ---------------
                              Location: Oceania, group of islands in the
                                        South Pacific Ocean, about one-half
                                        of the way from Hawaii to New
                                        Zealand
                Geographic coordinates: 13 35 S, 172 20 W
                        Map references: Oceania
                                  Area: total: 2,944 sq km
                                        water: 10 sq km
                                        land: 2,934 sq km
                    Area - comparative: slightly smaller than Rhode Island
                       Land boundaries: 0 km
                             Coastline: 403 km
                       Maritime claims: exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
                                        territorial sea: 12 NM
                               Climate: tropical; rainy season (October to
                                        March), dry season (May to October)
                               Terrain: narrow coastal plain with volcanic,
                                        rocky, rugged mountains in interior
                    Elevation extremes: lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
                                        highest point: Mauga Silisili 1,857
                                        m
                     Natural resources: hardwood forests, fish, hydropower
                              Land use: arable land: 19.43%
                                        permanent crops: 23.67%
                                        other: 56.89% (1998 est.)
                        Irrigated land: NA sq km
                       Natural hazards: occasional typhoons; active
                                        volcanism
          Environment - current issues: soil erosion
            Environment - international party to: Biodiversity, Climate
                            agreements: Change, Climate Change-Kyoto
                                        Protocol, Desertification, Law of
                                        the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone
                                        Layer Protection
                                        signed, but not ratified: none of
                                        the selected agreements
                      Geography - note: occupies an almost central position
                                        within Polynesia
  
   People Samoa
   ------------
                            Population: 178,631 (July 2002 est.)
                         Age structure: 0-14 years: 30.6% (male 27,774;
                                        female 26,854)
                                        15-64 years: 63.5% (male 71,358;
                                        female 42,150)
                                        65 years and over: 5.9% (male 4,859;
                                        female 5,636) (2002 est.)
                Population growth rate: -0.25% (2002 est.)
                            Birth rate: 15.53 births/1,000 population (2002
                                        est.)
                            Death rate: 6.35 deaths/1,000 population (2002
                                        est.)
                    Net migration rate: -11.64 migrant(s)/1,000 population
                                        (2002 est.)
                             Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
                                        under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
                                        15-64 years: 1.69 male(s)/female
                                        65 years and over: 0.86 male(s)/
                                        female
                                        total population: 1.39 male(s)/
                                        female (2002 est.)
                 Infant mortality rate: 30.74 deaths/1,000 live births (2002
                                        est.)
              Life expectancy at birth: total population: 69.8 years
                                        female: 72.69 years (2002 est.)
                                        male: 67.06 years
                  Total fertility rate: 3.3 children born/woman (2002 est.)
      HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: NA%
     HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/ NA
                                  AIDS:
                     HIV/AIDS - deaths: NA
                           Nationality: noun: Samoan(s)
                                        adjective: Samoan
                         Ethnic groups: Samoan 92.6%, Euronesians 7%
                                        (persons of European and Polynesian
                                        blood), Europeans 0.4%
                             Religions: Christian 99.7% (about one-half of
                                        population associated with the
                                        London Missionary Society; includes
                                        Congregational, Roman Catholic,
                                        Methodist, Latter-Day Saints,
                                        Seventh-Day Adventist)
                             Languages: Samoan (Polynesian), English
                              Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read
                                        and write
                                        total population: 80%
                                        male: 81%
                                        female: 79% (1999)
  
   Government Samoa
   ----------------
                          Country name: conventional long form: Independent
                                        State of Samoa
                                        conventional short form: Samoa
                                        former: Western Samoa
                       Government type: constitutional monarchy under native
                                        chief
                               Capital: Apia
              Administrative divisions: 11 districts; A'ana, Aiga-i-le-Tai,
                                        Atua, Fa'asaleleaga, Gaga'emauga,
                                        Gagaifomauga, Palauli, Satupa'itea,
                                        Tuamasaga, Va'a-o-Fonoti, Vaisigano
                          Independence: 1 January 1962 (from New Zealand-
                                        administered UN trusteeship)
                      National holiday: Independence Day Celebration, 1 June
                                        (1962); note - 1 January 1962 is the
                                        date of independence from the New
                                        Zealand-administered UN trusteeship,
                                        1 June 1962 is the date that
                                        independence is celebrated
                          Constitution: 1 January 1962
                          Legal system: based on English common law and
                                        local customs; judicial review of
                                        legislative acts with respect to
                                        fundamental rights of the citizen;
                                        has not accepted compulsory ICJ
                                        jurisdiction
                              Suffrage: 21 years of age; universal
                      Executive branch: chief of state: Chief Tanumafili II
                                        MALIETOA (cochief of state from 1
                                        January 1962 until becoming sole
                                        chief of state 5 April 1963)
                                        head of government: Prime Minister
                                        Sailele Malielegaoi TUILA'EPA (since
                                        24 November 1998); note - TUILA'EPA
                                        served as deputy prime minister from
                                        1992 until he assumed the prime
                                        ministership in November 1998, when
                                        former Prime Minister TOFILAU Eti
                                        Alesana resigned in poor health; the
                                        post of deputy prime minister is
                                        currently vacant
                                        cabinet: Cabinet consists of 12
                                        members, appointed by the chief of
                                        state with the prime minister's
                                        advice
                                        elections: upon the death of Chief
                                        Tanumafili II MALIETOA, a new chief
                                        of state will be elected by the
                                        Legislative Assembly to serve a
                                        five-year term; prime minister
                                        appointed by the chief of state with
                                        the approval of the Legislative
                                        Assembly
                    Legislative branch: unicameral Legislative Assembly or
                                        Fono (49 seats - 47 elected by
                                        Samoans, 2 elected by non-Samoans;
                                        only chiefs or matai may stand for
                                        election to the Fono; members serve
                                        five-year terms)
                                        elections: byelection last held NA
                                        November 2001 (next byelection to be
                                        held 29 March 2002)
                                        election results: percent of vote by
                                        party - NA%; seats by party - HRPP
                                        30, SNDP 13, independents 6
                       Judicial branch: Supreme Court; Court of Appeal
         Political parties and leaders: Christian Democratic Party [leader
                                        NA]; Human Rights Protection Party
                                        or HRPP [Sailele Malielegaoi
                                        TUILA'EPA, chairman]; Samoa All
                                        People's Party or SAPP [Matatumua
                                        NAIMOAGA]; Samoan National
                                        Development Party or SNDP [LE MAMEA
                                        Ropati, chairman] (opposition);
                                        Samoa National Party [FETU Tiatia,
                                        party secretary]; Samoan Progressive
                                        Conservative Party [LEOTA Ituau
                                        Ale]; Samoan United Independent
                                        Party or SUIP [leader NA]
          Political pressure groups and NA
                               leaders:
             International organization ACP, AsDB, C, ESCAP, FAO, G-77,
                         participation: IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD,
                                        IFC, IFRCS, IMF, IMO, IOC, ITU, OPCW
                                        (signatory), Sparteca, SPC, SPF, UN,
                                        UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO,
                                        WTrO (observer)
   Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission: Ambassador Tuiloma
                                        Neroni SLADE
                                        FAX: [1] (212) 599-0797
                                        telephone: [1] (212) 599-6196, 6197
                                        chancery: 800 Second Avenue, Suite
                                        400D, New York, NY 10017
     Diplomatic representation from the chief of mission: the Ambassador to
                                    US: New Zealand is accredited to Samoa
                                        embassy: 5th floor, Beach Road, Apia
  
                                        mailing address: P. O. Box 3430,
                                        Apia
                                        telephone: [685] 21631
                                        FAX: [685] 22030
                      Flag description: red with a blue rectangle in the
                                        upper hoist-side quadrant bearing
                                        five white five-pointed stars
                                        representing the Southern Cross
                                        constellation
  
   Economy Samoa
   -------------
                    Economy - overview: The economy of Samoa has
                                        traditionally been dependent on
                                        development aid, family remittances
                                        from overseas, and agricultural
                                        exports. The country is vulnerable
                                        to devastating storms. Agriculture
                                        employs two-thirds of the labor
                                        force, and furnishes 90% of exports,
                                        featuring coconut cream, coconut
                                        oil, and copra. The manufacturing
                                        sector mainly processes agricultural
                                        products. The decline of fish stocks
                                        in the area is a continuing problem.
                                        Tourism is an expanding sector,
                                        accounting for 16% of GDP; about
                                        85,000 tourists visited the islands
                                        in 2000. The Samoan Government has
                                        called for deregulation of the
                                        financial sector, encouragement of
                                        investment, and continued fiscal
                                        discipline. Observers point to the
                                        flexibility of the labor market as a
                                        basic strength for future economic
                                        advances. Foreign reserves are in a
                                        relatively healthy state, the
                                        external debt is stable, and
                                        inflation is low.
                                   GDP: purchasing power parity - $618
                                        million (2001 est.)
                GDP - real growth rate: 6% (2001 est.)
                      GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity - $3,500
                                        (2001 est.)
           GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 16%
                                        industry: 18%
                                        services: 66% (2000 est.)
         Population below poverty line: NA%
     Household income or consumption by lowest 10%: NA%
                      percentage share: highest 10%: NA%
      Inflation rate (consumer prices): 2.5% (2001 est.)
                           Labor force: 90,000 (2000 est.)
           Labor force - by occupation: agriculture 65%, services 30%,
                                        industry 5% (1995 est.)
                     Unemployment rate: NA%; note - substantial
                                        underemployment
                                Budget: revenues: $105 million
                                        expenditures: $119 million,
                                        including capital expenditures of
                                        $NA (2001/2002)
                            Industries: food processing, building materials,
                                        auto parts
     Industrial production growth rate: 2.8% (2000)
              Electricity - production: 103 million kWh (2000)
    Electricity - production by source: fossil fuel: 59.22%
                                        hydro: 40.78%
                                        other: 0% (2000)
                                        nuclear: 0%
             Electricity - consumption: 95.79 million kWh (2000)
                 Electricity - exports: 0 kWh (2000)
                 Electricity - imports: 0 kWh (2000)
                Agriculture - products: coconuts, bananas, taro, yams
                               Exports: $17 million (f.o.b., 2000)
                 Exports - commodities: fish, coconut oil and cream, copra,
                                        taro, garments, beer
                    Exports - partners: Australia 62%, Indonesia 13%, US
                                        11%, American Samoa 3%, New Zealand
                                        3% (2000)
                               Imports: $90 million (f.o.b., 2000)
                 Imports - commodities: machinery and equipment, industrial
                                        supplies, foodstuffs
                    Imports - partners: Australia 27%, US 26%, New Zealand
                                        14%, Fiji 12%, Japan 9% (2000)
                       Debt - external: $192 million (1999)
              Economic aid - recipient: $42.9 million (1995)
                              Currency: tala (WST)
                         Currency code: WST
                        Exchange rates: tala per US dollar - 3.5236 (January
                                        2002), 3.4722 (2001), 3.2712 (2000),
                                        3.0120 (1999), 2.9429 (1998), 2.5562
                                        (1997)
                           Fiscal year: calendar year
  
   Communications Samoa
   --------------------
        Telephones - main lines in use: 8,183 (1998)
          Telephones - mobile cellular: 1,545 (February 1998)
                      Telephone system: general assessment: adequate
                                        domestic: NA
                                        international: satellite earth
                                        station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)
              Radio broadcast stations: AM 1, FM 3, shortwave 0 (1998)
                                Radios: 174,849 (1997)
         Television broadcast stations: 6 (1997)
                           Televisions: 8,634 (1999)
                 Internet country code: .ws
     Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 2 (2000)
                        Internet users: 500 (2000)
  
   Transportation Samoa
   --------------------
                               Railways: 0 km
                               Highways: total: 836 km
                                         paved: 267 km
                                         unpaved: 569 km (1983)
                              Waterways: none
                      Ports and harbors: Apia, Asau, Mulifanua, Salelologa
                        Merchant marine: total: 1 ship (1,000 GRT or over)
                                         totaling 7,091 GRT/ 8,127 DWT
                                         ships by type: cargo 1
                                         note: includes a foreign-owned ship
                                         registered here as a flag of
                                         convenience: Germany 1 (2002 est.)
                               Airports: 3 (2001)
          Airports - with paved runways: total: 2
                                         2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 (2001)
        Airports - with unpaved runways: total: 1
                                         under 914 m: 1 (2001)
  
   Military Samoa
   --------------
                     Military branches: no regular armed services; Samoa
                                        Police Force
         Military expenditures - dollar $NA
                                figure:
     Military expenditures - percent of NA%
                                   GDP:
                       Military - note: Samoa has no formal defense
                                        structure or regular armed forces;
                                        informal defense ties exist with NZ,
                                        which is required to consider any
                                        Samoan request for assistance under
                                        the 1962 Treaty of Friendship
  
   Transnational Issues Samoa
   --------------------------
                                              Disputes - international: none
  
                                       



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