Samoa Facts and Figures. BASIC FACTS Official name Capital Area Independent State of Samoa Apia 2,831 sq km 1,093 sq mi PEOPLE Population 217,083 (2008 estimate) Population growth Population growth rate 1.32 percent (2008 estimate) Projected population in 2025 280,753 (2025 estimate) Projected population in 2050 428,641 (2050 estimate) Population density 74 persons per sq km (2008 estimate) 192 persons per sq mi (2008 estimate) Urban/rural distribution Share urban 23 percent (2005 estimate) Share rural 77 percent (2005 estimate) Largest cities, with population Apia 40,000 (2003 estimate) Ethnic groups Samoan (Polynesian) Euronesian (mixed European and Polynesian), European, Asian 92.6 percent 7.4 percent Languages Samoan (official), English (official) Religious affiliations Christian (mostly Protestant) 97 percent Baha'i 2 percent O ther 1 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATION Life expectancy Total 71.6 years (2008 estimate) Female 74.5 years (2008 estimate) Male 68.8 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate Population per physician Population per hospital bed Literacy rate Total 25 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) 1,429 people (2004) 303 people (2000) 99.7 percent (2005 estimate) Female 99.7 percent (2005 estimate) Male 99.7 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) Number of years of compulsory schooling Number of students per teacher, primary school 4.5 percent (2001-2002) 10 years (2000) 27 students per teacher (2002-2003) GOVERNMENT Form of government Constitutional monarchy Voting qualifications Universal at age 21 Constitution 1 January 1962; amended 1997 Armed forces Total number of military personnel Not available Military expenditures as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) Not available ECONOMY Gross domestic product (GDP, in U.S.$) GDP per capita (U.S.$) $424 million (2006) $2,285.80 (2006) GDP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing 12.2 percent (2006) I ndustry 27.4 percent (2006) Services 60.5 percent (2006) Employment Number of workers 65,119 (2006) Workforce share of economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing Not available I ndustry Not available Services Not available Unemployment rate Not available National budget (U.S.$) Total revenue $95.30 million (1994 estimate) Total expenditure $76.70 million (1994 estimate) Monetary unit 1 tala (SA$), consisting of 100 sene Major trade partners for exports Australia, United States, American Samoa, Taiwan, and Germany Major trade partners for imports United States, New Zealand, Australia, Fiji Islands, and Japan ENERGY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND TRANSPORTATION Electricity production Electricity from thermal sources 48.28 percent (2003 estimate) Electricity from hydroelectric sources 51.72 percent (2003 estimate) Electricity from nuclear sources 0 percent (2003 estimate) Electricity from geothermal, solar, and wind sources 0 percent (2003 estimate) Number of radios per 1,000 people 1,035 (1997) Number of telephones per 1,000 people 73 (2003) Number of televisions per 1,000 people 47 (2000 estimate) Number of Internet hosts per 10,000 people 451 (2003) Daily newspaper circulation per 1,000 people Not available Number of motor vehicles per 1,000 people Not available Paved road as a share of total roads 14 percent (2001) SOURCES Basic Facts and People sections Area data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Population, population growth rate, and population projections are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International Data Base (IDB) (www.census.gov). Urban and rural population data are from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), FAOSTAT database (www.fao.org). Largest cities population data and political divisions data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Ethnic divisions and religion data are largely from the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook and from various country censuses and reports. Language data are largely from the Ethnologue, Languages of the World, Summer Institute of Linguistics International (www.sil.org). Health and Education section Life expectancy and infant mortality data are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International database (IDB) (www.census.gov). Population per physician and population per hospital bed data are from the World Health Organization (WHO) (www.who.int). Education data are from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Government section Government, independence, legislature, constitution, highest court, and voting qualifications data are largely from various government Web sites, the latest Europa World Yearbook, and the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook. The armed forces data is from Military Balance. Economy section Gross domestic product (GDP), GDP per capita, GDP by economic sectors, employment, and national budget data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Monetary unit, agriculture, mining, manufacturing, exports, imports, and major trade partner information is from the statistical bureaus of individual countries, latest Europa World Yearbook, and various United Nations and International Monetary Fund (IMF) publications. Energy, Communication, and Transportation section Electricity information is from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) database (www.eia.doe.gov). Radio, telephone, television, and newspaper information is from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Internet hosts, motor vehicles, and road data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Note Figures may not total 100 percent due to rounding. Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
