Samoa Fact Sheet
Database: Date of Independence for Modern Countries
| Record Name | Year | Country | Previous Ruler Country | Date |
| American Samoa Country Formation Date | American Samoa | US Territory | ||
| Samoa Country Formation Date | 1962 | Samoa | UN trusteeship | January 1, 1962 |
Database: Death Rates by Country
| Record Name | Country | Death Rate (per 1000 persons) | Source |
| Death Rate for Samoa | Samoa | 5.4 | Wikipedia |
Database: United States Minimum Wages By State
| Record Name | State | Minimum Wage | Notes | Source |
| Minimum Wage for American Samoa | American Samoa | $2.68-$4.09 | Varies by industry. | Wikipedia |
Database: World Widfe life Expectancy by Country
| Record Name | Country | Source | Life Expectancy | Rank |
| American Samoa Life Expectancy | American Samoa | World Fact Book | 76.25 | 67 |
| Samoa Life Expectancy | Samoa | World Fact Book | 71.30 | 122 |
Database: World Oil Production by Country
| Record Name | Country | Year | Source | Barrels per Day |
| American Samoa Oil Production | American Samoa | 2006 | 2006 CIA World Factbook | 0 |
| Samoa Oil Production | Samoa | 2006 | 2006 CIA World Factbook | 0 |
Database: USA State Motto List
| Record Name | State | Country | Motto | Translation (if applicable) | Source |
| State Motto for American Samoa | American Samoa | Samoa, Muamua Le Atua | (Samoan, Samoa, Let God be First) | Wikipedia |
Database: 2006 World Monuments Fund Complete Watch List
| Record Name | Country | Organization Name | Source |
| Pulemelei Mound (SAMOA) | Samoa | Pulemelei Mound | World Monuments Fund |
Database: Number of Airports in World Countries
| Record Name | Country | Year | Airports | Source |
| Number of Airports in American Samoa | American Samoa | 2007 | 3 | CIA World Fact Book |
| Number of Airports in Kingman Reef | Kingman Reef | 2006 | lagoon was used as a halfway station between Hawaii and American Samoa by Pan American Airways for flying boats in 1937 and 1938 | CIA World Fact Book |
| Number of Airports in Samoa | Samoa | 2007 | 4 | CIA World Fact Book |
| Number of Airports in United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges | United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges | 2,409 m paved | Baker Island: one abandoned World War II runway of 1,665 m covered with vegetation and unusable Howland Island: airstrip constructed in 1937 for scheduled refueling stop on the round-the-world flight of Amelia EARHART and Fred NOONAN; the aviators left Lae, New Guinea, for Howland Island but were never seen again; the airstrip is no longer serviceable Johnston Atoll: one closed and not maintained Kingman Reef: lagoon was used as a halfway station between Hawaii and American Samoa by Pan American Airways for flying boats in 1937 and 1938 Midway Islands: 3 - one operational | CIA World Fact Book |
Database: Local Names of World Countries
| Record Name | Country | Local Name |
| Local Name for American Samoa | American Samoa | American Samoa |
| Local Name for Samoa | Samoa | Samoa |
Database: Unemployment rate for world countries
| Record Name | Country | Rate (Percent) | Note | Source |
| Unemployment rate for American Samoa (United States) | American Samoa (United States) | 29.80 | 2005 | Wikipedia |
Database: United States Medal of Honor Statistics
| Record Name | War | Country | Total | Army | Navy | Marines | Air Force | Coast Guard | Posthumous | Source |
| Samoa Medal of Honor Citations | Samoa | United States | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | United States Army |
Database: World Literacy Rates
| Record Name | Country | Source | Total | Men | Women | Year |
| Samoa Literacy Rate | Samoa | UNESCO | 99.7 percent | 99.7 percent | 99.7 percent | 2005 |
Database: Internet Country Codes
| Record Name | Country | Internet Code |
| AS American Samoa | American Samoa | AS |
| WS Samoa | Samoa | WS |
Database: Prison Population by Country
| Record Name | Year | Source |
| Prison population for Samoa | 2007 | Human Development Reports (UNDP) |
Database: Global Alcohol Consumption by Country
| Record Name | Country | 1975 (liters per year) | 1979 (liters per year) | 2003 (liters per year) | 2004 (liters per year) | Source |
| Average total alchohol consumption per person for American Samoa | American Samoa | n/a | n/a | 0.16 | n/a | World Health Organization |
| Average total alchohol consumption per person for Samoa | Samoa | n/a | n/a | 1.73 | n/a | World Health Organization |
Database: Country Population (2002)
| Record Name | Country | Capital City | Year | Land Area | Population | Source |
| Samoa | Samoa | Apia | 2002 | 2,944 | 178,631 | The World Factbook 2002, CIA |
| American Samoa | American Samoa | Pago Pago | 2002 | 199 | 68,688 | The World Factbook 2002, CIA |
Database: List of Carbon Emissions by Country
| Record Name | Country | Source | Thousand Metric Tonnes | per Capita (per thousand people) |
| Samoa CO2 Carbon Emissions | Samoa | World Resources Institute | 145.5 | 0.820703 |
Database: Coastline of world countries
| Record Name | Country | Coastline (KM) |
| Samoa Ocean Coastline Length | Samoa | 403 |
| American Samoa Ocean Coastline Length | American Samoa | 116 |
Database: Inflation rates by country (2003)
| Record Name | Country | Source | Rate (2003) | Rate (2002) | Rate (2001) | Rate (2000) |
| SAMOA Inflation Rate | Samoa | International Monetary Fund | n.a. | n.a. | 1.5 | 1 |
Database: Capital Cities of World Countries
| Record Name | Country | Capital City | Country Long Name | FIPS code |
| Independent State of Samoa (Samoa) | Samoa | Apia | Independent State of Samoa | WS |
Database: World Currency List
| Record Name | Country | Symbol | Subdivision | Name |
| American Samoa | American Samoa | see United States | ||
| Samoa (Western) | Samoa (Western) | see Western Samoa | ||
| Samoa (America) | Samoa (America) | see United States | ||
| Western Samoa | Western Samoa | WS$ | 100 sene | tala |
Database: Country GDP (2005)
| Record Name | Country | Year | Source | GDP | GDP per Capita | Real Growth Rate | Inflation |
| Samoa GDP | Samoa | 2005 | The World Factbook 2006 | 1 billion | 5,600 | 5.0 | 4.0 |
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