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 WESTERN SAMOA

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The population of Western Samoa is 163,000. The official language is English and Samoan. Western Samoans are Polynesian people. They have lived there for about 2000 years.

Most of the Samoan people live in villages on the shores of the beaches. The islands of Western Samoa were formed by volcanoes erupting. Western Samoa is north east of New Zealand.

Western Samoa is one of the smallest countries in the world. The villages have a population of 100 to 500 people. There are about 400 of these villages. The capital city of Western Samoa is Apia.


This picture is from Encarta.

Christianity is the major religion.

Western Samoans like dancing and singing and they also play their own version of cricket.

to see an enviromental update on Western Samoa.

Bibliography :

Encarta 96 Encyclopedia

CD ROM by Microsoft Pty Ltd

The World Book Multimedia Encyclopedia

World Book, Inc

Compton's Interactive World Atlas

Encarta World Atlas 1998

Research by Chris P. 6H

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