| 1 | Samoa (Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade)
 URL:http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/samoa/ Category:Countries of the World
Samoa
Information page on Samoa from the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Includes: Economic and Trade information, Country Brief, Country/Economy Fact Sheet, Travel advice, Heads of Government, Foreign, Trade and Aid Ministers, Embassies and consulates. Samoa was the first former territory in the Pacific to become independent, in 1962. Consisting of seven volcanic islands, Samoa lies to the north-east of Fiji and east of the international dateline. Its Polynesian traditions remain a central force in Samoan life. |