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Independent State of Samoa |
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| Capital: |
Apia |
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| Region: |
Oceania |
| Subregion: |
Polynesia |
| Area: |
2842 |
| Population size: (2025-06-19 23:37) |
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WS |
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+685 |
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| International organizations: |
| WTO |
world Trade organisation |
| ACP-EU |
Countries in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific |
| SPARTECA |
South Pacific Agreement on Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation |
| PIF |
Pacific Islands Forum |
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 A country, state, region... (39) |
| Independent political entity (PCLI)
| 1 | | First-order administrative division (ADM1)
(A primary administrative division of a country, such as a state in the United States) | 11 | | Administrative division (ADMD)
(An administrative division of a country, undifferentiated as to administrative level) | 13 | | Second-order administrative division (ADM2)
(A subdivision of a first-order administrative division) | 14 | |
 Stream, lake... (129) |
| Reef(s) (RF)
(A surface-navigation hazard composed of consolidated material) | 8 | | Stream (STM)
(A body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land) | 56 | | Bay (BAY)
(A coastal indentation between two capes or headlands, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf) | 32 | | Channel (CHN)
(The deepest part of a stream, bay, lagoon, or strait, through which the main current flows) | 4 | | Cove(s) (COVE)
(A small coastal indentation, smaller than a bay) | 2 | | Bank(s) (BNK)
(An elevation, typically located on a shelf, over which the depth of water is relatively shallow but sufficient for most surface navigation) | 2 | | Anchorage (ANCH)
(An area where vessels may anchor) | 2 | | Crater lake (LKC)
(A lake in a crater or caldera) | 7 | | Waterfall(s) (FLLS)
(A perpendicular or very steep descent of the water of a stream) | 5 | | Strait (STRT)
(A relatively narrow waterway, usually narrower and less extensive than a sound, connecting two larger bodies of water) | 1 | | Lagoon (LGN)
(A shallow coastal waterbody, completely or partly separated from a larger body of water by a barrier island, coral reef or other depositional feature) | 2 | | Reservoir(s) (RSV)
(An artificial pond or lake) | 1 | | Intermittent stream (STMI)
| 2 | | Spring(s) (SPNG)
(A place where ground water flows naturally out of the ground) | 2 | | Stream bend (STMB)
(A conspicuously curved or bent segment of a stream) | 3 | |
 Parks, area ... (50) |
| Locality (LCTY)
(A minor area or place of unspecified or mixed character and indefinite boundaries) | 45 | | Area (AREA)
(A tract of land without homogeneous character or boundaries) | 2 | | Park (PRK)
(An area, often of forested land, maintained as a place of beauty, or for recreation) | 3 | |
 City, village... (408) |
| Populated place (PPL)
(A city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work) | 396 | | Seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLA)
(Seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLC takes precedence over PPLA)) | 10 | | Capital of a political entity (PPLC)
| 1 | | Section of populated place (PPLX)
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 Road, railroad (8) |
| Road (RD)
(An open way with improved surface for transportation of animals, people and vehicles) | 7 | | Street (ST)
(A paved urban thoroughfare) | 1 | |
 Spot, building, farm (84) |
| Estate(s) (EST)
(A large commercialized agricultural landholding with associated buildings and other facilities) | 3 | | Ruin(s) (RUIN)
(A destroyed or decayed structure which is no longer functional) | 1 | | Meteorological station (STNM)
(A station at which weather elements are recorded) | 1 | | Airport (AIRP)
(A place where aircraft regularly land and take off, with runways, navigational aids, and major facilities for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo) | 4 | | Section of estate (ESTX)
| 1 | | Wharf(-ves) (WHRF)
(A structure of open rather than solid construction along a shore or a bank which provides berthing for ships and cargo-handling facilities) | 2 | | Cave(s) (CAVE)
(An underground passageway or chamber, or cavity on the side of a cliff) | 3 | | Resort (RSRT)
(A specialized facility for vacation, health, or participation sports activities) | 4 | | Hut (HUT)
(A small primitive house) | 7 | | Power station (PS)
(A facility for generating electric power) | 2 | | College (SCHC)
(The grounds and buildings of an institution of higher learning) | 8 | | Jetty (JTY)
(A structure built out into the water at a river mouth or harbor entrance to regulate currents and silting) | 1 | | Museum (MUS)
(A building where objects of permanent interest in one or more of the arts and sciences are preserved and exhibited) | 1 | | Tomb(s) (TMB)
(A structure for interring bodies) | 1 | | Hospital (HSP)
(A building in which sick or injured, especially those confined to bed, are medically treated) | 2 | | Athletic field (ATHF)
(A tract of land used for playing team sports, and athletic track and field events) | 1 | | Observatory (OBS)
(A facility equipped for observation of atmospheric or space phenomena) | 1 | | School (SCH)
(Building(s) where instruction in one or more branches of knowledge takes place) | 1 | | Facility (FCL)
(A building or buildings housing a center, institute, foundation, hospital, prison, mission, courthouse, etc.) | 1 | | Historical site (HSTS)
(A place of historical importance) | 1 | | Hotel (HTL)
(A building providing lodging and/or meals for the public) | 25 | | Prison (PRN)
(A facility for confining prisoners) | 1 | | Hydroelectric power station (PSH)
(A building where electricity is generated from water power) | 1 | | Sewage treatment plant (SWT)
(Facility for the processing of sewage and/or wastewater) | 1 | | Stadium (STDM)
(A structure with an enclosure for athletic games with tiers of seats for spectators) | 1 | | Courthouse (CTHSE)
(A building in which courts of law are held) | 1 | | Administrative facility (ADMF)
(A government building) | 2 | | Building(s) (BLDG)
(A structure built for permanent use, as a house, factory, etc.) | 3 | | Lighthouse (LTHSE)
(A distinctive structure exhibiting a major navigation light) | 1 | | Beacon (BCN)
(A fixed artificial navigation mark) | 1 | | Church (CH)
(A building for public Christian worship) | 1 | |
 Mountain, hill, rock... (213) |
| Mountain (MT)
(An elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more) | 55 | | Hill (HLL)
(A rounded elevation of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m) | 34 | | Point (PT)
(A tapering piece of land projecting into a body of water, less prominent than a cape) | 50 | | Cape (CAPE)
(A land area, more prominent than a point, projecting into the sea and marking a notable change in coastal direction) | 26 | | Island (ISL)
(A tract of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water) | 22 | | Pass (PASS)
(A break in a mountain range or other high obstruction, used for transportation from one side to the other [See also gap]) | 2 | | Volcano (VLC)
(A conical elevation composed of volcanic materials with a crater at the top) | 7 | | Islands (ISLS)
(Tracts of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water) | 3 | | Rock (RK)
(A conspicuous, isolated rocky mass) | 5 | | Peninsula (PEN)
(An elongate area of land projecting into a body of water and nearly surrounded by water) | 1 | | Peak (PK)
(A pointed elevation atop a mountain, ridge, or other hypsographic feature) | 1 | | Caldera (CLDA)
(A depression measuring kilometers across formed by the collapse of a volcanic mountain) | 1 | | Land-tied island (ISLT)
(A coastal island connected to the mainland by barrier beaches, levees or dikes) | 2 | | Beach (BCH)
(A shore zone of coarse unconsolidated sediment that extends from the low-water line to the highest reach of storm waves) | 3 | | Ridge(s) (RDGE)
(A long narrow elevation with steep sides, and a more or less continuous crest) | 1 | |
