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Samoa, Heart of Polynesia
The islands of Samoa are emerging as an exciting new South Pacific travel destination between Hawaii and New Zealand. The Samoan environment is tropically lush, with green volcanic peaks plunging to brilliant coral reefs, an ecotourism paradise still unspoiled by mass tourism. Visitors often stay in open Samoan beach houses called fale (pronounced FAH-lay) and adopt the laidback local lifestyle.
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New Zealand occupied the German protectorate of Western Samoa at the outbreak of World War I in 1914. It continued to administer the islands as a mandate and then as a trust territory until 1962, when the islands became the first Polynesian nation to reestablish independence in the 20th century. The country dropped the "Western" from its name in 1997. --
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You can also use the links above or below to:
- Read the Samoa Profile
- View the Samoa Flag
- Use either the MS Virtual Earth GIS map of Samoa
or the Google GIS map of the country
- See the Samoa map used in the CIA World
Factbook
- Check out Samoa Web Resources
- Shop for Samoa Books or Music in our Amazon
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- Get the latest Samoa news
- Get the latest Samoa weather
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