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Samoa
Samoa is a country in Polynesia with its capital in Apia.
- Capital
- Apia
- Region
- Polynesia, Oceania
- Population
- 205,557
- Languages
- English, Samoan
- Currency
- Samoan tālā (T)
- Area
- 2,842 km²
- Borders
- No land borders
💡 Skipped December 30, 2011, to switch sides of the international date line.
About the flag
In 1962 Samoa became the first Pacific island nation to gain independence in the 20th century, and it kept this flag showing the Southern Cross as five white stars in a blue corner.
How to spot it: Red with a blue top-left corner holding five white stars (one smaller); Taiwan’s blue corner holds a white sun instead of stars.
Often confused with: 🇹🇼 Taiwan