- Population
- 220K
- Area
- 2,842 km²
- Languages
- Samoan, English
- Currency
- Samoan tālā (WST)
- Drives on the
- Left
- Domain
- .ws
- Calling code
- +685
Why it sticks
- 1
In 2009 Samoa switched from driving on the right to driving on the left so it could import cheaper cars from Australia, New Zealand and Japan.
- 2
It skipped 30 December 2011 entirely when it moved west of the International Date Line to align with Australia and New Zealand.
- 3
In 1962 it became the first Pacific island nation to regain independence. Writer Robert Louis Stevenson is buried on Mount Vaea above Apia.
GeoGuessr
GeoGuessr coverage: Unofficial coverage- No official Street View: only user photospheres.
- Drives on the left (since 2009). Signs are in Samoan and English.
- Open-sided oval "fale" houses with no walls, and lots of colourful village churches.
Coverage types
- GeoGuessr coverage: OfficialGoogle Street View in the official GeoGuessr maps
- GeoGuessr coverage: LimitedOnly a few cities or trekker routes
- GeoGuessr coverage: UnofficialUser photospheres only, not in official maps
- GeoGuessr coverage: NoneNo usable Street View coverage
Neighbours
No land borders — an island nation (or surrounded by sea on every side).