Oceania · PolynesiaWS · +685
Country profile / WS
Samoa
Independent State of Samoa
Locally: Sāmoa
Capital
Apia
Region
Oceania
ISO
WS
Local time in Samoa
live · IANAApia
Pacific/Apia
Reference ledger
CapitalApiaAdministrative seat
LanguagesEnglish, Samoan2 listed
CurrenciesSamoan tālā1 listed
Time zonesPacific/Apia1 IANA identifier
Area2,842 km²Ranked 176 of 241 by area
Dialing+685International calling prefix
A sense of scale
area percentileLarger than 27% of places in this atlas.
At 2,842 km², Samoa ranks 176 of 241 records by land area. This comparison uses the same bundled source for every profile, so the scale is internally consistent.
#176by area in this atlas
Use these identifiers accurately
The two-letter code WS is the compact ISO identifier used in addresses, locale selectors, and many data feeds. The dialing prefix +685 belongs at the start of an international phone number. Time zone names such as Pacific/Apia should be preferred over a fixed UTC offset because they carry daylight-saving rules.
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ISOWS
Borders0
Time zones1