Samoa – Independent State of Samoa – Country Profile …

Destination Samoa, a virtual guide to the islands of Samoa. The Independent State of Samoa (formerly known as Western Samoa) is located south of the equator, in the Polynesian region of the Pacific Ocean, about halfway between Hawaii and New Zealand. The Polynesian group of islands known as Samoa consists of two main islands Upolu and Savai’i and seven smaller islets.

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