81. Western Samoa encyclopediaEncyclopedia (western) samoa. (western) samoa, officially IndependentState of (western) samoa, constitutional monarchy (1995 est. pop. http://www.infoplease.com/cgi-bin/id/CE055425

Celebs, Models ,Movie Stars... Magazines From Around the World! Ladies..Never pay retail again! Facial care packs and Cosmetics at lowest prices ! All Infoplease All Almanacs General Entertainment Sports Biographies Dictionary Encyclopedia Infoplease Home Almanacs Atlas Dictionary ... Fact Monster Kids' reference Info:Daily Fun facts Homework Center Newsletter You've got info! Help Site Map Visit related sites from: Family Education Network Encyclopedia Western Samoa Western Samoa, officially Independent State of Western Samoa, constitutional monarchy (1995 est. pop. 209,000), South Pacific, comprising the western half of the Samoa island chain. There are nine major islands: Upolu Savai'i , Apolima, Manono, Fanuatapu, Namua, Nuutele, Nuula, and Nuusafee, with a total land area of 1,097 sq mi (2,842 sq km). Apia , the capital, is on Upolu. Sections in this article: Introduction Land, People, and Economy History Western Sahara Western Union Telegraph Company Search Infoplease Info search tips Search Biographies Bio search tips About Us Contact Us Link to Infoplease ... Privacy

82. Samoa Major sources and definitions. Geography. samoa, formerly (western) samoa,is in the South Pacific Ocean about 2,200 mi (3,540 km) south of Hawaii. http://www.infoplease.com/cgi-bin/id/A0108149.html

Celebs, Models ,Movie Stars... Magazines From Around the World! Ladies..Never pay retail again! Facial care packs and Cosmetics at lowest prices ! All Infoplease All Almanacs General Entertainment Sports Biographies Dictionary Encyclopedia Infoplease Home Almanacs Atlas Dictionary ... Fact Monster Kids' reference Info:Daily Fun facts Homework Center Newsletter You've got info! Help Site Map Visit related sites from: Family Education Network World Countries Samoa Infoplease Atlas: Samoa Independent State of Samoa Head of State: Malietoa Tanumafili II (1963) Prime Minister: Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi (1998) Area: 1,104 sq mi (2,860 sq km) Population (2003 est.): 178,173 (growth rate: 0.9%); birth rate: 15.4/1000; infant mortality rate: 29.7/1000; density per sq mi: 157 Capital and largest city (1991): Apia, 32,859 Monetary unit: Tala Languages: Samoan and English Ethnicity/race: Samoan 92.6%, Euronesians 7% (persons of European and Polynesian blood), Europeans 0.4% Religion: Christian 99.7% Literacy rate: Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2001 est.): $618 million; per capita $3,200.

83. Western Samoa Home, The islands of samoa were settled by colonists of the Lapita culturemore that 3500 years ago. Over the course of many centuries http://www2.bishopmuseum.org/anthro/voyage/westsamoa.htm

The islands of Samoa were settled by colonists of the Lapita culture more that 3500 years ago. Over the course of many centuries Polynesian culture was born and flowered. Return to Map of Polynesia

84. Samoa Backpacking And Eco Tourism Guide least twenty such collections of beach fales around samoa. To really get away fromwestern life and Manono Island Immersing yourself into samoan culture is an http://www.samoa.islands-holiday.com/backpacking.html

85. Study Abroad - Samoa: Pacific Islands Studies Study overseas with GoAbroad.com, (western) samoa, City Apia Country (western)samoa, Term Fall, Spring Dates September to December / February to May. http://www.studyabroaddirectory.com/listingsp3.cfm?listing=5000&fkcountry=211

86. Independent State Of Western Samoa INDEPENDENT STATE OF (western) samoa. Capital Apia. GEODATA. Area — 2,900km 2. Population — 214,384 (1996e) Population growth — 2.4% (1996e). http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/foreign_policy/commonwealth/wetsamoa-en.asp

Français Contact Us Help Search ... Ministers and Secretaries of State INDEPENDENT STATE OF WESTERN SAMOA Capital: Apia GEODATA Area — 2,900 km Population — 214,384 (1996e) Population growth — 2.4% (1996e) Major languages — Samoan (Polynesian), English Major religions — Christian POLITICAL DATA Type of Government — Constitutional monarchy Democratic Institutions — Unicameral national legislature Leader — Prime Minister Tofilau Eti Alesana Minister of Foreign Affairs — Tofilau Eti Alesana UN Human Development Index — N/A ECONOMIC DATA GDP — $415 million US (1995e) GDP growth rate — 5% (1995e) GDP per capita — $1,900 US (1995e) Main Exports — Coconut oil, coconut cream, taro, cocoa, copra Main Imports — Machinery, foodstuffs, capital goods Exports to Canada — $329,000 (1996) Imports from Canada — N/A The Canadian High Commission to Western Samoa c/o The Canadian High Commission P.O. Box 12-049, Thorndon Wellington, New Zealand Tel.: (011-64-4) 473-9577 Fax: (011-64-4) 471-2082 Back to the Commonwealth main menu Last Updated: Top of Page Important Notices

87. Lonely Planet World Guide | Destination Samoa | Introduction Full country name Independent State of samoa (formerly (western) samoa) Area 1115sq mi (2860 sq km) Population 178,631 Capital city Apia People samoan 93 http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/pacific/samoa/

home search help worldguide ... Related Weblinks Samoa If Robert Louis Stevenson had clapped eyes on Samoa a little earlier he wouldn't have dickered around in the clammy highlands for so long. The islands are so idyllic they're almost a cartoon version of a writer's hideaway - palm-fringed beaches, booming white surf, and lush rainforests wreathed in a background mist of clouds. It's enough to make a Hollywood location scout's heart go ka-boom. Then there's the beachcomber lifestyle where time is a hazy concept and life is so laid-back it's only a heartbeat away from being comatose. But the history of Samoa has not always been so relaxed. Over the years it's been visited by trading ships bringing disease, massacres and exploitation; it's been a bolt hole for the homeless riffraff of the seas - ex-whalers, escaped convicts, bawdy traders, dipsomaniac sailors, and pirates retiring from the business; it's been carved up by arrogant European powers seeking a political toehold in the Pacific arena; and it's suffered God's glory boys bringing Bibles and everlastin' perdition. That the sunny and easy-going nature of the Samoans should survive all this is a triumph of optimism over experience. Full country name: Independent State of Samoa (formerly Western Samoa) Area: 1115 sq mi (2860 sq km) Population: Capital city: Apia People: Samoan 93%, Euronesians 7%

88. Samoa - To The Field And Back - Margaret Mead: Human Nature And The Power Of Cul Coming of Age in samoa. the expectation of adolescent storm and stress in Westernsocieties She argued that, living in a homogenous culture, samoan adolescent http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/mead/field-samoa.html

HOME Exhibition Overview Object Checklist Public Programs ... Credits Exhibition Sections: Shaping Forces To the Field and Back "Learning to Live in One World" SUBSECTIONS: Samoa: The Adolescent Girl Manus: Childhood Thought Papua New Guinea: Sex and Temperament Bali: Personality Formation ... Iatmul: Personality Formation II Return to: "To the Field and Back" Samoa: The Adolescent Girl I n 1925, Margaret Mead journeyed to the South Pacific territory of American Samoa. She sought to discover whether adolescence was a universally traumatic and stressful time due to biological factors or whether the experience of adolescence depended on one's cultural upbringing. After spending about nine months observing and interviewing Samoans, as well as administering psychological tests, Mead concluded that adolescence was not a stressful time for girls in Samoa because Samoan cultural patterns were very different from those in the United States. Her findings were published in Coming of Age in Samoa (1928), a vivid, descriptive account of Samoan adolescent life that became tremendously popular. It was published in more than a dozen editions in a variety of languages and made Mead famous. One of the reasons for the popularity of the book was that Mead had revised the introduction and conclusion of her original manuscript, adding two chapters that dealt directly with the implications of her findings for child rearing in the United States.

89. Culture of other gifts that are of the highest value in the samoan culture to the Before thewestern form of judicial system was established in samoa, ifoga was http://samoanserviceproviders.com/IntroPage/UNDERS_1/unders_1.HTM

“The Pursuit of Excellence” “Tausinio Mo Le Fa’aeaina” Understanding the Samoan Culture Afoa Fa’afetai Lolofietele If the ifoga is accepted by the family of the victim’ the Talking Chief of the victim’s family will come out and give the acceptance speech and invite the wrongdoer’s family inside the house. In the olden days, the wrongdoer’s family, as a form of retribution, will present the fine mats that they had used to cover themselves with together with the presentation of other gifts that are of the highest value in the Samoan culture to the victim’s family. Nowadays, wrongdoer’s family will even offer to pay for the funeral of the victim. The ifoga is still practiced and revered as of this day in Samoa. However, the western judicial system will still carry out its course and the wrongdoer will be prosecuted with the necessary punishment applied even if and ifoga was kone and accepted. Ifoga is a system based on respect and it sill serves its traditional purpose of asking for forgiveness from a victim’s family.

90. The Institute For Comparative Research In Human Culture field work notes which the authors collected during their frequent stays in WesternSamoa, mainly in The Institute for Comparative Research in Human culture. http://www.kulturfo.webhotell.no/oceanic.html

91. The Pacific Islands And Culture south pacific maps south pacific pictures more on islandhistory and culture more on Pacific art and handcrafts http://www.pacific-travel-guides.com/south-pacific-islands/facts.html

The Pacific Islands The Pacific Islands The Pacific Islands is divided by the equator, the two halves being the North Pacific (Hawaii and the tiny Micronesian Islands including Guam, Palau and the Marshall Islands), and the South Pacific (including New Zealand, Fiji, Tonga and the Cook Island) with Kiribati straddling the equator. The North Pacific Islands, being north of the equator, has its summer between May and September whilst the South Pacific Islands has its summer between November and April when temperatures and humidity are higher resulting in more frequent and often heavy rainfall, except of course, for New Zealand, which is as too far south to be effected by intense heat. This map of the Pacific Ocean with an emphasis on the main tourist destinations gives an insight into why the region is considered by many to be paradise - remote and isolated islands we know little about. The three cultural divisions in the Pacific are Melanesia, Polynesia and Micronesia. Cook Island find a hotel in cook cook holiday planner Aitutaki Lagoon and Cruise Friendly island lifestyle Excellent holiday destination Traditional island dances Handcrafts and black pearls Limestone caves and cliffs land mass: 94 sq. mi

92. Phone Cards - Country Guid History. culture. Medical Info. Weather. Trains. Warnings. Our Partner. WesternSamoa +685 Phone Number Format Area Code none; Subscriber Number 5 digits. http://www.your-phone-card.com/guide/ws.shtml

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