Samoa
Independent State of Samoa
Samoa is a country in Polynesia, Oceania. Its capital is Apia, home to roughly 196,130 people across 2,842 km² of land.
Key facts
- Capital
- Apia
- Continent
- Oceania
- Subregion
- Polynesia
- Population
- 196,130
- Land area
- 2,842 km²
- ISO codes
- WS / WSM
- Languages
- English, Samoan
Did you know?
- Fa'a Samoa — the Samoan way — governs village life through chiefs, communal work, and Sunday rest.
- Robert Louis Stevenson chose Samoa as his final home and is buried on Mount Vaea above Apia.
- The tatau — traditional tattoo — is where the English word 'tattoo' ultimately comes from.
- To'ona'i Sunday feasts follow church, with food baked in umu earth ovens.
- Samoan rugby players punch far above their weight on world stages.
Practice with geography games
Studying Samoa is easier when you put facts into practice. Try these free games to reinforce flags, capitals, and comparative geography.
- Flag Colors
Guess the country from a pie chart of its flag's exact color percentages — no symbols, just hues. Six tries with continent, capital, and blurred-flag hints.
- Flag Reveal
A national flag starts heavily blurred and sharpens second by second. Name the country before time runs out — four difficulty levels, unlimited guesses, scored by speed.
- Guess the Capital
See a country name and its flag — name the capital city in six tries. Hints reveal the first letter, subregion, language, and more.
- Country from Capital
Work backwards: a capital city is shown and you name the country it belongs to. Six tries with continent, population, and blurred-flag hints.