Samoa, located in the South Pacific Ocean, consists of two main islands, Savai Island and Upolu Island, and eight small islands nearby, with a land area of 2,934 square kilometers and a population of about 6,543.8+0.9 million, most of whom are Samoans. The official language is Samoan, and English is also widely used.

Samoa has a long history and people settled here 3000 years ago. The Dutch discovered Samoa in 1722. /kloc-In the middle of 0/9th century, Britain, America and Germany invaded Samoa one after another. 1899, the three countries signed a treaty, Western Samoa became a German colony, and Eastern Samoa was ruled by the United States.

After the outbreak of World War I, New Zealand declared war on Germany and occupied Western Samoa. 1954 western Samoa began to implement internal autonomy. 1962 65438+ 10, Xisha became the first island country in the South Pacific to gain independence, and was named as "Independent State of Western Samoa". 1In July 1997, the independent state of Western Samoa was renamed the independent state of Samoa.

Samoa is an agricultural country with scarce resources and slow economic development. Samoa has an exclusive economic zone of 6.5438+0.2 million square kilometers, which is rich in tuna.

American Samoa is located on the east side of the international international date line in the southern Central Pacific Ocean. It consists of the islands of Tutuila, Onu, Ross, Manua and Olosega in Samoa, with a land area of 199 square kilometers and a population of less than 60,000. Most of them are Polynesians who speak Samoan and generally use English.

1899, East Samoa split from Samoa and became an American colony. 1922, East Samoa became an unincorporated territory of the United States. 195 1 years ago was a naval base of the United States, which was under the jurisdiction of the United States Admiralty. In July, it came under the jurisdiction of the Office of Insular Affairs of the United States Department of the Interior 195 1. The Governor is the chief executive of American Samoa.

American Samoa has a seat in the House of Representatives of the United States Congress, which is elected by islanders and has no voting rights. American Samoa is barren and produces only a small amount of bananas, coconuts, potatoes and vegetables. Food and daily necessities are not self-sufficient, and the finance relies heavily on the financial transfer payment of the US federal government.