50 years
Samoa is an INDEPEDENT nation. It is not in any continent.
Samoa became independent in 1962, so in 2012, Samoa has just finished celebrating 50 years of independence.
Samoa has not been in any war in the last decade.
Samoa is not and never has been a part of the U.S. You are mistaking Samoa for "American Samoa".
1901
The origins of Samoa are uncertain. Moa is a very old family/ tribal name, and Sa Moa is "people of Moa". American Samoa is called that to distinguish it from Samoa. American Samoa is a US territory located Southeast of Samoa. It is 5 islands, and 2 atols- about 76 sq. miles of land, and just over 55,000 pwoplw,
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A typical flight from California to Samoa takes about 9 to 10 hours.
its y on a grph its the y on a graph!!
it takes about 3.5 hours from Samoa to New Zealand and i know this because im from Samoa and now i live in New Zealand
They are the same in that Samoans in American Samoa and Samoa (once Western Samoa) have the same heritage. However, American Samoa is a US territory while Samoa is an independent nation. So they are in effect two different countries.