Samoa is not part of any other country. It is its own independent country.
Samoa is an island country. This means that there are no countries that it shares any borders with.
If you're talking about the olden days, yes, like any other country, Samoa had rulers also.
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Samoa is a country in Australia & Oceania.
Samoa is a country, not a religion.
Can you make sense? Samoa's a country, and the US got American Samoa from the country of [Actual] Samoa, maybe?Eastern Samoa and Western Samoa (as they were referred to in colonial times) were all one country to begin with. During the 1st world war, America occupied American Samoa and Germany occupied Western Samoa. So I suppose you're right 187baby, the US got (part) of Samoa from Samoa.
Samoa is a country in itself
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Samoa is a country in Australia & Oceania.
You ask "why" is Samoa independent?... I'd say because like any other country, Samoans feel they should have the right to think and feel for themselves. Like other countries, Samoa shouldn't have to adhere to foreign laws. Samoa is independent because they (we) are intelligent enough to know when enough "outside-world" control is enough!
American Samoa was found before it became a US territory. It was simply the 'eastern' islands of Samoa. Samoa was first discovered in 1722 by a Dutch explorer named Jacob Roggeveen.Before becoming a U.S territory American Samoa was simply the eastern islands of Samoa. Samoa (as a whole) was discovered in 1722 by a Dutch explorer named Jacob Roggeveen.