The country called Samoa, previously Western Samoa.
Samoans are Polynesians. The Samoan Motto is: "Fa'avae i le Atua Samoa" (Samoa is founded on God). In the heart of the Samoa culture there lie the respect (fa'aaloalo) and obligation for togetherness and family. Samoa culture centres around large groups of families, not just the immediate family, but the extended family as well. The traditional chief of a Samoa society is a Matai, who holds a high social rank, and has the responsibility to take care of the civic, political, family matters and other needs of the Samoa society. Aiga, which means extended large family, is another aspect of a traditional Samoa society and their culture.
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
As of December 2010, there are 71,000 baptized members of the Church in Samoa and 15,000 in American Samoa. That is about 40% of the population in Samoa and 22% of the population in American Samoa. These numbers don't take into accout Samoans that do not live in Samoa...
3.5-4 hours
when did epidemic influenza start in samoa how did it happen in samoa? why did it affected the people of samoa? the reference in samoa?
American Samoa and Western Samoa (now known as Samoa).
it is called western Samoa because Samoa is divided into two parts, American Samoa and western Samoa. After colonialism came to Samoa, America took control of Eastern Samoa which adapted the name "American Samoa". While Germany (and later NZ) took control of Western Samoa, who then took on the name "Western Samoa". No called SAMOA. The nation dropped the "western" in 1997.
Turtles. Lots and lots of turtles.
This will completely depend on where you are starting from.
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.
Samoa and American Samoa