Samoa
Independent State of Samoa
Sฤmoa ยท Oceania
Capital
Apia
Population
0
Currency
T WST
Calling Code
+685
Languages
Geography
Region
Polynesia
Subregion
Polynesia
Continent
Oceania
Area
2,842 kmยฒ
Landlocked
No
TLD
.ws
Airports (4)
Country Codes
ISO 3166-1 Alpha-2
WS
ISO 3166-1 Alpha-3
WSM
ISO 3166-1 Numeric
882
BCP 47
sm-WS
IOC
SAM
FIFA
SAM
Currency Format
Name
Tala
Native Name
Samoan tฤlฤ
Code
WST
Symbol
T
Symbol Position
before
Decimal Separator
.
Thousands Separator
,
Decimal Digits
2
Example:
WSTย 123,456.79
Date & Time Formats
Date Formats
Full
Long
Medium
Short
Time Formats
Full
Long
Medium
Short
First Day of Week
Monday
Clock Format
24h
Primary Timezone
UTC+13:00
UTC Offset
+00:00
Timezones
Number Formatting
Decimal Separator
.
Thousands Separator
,
Digit Grouping
3
Numbering System
latn
Example:
1,234,567.89
Locale Settings
Writing Direction
LTR
Measurement System
metric
Temperature Scale
celsius
Paper Size
A4
Driving Side
right
Week Numbering
ISO
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