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red with a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side quadrant bearing five white five-pointed stars representing the Southern Cross constellation; red stands for courage, blue represents freedom, and white signifies purity

Background:New Zealand occupied the German protectorate of Western Samoa at the outbreak of World War I in 1914. It continued to administer the islands as a mandate and then as a trust territory until 1962, when the islands became the first Polynesian nation to reestablish independence in the 20th century. The country dropped the "Western" from its name in 1997.

Total Area: 2,831 sq km

Land Area:2,821 sq km

Water Area:10 sq km

Land Boundries Total:

Border Countries:

Coastline:403 km

Lowest Point:Pacific Ocean 0 m

Highest Point:Mount Silisili 1,857 m

Population:196628

Population Growth Rate:0.59% (2014 est.)

Religion:Protestant 57.4% (Congregationalist 31.8%, Methodist 13.7%, Assembly of God 8%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3.9%), Roman Catholic 19.4%, Mormon 15.2%, Worship Centre 1.7%, other Christian 5.5%, other 0.7%, none 0.1%, unspecified 0.1% (2011 est.)

Literacy(%):0.988

Literacy(%) Male:0.99

Literacy(%) Female:98.6% (2003 est.)

Independence Day:1 January 1962 (from New Zealand-administered UN trusteeship)

National Holiday:Independence Day Celebration, 1 June (1962); note - 1 January 1962 is the date of independence from the New Zealand-administered UN trusteeship; it is observed in June

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