Oceania/Polynesia
Samoa
Apia
205.6K
2 842 km²
Samoan tālā
Coastal
English, Samoan
Historical Events
1899 - German Samoa Established
Samoa became a colony of the German Empire following the Tripartite Convention.
1914 - New Zealand Occupation
New Zealand troops occupied German Samoa at the start of World War I.
1920 - League of Nations Mandate
New Zealand gained official control of Samoa as a League of Nations mandate.
1946 - United Nations Trust Territory
Western Samoa was designated as a United Nations Trust Territory.
1962 - Independence of Samoa
Western Samoa gained independence on 1 January, becoming a sovereign state.
1997 - Renaming to Samoa
The country officially returned to its original pre-occupation name, Samoa.
1976 - United Nations Membership
Samoa was admitted to the United Nations as a member state.