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Samoa

Capital: Apia

  • Samoa was the first small-island Pacific country to become independent, in 1962. It switched to driving on the left in 2009.
  • At the end of December 2011, Samoa moved from UTC-11 to UTC+13, which skipped Friday 30 December on the local calendar.
  • About 60% of Samoa's land is forested, following reforestation after most of the lowland rainforest was lost.

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