Independent State of Samoa

This article is about the specific polity Independent State of Samoa and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

If you are looking for the page with the statistics about this polity you can find it here:All Statistics

Is a Polynesian island country consisting of several islands. Samoa gained independence from New Zealand in 1962 as the Independent State of Western Samoa. On 4 July 1997 the government amended the constitution to change the country's name from Western Samoa to Samoa.