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Samoa — everything in one place

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Explore the books, quotes, people, places, food and news of Samoa. One country, every corner of ZakGT — gathered here so you never have to hunt.

Capital: ApiaPopulation: ~213,000Founded: 1962 (independence from New Zealand)Region: OceaniaLanguages: smCurrency: Samoan tālā (WST)

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Everything about Samoa

7 shelves

Books & Literature

Classics, poetry, folklore & free-to-read texts of Samoa

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50 quotes

Quotes & Proverbs

Native wisdom, proverbs & famous words from Samoa

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7 people

Notable People

Authors, leaders & cultural figures of Samoa

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Provinces, must-see spots & travel tips for Samoa

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News & Updates

The latest announcements from across the ZakGT platform

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Food & Flavors

Dishes, recipes & places to eat across the ZakGT food atlas

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Notable people from Samoa

Malietoa Tanumafili II

Paramount Chief and Head of State

He was Samoa's Head of State from independence in 1962 until 2007, one of history's longest-serving heads of state.

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Fiamē Mataʻafa Faumuina Mulinuʻu II

Paramount Chief and first Prime Minister

He was Samoa's first Prime Minister, leading the country from the achievement of independence in 1962.

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Tui Ātua Tupua Tamasese Efi

Head of State, former Prime Minister, and Scholar

He served as Samoa's Head of State (2007-2017) and is internationally recognized for his scholarship on Samoan indigenous knowledge.

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Albert Wendt

Novelist, Poet, and Scholar

He is one of the most influential Pacific writers of the postcolonial era, author of Leaves of the Banyan Tree and Sons for the Return Home.

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Taʻisi Olaf Frederick Nelson

Businessman and Independence Movement Leader

He was a founding leader of the Mau independence movement and was twice exiled by colonial authorities for his activism.

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Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa

Prime Minister and Politician

She became Samoa's first female Prime Minister in 2021 after a landmark constitutional and electoral contest.

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Traditional Samoa Wisdom

Alagāʻupu ma Muāgagana a Sāmoa

Folk & Oral Tradition

The shared, author-less body of Samoan proverbs (alagāʻupu ma muāgagana) carried through generations of oratory and daily speech.

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