| Official name | Independent State of SamoaCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Government type | Parliamentary republicCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Capital | ApiaGeoNames [2024] |
| Head of state | TUIMALEALI'IFANO Va'aleto'a Eti Sualauvi II (Head of State)CIA World Leaders [2025] |
| Total area | 2,840 km²World Bank WDI [2023] |
| Total population | 218,000 peopleUN DESA WPP [2024] 218,000 people·World Bank WDI [2024] 218,000 people |
| Languages | Samoan (Polynesian) (official) 91.1%, Samoan/English 6.7%, English (official) 0.5%, other 0.2%, unspecified 1.6% (2006 est.)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| GDP (nominal) | 1,180,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2024] |
| GDP per capita | 5,390 US$World Bank WDI [2024] |
| Life expectancy | 71.7–71.8 yearsWorld Bank WDI [2024] 71.83 years·UNDP HDI [2023] 71.7 years |