What did the Independent State of Samoa used to be called?
Western Samoa
What are the 2 main islands?
Savai'i and Upolu
How many smaller islands are there?
Four
What is the capital?
Apia
When were the islands discovered?
3,500 years ago
By who?
The Lapita people
Was their language one that was used elsewhere?
no
What is the Independent State of Samoa's shorter name?
Samoa
How many divisions are there?
11
What kind of republic is it?
Unitary Parliamentary Republic
What is the name in the \Samoan language?
unknown
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unknown
What scientific fields study the Samoans?
such as genetics, linguistics and anthropology.
Is the research already done?
ongoing
When was the expansion period?
between 2,500 and 1,500 BCE
Where are the Samoans thought to have come from during that period?
Austronesian