Samoa
Samoa (formerly Western Samoa)A country consisting of a group of nine islands in the south-west Pacific and forming part of the Samoan Archipelago.
Physical.
The country's two major islands, Upolu and Savai'i, are both volcanic and are fringed by coral reefs. The islands have evergreen rainforests and swamps.Economy.
The economy of Samoa is based on agriculture. The main exports are cocoa, copra, and bananas, but tropical fruits and timber are also exported. Tourism is expanding.History.
The Samoan archipelago was first settled in about 1000 BC and was the centre of Polynesian migrations eastwards. Although sighted by the Dutch in 1722 , the first European to set foot on the islands was Louis-Antoine de Bougainville in 1768 . Germany, Britain, and the USA competed...[The entire page is 353 words long]
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