 Samoa,
also known as the Independent State of Samoa, is
situated on the south of the equator and the east of the
International Date Line. Apia is the capital city of
this country. Almost all the people living in this
nation are Christians.
The industrial sector is one of
the most important sectors of Samoa. In fact, this
sector accounts for about 58% of the Gross Domestic
Product of this nation. After the industrial sector, the
service sector is the next important sector of this
country because it accounts for about 30% of the
country’s GDP.
Samoa’s economy has been depending on agricultural
exports, development aid and private family remittances
from overseas. About 66% of the working population has
been employed by the agricultural sector and the
agricultural products accounts for about ninety percent
of the total exports of Samoa.
Some of the agricultural
products that are exported are private nonu fruit juice,
coconut oil, coconut cream and copra. The tourism
industry is now slowly developing and it accounts for
about 1/4th of the Gross Domestic Product of the
country.
The number of tourists visiting Samoa has
increased over the years. Even though the country has
been influenced by the Europeans for a long time, Samoa
has still maintained its customs.
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