Samoa
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Entity:
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Samoa
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Main prefix:
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5W
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Prefixes logged:
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5W0
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Time zone:
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UTC - 11 hours
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Continent:
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Australia and Oceania
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ITU zone:
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62
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CQ zone:
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32
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| Islands on the Air (IOTA) Groups | OC097 Samoa Islands. |
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Capital:
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Apia
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Geographic
coordinates: |
13° 35' S, 172° 20' W
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Internet
country code: |
.ws
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| Country dialing code: | 685 |
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Independence:
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1 January 1962 (from New Zealand-administered UN
trusteeship)
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Government
type: |
constitutional monarchy under native chief
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