_#_Labor force: 38,000; 22,000 employed in agriculture (1987 est.)
_#_Organized labor: Public Service Association (PSA)
_*Government #_Long-form name: Independent State of Western Samoa
_#_Type: constitutional monarchy under native chief
_#_Capital: Apia
_#_Administrative divisions: 11 districts; Aana, Aiga-i-le-Tai, Atua, Faasaleleaga, Gagaemauga, Gagaifomauga, Palauli, Satupaitea, Tuamasaga, Vaa-o-Fonoti, Vaisigano
_#_Independence: 1 January 1962 (from UN trusteeship administered by New Zealand)
_#_Constitution: 1 January 1962
_#_Legal system: based on English common law and local customs; judicial review of legislative acts with respect to fundamental rights of the citizen; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
_#_National holiday: National Day, 1 June