Imports - partners:
NZ 31%, Australia 22.6%, US 13.5%, Japan 7.5%, Fiji 6%, China 4.6%
(2005)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$70.15 million (FY03/04)
Debt - external:
$177 million (2004)
Economic aid - recipient:
$30.8 million (2004)
Currency (code):
tala (SAT)
Currency code:
SAT (former WST code is still in wide use)
Exchange rates:
tala per US dollar - 2.7103 (2005), 2.7807 (2004), 2.9732 (2003),
3.3763 (2002)
Fiscal year:
June 1 - May 31
Communications Samoa
Telephones - main lines in use:
13,300 (2003)