School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 12 years male: 12 years female: 12 years (2001)
Education expenditures:
4.3% of GDP (2002)
Government
Samoa
Country name:
conventional long form: Independent State of Samoa conventional short form: Samoa local long form: Malo Sa'oloto Tuto'atasi o Samoa local short form: Samoa former: Western Samoa
Government type:
parliamentary democracy
Capital: