41. Lonely Planet World Guide | Destination Tuvalu | Further Reading history of Tuvalu is H. Laracy's Tuvalu, A history. developed locales such as Fijiand (western) samoa, his bleak of Tuvalu's place in the regional economy, though http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/pacific/tuvalu/read.htm

home search help worldguide ... Related Weblinks Tuvalu Further Reading The best history of Tuvalu is H. Laracy's Tuvalu, A History . It was published in 1983. The People's Lawyer by Philip Ells is an amusing and insightful account of a young VSO (Voluntary Service Overseas) lawyer's spell in Tuvalu. The book caused great interest in the island when it was released - everybody knew some of the characters personally. Transit of Venus - Travels in the Pacific , by Julian Evans, is a travelogue of the author's mordant, Dantean boat-hopping around the Pacific. While focussing on more developed locales such as Fiji and Western Samoa, his bleak, jaded view of the 'decay' of the Pacific is fascinating in light of 'advances' in Tuvalu. In The Happy Isles of Oceania - Paddling the Pacific , the perpetually morose Paul Theroux vies with the above author for the title of Most Cynical Pacific Traveller. It's a tie. The Material Culture of Tuvalu is an ethnological study of the peoples of Tuvalu. Australian economist TI Fairbairn's Tuvalu: Economic Situation and Development Prospects was written in 1993, but is probably already out of date. For a better understanding of Tuvalu's place in the regional economy, though, it's still worth a look.

42. Home Page For The History & Government Division California * No scale * 1993 * regional Transit System Sahara, (western) * See Morocco(including (western) Sahara and Uzbekistan * 1981 * GUGK samoa * See also http://www.vpl.vancouver.bc.ca/branches/LibrarySquare/his/Roadmaps/Smap.html

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43. Bomis: The Regional/Pacific Islands/American Samoa Ring Bomis The regional/Pacific Islands/American samoa ring. 8. Pacific GenWeb samoa.Genealogy and local history for (western) samoa and American samoa. http://www.bomis.com/rings/Mpacific_islands-american_samoa-regional/

Bomis: The Regional/Pacific Islands/American Samoa ring Build a ring Suggest URL! Email ringmaster! Ring Info! See also... ...Regional/Pacific_Islands/American_Samoa Home My Bomis Webmasters ... Ring Rankings Click to visit the Bomis Board for American Samoa Ring sites SamoaNet Information and Internet Commerce to and from America's paradise in the South Pacific www.samoanet.com Amerika Samoa Sponsored by iPacific. www.ipacific.com Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary A fringing coral reef ecosystem nestled within an eroded volcanic crater on the island of Tutuila, American Samoa. www.nos.noaa.gov Samoanews.Com Samoa news online hosted by American Samoa's daily newspaper. www.ipacific.com Apollo at American Samoa Information on each of the American Apollo space missions that landed in or near American Samoa, including a brief summary page and separate pages devoted to each mission. members.tripod.com Pacific Basin Development Council A non-profit, public organization that addressees the economic and social development concerns of the Pacific Islands, especially the three American Territories of American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the State of Hawaii. www.pixi.com

44. WWW VL Public Health: Oceania - Samoa WHO regional Office for the (western) Pacific (WPRO) in samoa Visitors Bureau -provides information on history, culture and tourism in (western) samoa. http://www.ldb.org/vl/geo/oceania/6sam.htm

WWW VL Public Health : Individual Countries SAMOA - Oceania - Country Information Site Compass Reference Note Country Information General Remarks (Statistical) Number of Inhabitants per Doctor: 3,584 WHO - Regional Office for the Western Pacific ( WPRO ) in Manila Philippines Tobacco or Health: country profile ( provided by CDC OSH UNDP Office: Apia Governmental Links Healthy Cities and Healthy Communities Health Promoting Schools National Public Health Associations National Public Health Education and Research Facilities National University of Samoa National Public Health Networks / Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO's) / Private Associations Peace Corps in Samoa National Self Help Groups National Public Health Journals / e-zines National Public Health Mailing-List(s) Miscellaneous Planet Samoa Internet Gateway to Samoa CDC Travel Information Australia and the South Pacific CIA ... Samoa ( by ODCI Lucy Tuaifaiva's homepage the best on Western Samoa we could find Visiting a village in Western Samoa an interesting travel report with options for multi-media presentations Western Samoa Visitors Bureau provides information on history, culture and tourism in Western Samoa

45. Travel -- Australia samoa (western) samoa. in the South Pacific, covering regional information, accommodation GuideFeatures the museums, art galleries, history, maps, attractions http://communities.prodigy.net/travel/australia.html

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46. United Kingdom / The British Empire NonCommonwealth Nations with British Colonial history. British regional Entities British Overseas Territories Home Government Ireland samoa ((western) samoa). http://www.meatnpotatoes.com/nations/uk/uk-be.html

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47. Oceania Friends of The Red Road; Pacific regional Educational Laboratory Save Our Seas; Institutefor Glogal Communications Progressive Directory; (western) samoa history; http://oasis.fortunecity.com/labreya/84/oceania/oceania.htm

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48. I S L A N D V O I C E S . N E T  ::  V O I C E S   o F   P O L Y N E S I A (western) samoa is also a member of the South Pacific Forum, a regional organizationthat history The samoan Islands were probably settled from Fiji about http://www.islandvoices.net/history/wsamoa.shtml

Welcome Shopping Horoscope Kid's Page Music ... Photo Gallery Western Samoa, independent island nation in the southern Pacific Ocean, located about 2900 km (about 1800 mi) northeast of New Zealand. It occupies the large western portion of the 480-km (300-mi) long Samoan archipelago which is divided at longitude 171° west; the Samoan islands east of this line form the United States territory of American Samoa. After World War II (1939-1945), Western Samoa was a United Nations trust territory administered by New Zealand. It became independent in 1962. Apia is the country's capital, largest town, and commercial center. Land and Resources The People of Western Samoa Economy Government History - History Home - Invite my friend to this page! HOT SERVICES EDUCATION ENTERTAINMENT PUBLIC FORUMS Free E-card Free Email Free Software Free Chat Free Linking Free Homepage Screen Savers Kids'Page polynesian History Polynesian Culture Photo Gallery Polynesian Language Learning HTML Cooking Recipes Song Lyrics Midi Collection Music Room Movie Clips Game Room Text/Voices Chat Horoscope General Relationship Entertainment Writing Learning Bulletin Board Help Center About Us: About User Agreement Advertising Contact ... Legal Information

49. Vindex, De Vindplaats Van Het Nederlandse Web RegionalOceaniaSociety and Culture RegionalOceaniaAmerican samoaSociety and OmschrijvingGenealogy and local history for (western) samoa and American http://www.vindex.nl/dir/Regional/Oceania/Samoa/Society_and_Culture

hulp contact persoonlijke instellingen voeg uw site toe ... Opties: Samenvatting 1 url per domein Sites in nieuw venster Staat uw webpagina nog niet in Vindex? Meld deze dan nu aan! Url: Emailadres: Zoek in de webgids: Terug naar het overzicht Huidige rubriek Regional Oceania Samoa Society and Culture Subrubrieken History Religion Verwante Rubrieken Regional:Oceania:Society and Culture Regional:Oceania:American Samoa:Society and Culture Links Fellowship of Samoa Specialists Gevonden in rubriek: Regional Oceania Samoa Society and Culture Omschrijving: a group of avid collectors of Samoan stamps and postal history, was founded in 1979. Today this group has members in a dozen countries who share their knowledge through The Samoa Express, their quarterly newsletter. http://members.aol.com/TongaJan/foss.html Jane's Samoa Gevonden in rubriek: Regional Oceania Samoa Society and Culture Omschrijving: Detailed information on Samoa including historical images, culture, history, geography, mythology, people, lifestyle and extensive postcards and picture galleries. http://www.janeresture.com/samoahome/index.htm

50. Books / History / Australia & Oceania / Other (Kiribati, Micronesia, Nauru, Pala Nauru, Palau, Solomons, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, (western) samoa). 22. history of theTonga Chiefs and Their University Studies, Series 21 regional Studies, Vol http://www.bookmag.com/books/history/112.html

Books History Book / Other (Kiribati, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Solomons, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Western Samoa) Browse our most popular titlesfrom 1 to 40. With the Old Breed : At Peleliu and Okinawa Eugene B. Sledge, Paul Fussell / Paperback / Published 1990 Read more about this title... Carrier Clash : The Invasion of Guadalcanal and the Battle of the Eastern Solomons, August 1942 Eric Hammel, Eric Hamill / Hardcover / Published 1997 Read more about this title... The Devil's Anvil : The Assault on Peleliu James H. Hallas / Paperback / Published 1994 Read more about this title... No Bended Knee : The Battle for Guadalcanal : The Memoir of Gen. Merrill B. Twining Usmc (Ret.) Merrill B. Twining, Neil Carey (Editor) / Hardcover / Published 1996 Read more about this title... The First Team and the Guadalcanal Campaign : Naval Fighter Combat from August to November 1942 John B. Lundstrom, John B. Lundstom / Hardcover / Published 1993 Read more about this title... The Battle of Cape Esperance : Encounter at Guadalcanal Charles O. Cook / Hardcover / Published 1992 David Hatcher Childress / Paperback / Published 1998 Living Tradition : A Changing Life in Solomon Islands Michael Kwaioloa, et al / Paperback / Published 1997

51. SPC History The Organisation's history Helping Pacific island communities. One of the oldest regionalorganisations in the New Zealand granted (western) samoa independence in http://www.spc.org.nc/history.htm

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52. Western Samoa Resources (western) samoa. Terry Hunt University of Hawai'i, prehistorical research in Hawai'i,samoa, Fiji, New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea. Cultural history. http://archaeology.about.com/library/atlas/blwsamoa.htm

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53. Charting The Pacific - Places history. and established agencies in most islands of the Central and (western) Pacific. inthe region Germany, Britain and the United States - samoa was divided http://www.abc.net.au/ra/pacific/places/country/samoa.htm

View Regional Statistics :: View Regional Issues :: Individual Country Profiles :: :: Facts and Figures :: Government :: Resources :: History ... :: Links Samoa In 1962, Samoa became the first country in the Pacific to gain independence. The Faa Samoa (the Samoan way) continues to rule the everyday life of the population. Facts and Figures Total Land Area: Number of Islands: a Capital: Population: Languages: Political Status: Head of State: Head of Government: Currency: GDP/capita (A$): 2 main ones (Savai'i and Upolu) and 6 smaller ones Apia Samoan (a Polynesian language) Independent state Malietoa Tanumafili II Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi Tala Government The fono (Legislative Assembly) comprises 49 members. 47 represent the indigenous Samoan population and are elected by popular vote for a three year term. Only traditional chiefs (mataii) are eligible to be candidates. The 2 remaining members represent Samoans of foreign extraction, and are elected on a separate roll.

54. Charting The Pacific - Places years. history. American samoa today. Germany annexed the (western) part ofsamoa while Britain created a protectorate in Tonga. For more http://www.abc.net.au/ra/pacific/places/country/american_samoa.htm

View Regional Statistics :: View Regional Issues :: Individual Country Profiles :: :: Facts and Figures :: Government :: Resources :: History ... :: Links American Samoa American Samoa, the eastern part of the Samoa group of islands, is a territory of the United States. Used for decades by the US Navy as its only strategic foothold in the southern hemisphere, it is today the main processing site for the American tuna fishing fleet in the Pacific. Facts and Figures Total Land Area: Number of Islands: Capital: Main Island: Population: a a Languages: Political Status: Head of State: Head of Government: Currency: GDP/capita (A$): Pago Pago Tutuila 64,000 (about 50,000 American Samoans live in the USA, either in Hawaii or on the mainland) Samoan (a Polynesian language) and English Unincorporated territory of the United States US President Governor Tauese Sunia US dollar Government As an 'unincorporated and unorganised' territory of the United States, American Samoa has a unique status amongst American possessions in the Pacific. Its inhabitants are American 'nationals' but not American 'citizens'. They can travel freely to the United States and work there but can't vote in Federal elections.

55. SPICIN Organization History About SPICIN Organization history. the Conference their evaluation of the regionalcrime threat Police David A. Saul, and (western) samoa Police superintendents http://spicin.amsamoa.net/spicin_history.html

About SPICIN - Organization History In October, 1987, the South Pacific Islands Criminal Intelligence Network, SPICIN, was created by the 17 police executives of the South Pacific Chiefs of Police Conference (SPCPC) during the 16th Annual Conference hosted by the American Samoa Government Department of Public Safety as a direct result of growing crime problems in the Pacific and a weak information sharing process among the affected nations. Commissioner Saul stated: "Experience has shown that the Pacific Island territories are used as transiting points for drug running to our larger neighbors of New Zealand and Australia. During the past decade, a number of major incidents are recorded on this. In fact, there currently is an operation going on in Vanuatu in this regard. There has always been a ready assistance forthcoming from our larger neighbors when hard intelligence has indicated a bilateral or multilateral crime problems. However, I am of the view that the time is fast approaching when there should be established a regional crime, drugs, intelligence unit to coordinate and disseminate information for unified action to combat what I see as increasing problems. I, therefore, suggest initial discussion in this form on location, staffing, funding, and terms of reference before approaching our respective governments to ask their approval for the establishment of such an organization and then assistance with accommodation and technology from our larger neighbors."

56. The ICRC In New Zealand Manila regional delegation (Australia, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, New Zealand Philippines,Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, (western) samoa, autonomous States http://www.icrc.org/Web/eng/siteeng0.nsf/htmlall/new_zealand?OpenDocument

57. Samoa (British Empire & Commonwealth Land Forces) 1962, (western) samoa independence, 1997, name changed to samoa, See also historyof samoa since 1962, by Alexander Ganse (World history at KMLA). Maps http://www.regiments.org/milhist/pacific/samoa.htm

Authors and Contributors this page: T.F. Mills Page created 23 January 1996 Corrected and updated SAMOA Major Government Sites Military News General Reference Military History ... Other Web Catalogues Brief Constitutional History of Samoa Note: for history before independence see British Pacific Territories Western Samoa independence name changed to Samoa See also: Empire and Commonwealth Weapons and Equipment and for Kiribati and Tuvalu Armed Forces Organisational Overview Index of Regiments and Corps Samoa Government [no armed forces] Dictionaries Samoa (Commonwealth Secretariat) Governors and Rulers , by Benjamin Cahoon ( World Statesmen Social and Political History History of the Pacific Islands , by Alexander Ganse ( World History at KMLA History of Samoa , by Alexander Ganse ( World History at KMLA Maps for wars, campaigns and operations, see

58. Samoa (06/02) history Migrants from Southeast Asia arrived in the samoan is generally conservativeand pro(western), with a At independence in 1962, samoa signed a Treaty of http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/1842.htm

[Print Friendly Version] Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs June 2002 Background Note: Samoa PROFILE OFFICIAL NAME: Independent State of Samoa Geography Area: 2,934 sq. km. (1,133 sq. mi.) in two main islands plus seven smaller ones. Cities: Capital (pop. 34,000)Apia. Terrain: Mountainous with narrow coastal plain. Climate: Tropical. People Nationality: Noun and adjective Samoan. Population (July 2000 est.): 180,000. Age structure 33% under 15; 6% over 65. Growth rate: -0.2% (mainly due to emigration). Ethnic groups: Samoan 93%, Euronesian (mixed European and Polynesian) 7%. Religion: Christian 99%. Languages: Samoan, English. Education: Literacy Health: Life expectancy male 66.5 yrs.; female 72 yrs. Infant mortality rate Work force: Agriculture services Government Type: Mix of parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy. Independence (from New Zealand-administered UN trusteeship): January 1, 1962. Constitution: January 1, 1962. Branches: Executive chief of state (incumbent serves for life; successors will be elected), prime minister (head of government), cabinet. Legislative unicameral parliament (Fono).

59. The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council EFH All Life history Stages Shorelines to EEZ 100 Meters Rose Atoll American SamoaCoral Reef (western) Pacific regional Fishery Management Council 1164 Bishop http://www.wpcouncil.org/maps.htm

Sitemap: Home About Contact Bottomfish FMP Council Maps Information Council Office C ouncil related maps of importance. American Samoa Maps Key Maps Bottomfish EFH and HAPC Maps Crustacean EFH and HAPC Maps Pelagic Fish EFH and HAPC Maps Bottomfish EFH Eggs and Larval Stages, Shallow Species Complex, Deep Species Complex EFH Shallow Species Complex, Deep Species Complex EFH Shallow Species Complex, Deep Species Complex EFH Shallow Species Complex, Deep Species Complex ... HAPC Slopes and Escarpments Between 40 and 280 Meters Coral Reef EFH Shoreline to Extent of the EEZ and From Sea Surface to 200 Meter Depth EFH Shoreline to Extent of the EEZ and From Sea Surface to 200 Meter Depth Island of Tutuila and Northeast Bank EFH Shoreline to Extent of the EEZ and From Sea Surface to 200 Meter Depth Manu'a Group and Northeast Bank EFH Shoreline to Extent of the EEZ and From Sea Surface to 200 Meter Depth Rose Atoll ... Ecosystem All Benthic Substrate from to 100 Meter Depth Swain's Island Crustaceans EFH Eggs and Larval Stages Shoreline to the EEZ Boundary from to 100 Meters EFH Postlarval Stages Shorelines and Banks from to 100 Meters EFH Postlarval Stages Shorelines and Banks from to 100 Meters EFH Postlarval Stages Shorelines and Banks from to 100 Meters ... HAPC All Banks and Pinnacles with Summits less than 30 Meters Deep Pelagics EFH All life history stages Shoreline to the EEZ Boundary from a depth of to 1000 Meters HAPC Seamounts and Banks to a Depth of 1000 Fathoms CNMI MAPS

60. About The Country history. Annexed by Germany from 18991914, and then New Zealand from 1914 (afterWWI) until independence in 1962, (western) samoa finally gained self government http://www.pacificislandtravel.com/samoa/about_destin/about_country.html

About us Send me a Brochure Tripbuilder (Shopping Cart) Send me a Quotation ... Pacific News Member of Samoa About the Country People Samoans are the largest group of full blooded Polynesians in the world and have retained much of their ancient tradition and culture. Traditional tattooing is an intricate ancient art of Samoa and young Samoan males are tattooed with complex symbolic designs, from the lower chest to the knees. Samoan (Polynesian) is the native language, however English is widely spoken and is the official language. History These islands were first settled about 3,000 years ago and are accepted as the cradle of the Polynesian culture. In 1768, French navigator Louis de Bougainville sighted Samoa and called them 'The Navigator Islands', because of the many Samoans sailing small canoes far from the sight of land. During the 18th century vast plantations producing copra and cotton were developed for export and Apia became a major commercial centre in the South Pacific. Annexed by Germany from 1899-1914, and then New Zealand from 1914 (after WWI) until independence in 1962, Western Samoa finally gained self government in 1962. Nature Beautiful fauna and flora are found on both islands. Savai'i particularly, has lush tropical rainforests housing many fascinating and exotic bird species.

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