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Friday 18 September 2015

Pacific country: Samoa




Do you know an island that is known for it’s people and beautiful view?

Most of the people who live in Samoa are Native Samoans whose ancestors came by a boat thousands of years ago. Germany used to rule Samoa briefly in the early 20th century. After world war 1, New Zealand managed Samoa’s government and helped it to become an independant country. In Samoa they speak two language. The two languages are English and of course Samoan. In Samoa there are about 188,000 people that live there. Samoans can expect to live up to the age of 69. In Samoa about 100% of adults can read. Most people in Samoa are Christian, Roman Catholic, Methodists or Latter day Saints. In Samoa they have about 1,093 square miles of land.

In Samoa it is a peaceful island. Some families there live in small cluster homes. In Samoa there family traditions are very important also family gatherings. Some people in Samoa share land and there own equipment. Samoans and their family like to hold onto their traditions, as well as their Christian Faith. In Samoa they have certain names for certain foods such as pankeke (pancake), Keke pua'a (pork bun), Pani popo (bread in coconut) and also many more.

The capital of Samoa is APIA. Climate: Tropical;rainy season (November to April), dry season (May to October). The total size of Samoa is 2,944 square km. There geographical coordinates are:13 35 S, 172 20 W. The currency in Samoa is tala (SAT). In Samoa the Natural resources that they use are hardwood forests, fish and hydropower. Their National GDP is $1,094,000,000.


https://www.google.co.nz/search?q=paki+popo&rlz=1CAACAG_enNZ604NZ604&es_sm=93&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAWoVChMIz8fjwPWOyAIVRiqmCh2M5gRk&biw=1366&bih=633#tbm=isch&q=pagi+popo&imgrc=HJLisD5PphtndM%3A

By: AJ




2 comments:

  1. Great job Aj. But you forgot the references. keep up the good work.

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  2. Thanks Mikayla for the comment.

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