Background and figures as recorded in the CIA World Factbook.
The first Austronesian settlers arrived in Samoa around 1000 B.C., and early Samoans traded and intermarried with Fijian and Tongan nobility. The fa’amatai system of titles and nobility developed, which dominates Samoan politics to this day; all but two seats in the legislature are reserved for matai, or heads of families. A Dutch explorer was the first European to spot the islands in 1722. Christian missionaries arrived in the 1830s and were followed by an influx of American and European settlers and influence. By the 1880s, Germany, the UK, and the US had trading posts and claimed parts of the kingdom.
Source: CIA World Factbook — a work of the US government, in the public domain
11 on file. Listed because operations, tax and reporting are usually organised at this level rather than nationally.
| Name | Type | Code |
|---|---|---|
| Gaga'emauga | Region | WS-GE |
| Gaga'ifomauga | Region | WS-GI |
| Vaisigano | Region | WS-VS |
| Satupa'itea | Region | WS-SA |
| Palauli | Region | WS-PA |
| Fa'asaleleaga | Region | WS-FA |
| Atua | Region | WS-AT |
| Va'a-o-Fonoti | Region | WS-VF |
| Tuamasaga | Region | WS-TU |
| A'ana | Region | WS-AA |
| Aiga-i-le-Tai | Region | WS-AL |
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