Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa and until 1997 known as Western Samoa, is a Polynesian island country consisting of two main islands, Savai'i and Upolu, two smaller inhabited islands, Manono and Apolima, as well as several small uninhabited islands including the Aleipata Islands.
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License ID: 1532286974 Upolu / Samoa_11 Oct 2019: Exterior of Immaculate Conception of Mary Cathedral, Apia
Member since: 2016
Capital
Apia
Population (2015)
197,093
GNI Per Capita (2016)
$3,987.0
Emissions Per Capita (2014)
9.697 tons
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National Climate Vulnerability Level and actions
0
Average
Sea Level Rise
Due to climate change sea level rising index
3 mm/yr
0.23%
Sea Level Rise
Due to climate change sea level rising index
3 mm/yr
0.23%
Sea Level Rise
Due to climate change sea level rising index
3 mm/yr
0.23%
Most Recent Year
2019
Most Recent Value (USD, Millions )
1,337.72
Most Recent Year
2019
Most Recent Value (USD, Millions )
850.66
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Feb
V20 Finance Ministers welcome Germany’s 120 million euro contribution to the G20+ and V20 InsuResilience Global Partnership
Dhaka – 2 February 2021: Lead representatives of the Vulnerable Group of Twenty (V20) Ministers of Finance today welcomed German...
02
Feb
The V20-led Sustainable Insurance Facility at a Glance
A Project Pipeline Development Facility for solutions to build resilient micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises in V20 econom...
26
Jan
Finance ministers highlight fiscal and sustainability pressures at Global Climate Adaptation Summit
Dhaka, 25 Jan 2021 – The Vulnerable 20 Group of Finance Ministers (V20) today highlighted mounting pressures to their economies ...