Facts About Samoa

CAPITAL: Apia

GOVERNMENT: Parliamentary Democracy, made up of the Head of State, the Council of Deputies,         the Prime Minister, the Deputy Prime Minister, the Cabinet Ministers, and the Members of Parliament.

YEAR OF INDEPENDENCE: 1962

LEGAL SYSTEM: Westminster legal system based in English legal system

JUDICIARY: 4 courts (2 District Courts, 1 Supreme Court, and 1 Appeal Court)