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- <text id=93CT1554>
- <title>
- Western Samoa--Government
- </title>
- <article><source>CIA Factbook</source><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Western Samoa
- Government</hdr><body>
- <list>
- <l>Names:</l>
- <l> conventional long form: Independent State of Western
- Samoa</l>
- <l> conventional short form: Western Samoa</l>
- </list>
- <p>Digraph: WS
- </p>
- <p>Type: constitutional monarchy under native chief
- </p>
- <p>Capital: Apia
- </p>
- <p>Administrative divisions: 11 districts; A'ana, Aiga-i-le-Tai,
- Atua, Fa'asaleleaga, Gaga'emauga, Gagaifomauga, Palauli,
- Satupa'itea, Tuamasaga, Va'a-o-Fonoti, Vaisigano
- </p>
- <p>Independence: 1 January 1962 (from UN trusteeship administered
- by New Zealand)
- </p>
- <p>Constitution: 1 January 1962
- </p>
- <p>Legal system: based on English common law and local customs;
- judicial review of legislative acts with respect to fundamental
- rights of the citizen; has not accepted compulsory ICJ
- jurisdiction
- </p>
- <p>National holiday: National Day, 1 June
- </p>
- <p>Political parties and leaders: Human Rights Protection Party
- (HRPP), TOFILAU Eti, chairman; Samoan National Development Party
- (SNDP), TAPUA Tamasese Efi, chairman
- </p>
- <p>Suffrage: 21 years of age; universal, but only matai (head of
- family) are able to run for the Legislative Assembly
- </p>
- <p>Elections:
- </p>
- <p> Legislative Assembly: last held 5 April 1991 (next to be
- held by NA 1996); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats -
- (47 total) HRPP 28, SNDP 18, independents 1
- </p>
- <p>Executive branch: chief, Executive Council, prime minister,
- Cabinet
- </p>
- <p>Legislative branch: unicameral Legislative Assembly (Fono)
- </p>
- <p>Judicial branch: Supreme Court, Court of Appeal
- </p>
- <p>Leaders:
- </p>
- <p> Chief of State: Chief Susuga Malietoa TANUMAFILI II
- (Co-Chief of State from 1 January 1962 until becoming sole Chief
- of State on 5 April 1963)
- </p>
- <p> Head of Government: Prime Minister TOFILAU Eti Alesana
- (since 7 April 1988)
- </p>
- <p>Member of: ACP, AsDB, C, ESCAP, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICFTU, IDA,
- IFAD, IFC, IMF, IOC, ITU, LORCS, SPARTECA, SPC, SPF, UN, UNCTAD,
- UNESCO, UPU, WHO
- </p>
- <list>
- <l>Diplomatic representation in US:</l>
- <l> chief of mission: Ambassador-designate Neroni SLADE</l>
- <l> chancery: (temporary) suite 510, 1155 15th Street NW,
- Washington, DC 20005</l>
- <l> telephone: (202) 833-1743</l>
- </list>
- <list>
- <l>US diplomatic representation:</l>
- <l> chief of mission: the ambassador to New Zealand is
- accredited to Western Samoa</l>
- <l> embassy: address NA, Apia</l>
- <l> mailing address: P.O. Box 3430, Apia</l>
- <l> telephone: (685) 21-631</l>
- <l> FAX: (685) 22-030</l>
- </list>
- <p>Flag: red with a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side
- quadrant bearing five white five-pointed stars representing the
- Southern Cross constellation
- </p></body></article></text>
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