The Independent State of Samoa is made up of nine volcanic islands, two of which - Savai'i and Upolu - make up more than 99% of the land. It was governed by New Zealand until its people voted for ...

1997 - Country changes its name from Western Samoa to Samoa. 2011 - Samoa changes its time zone from UTC−11 to UTC+13, moving the International Date Line to the east of the country.