《英文msh词典》Samoa,Independent State
[同义词] Samoa,Independent State
[主题词] Independent State of Samoa
[中文释义] 萨摩亚独立共和国
[英文释义] An island group and constitutional monarchy in the southwest central Pacific Ocean. The capital is Apia. The islands were jointly administered by England,the United States,and Germany 1889-99,with the chief islands of Savai'i and Upolu recognized as German until 1919. Western Samoa gained independence in 1962 and assumed its present formal name in 1997.