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Western Samoa
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Population:
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Literacy:
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Labor force:
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209,360 (July 1995 est.)
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0-14 years:
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40% (female 41,503; male 42,844)
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15-64 years:
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56% (female 55,683; male 61,065)
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65 years and over:
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4% (female 4,323; male 3,942) (July 1995 est.)
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2.37% (1995 est.)
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31.74 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)
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5.88 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)
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-2.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)
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35.5 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)
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total population:
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68.38 years
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male:
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65.99 years
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female:
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70.88 years (1995 est.)
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4.04 children born/woman (1995 est.)
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noun:
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Western Samoan(s)
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adjective:
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Western Samoan
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Samoan 92.6%, Euronesians 7% (persons of European and Polynesian blood),
Europeans 0.4%
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Christian 99.7% (about one-half of population associated with the London
Missionary Society; includes Congregational, Roman Catholic, Methodist,
Latter Day Saints, Seventh-Day Adventist)
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Samoan (Polynesian), English
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age 15 and over can read and write (1971)
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total population:
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97%
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male:
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97%
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female:
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97%
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NA
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by occupation:
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agriculture 60%