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Samoa has been a State Party to the World Heritage Convention since 2001. The country currently has no inscribed World Heritage Sites but participates in the international framework for heritage protection.

Samoa as a State Party to the World Heritage Convention

State Party since: August 28, 2001

Status: Acceptance

Mandates to the World Heritage Committee: None

Total of Mandate Years: 0

Total of Mandates: 0

WHC Electoral Group: IV (Asia/Pacific)

World Heritage Sites

No sites inscribed yet.

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Tentative World Heritage Sites (2)

  • Fagaloa Bay - Uafato Tiavea Conservation Zone · submitted: December 21, 2006
  • Manono, Apolima and Nuulopa Cultural Landscape · submitted: December 21, 2006

Source: UNESCO Tentative Lists

Country Profile Samoa

Official Name: Independent State of Samoa

Continent: Oceania

Subregion: Polynesia

UNESCO Region: Asia and the Pacific

Capital: Apia

Population (2024): 218,019

Land Area: 2,780 km²

Currency: Samoan tālā (WST)

Country Data Sources

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