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The Samoan Islands are an archipelago covering in the central South Pacific, forming part of Polynesia and the wider region of Oceania. The population of the Samoan Islands is approximately 250,000,〔http://www.polynesia.com/polynesian_culture/samoa/index.html#.VWfU0hDF9Hg〕 sharing a common language, Samoan, a culture, known as ''fa'a Samoa'' and an indigenous form of governance called ''fa'amatai''. Today, the islands have two jurisdictions, the independent country of Samoa in the western half of the islands, and the territory of American Samoa comprising the islands to the east. The two regions are separated by 64 km of ocean. Most Samoans are full-blooded and are one of the largest Polynesian populations in the world. The oldest date so far from prehistoric remains in the Samoan Islands has been calculated from archaeology in Samoa to a likely true age of c. 1050 BCE from a Lapita site at Mulifanua wharf on Upolu island. In 1768, the eastern islands were visited by French explorer Bougainville, who named them the Navigator Islands, a name used by missionaries until about 1845 and in official European dispatches until about 1870.〔 〕 ==Samoa and American Samoa== Politically the two jurisdictions of the Samoa Islands are; * , independent nation, situated at the western half of the islands, gained political independence in 1962 (2,831 km² and 185,000 inhabitants). Formerly known as German Samoa (1900–1914) and Western Samoa (up to 1962). * *Capital Apia, currency Samoan tala. *, an unincorporated territory of the United States consisting of the islands to the east (199 square kilometers and 65,000 inhabitants). * *Capital Pago Pago, currency US dollar 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Samoan Islands」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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