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''[[Pacific Island Guide to Family History Research|Pacific Island Guide&nbsp;]] &gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;Samoa (Western and American)'' [[Image:Samoa.png|border|right|600px]]<br>
''[[Pacific Island Guide to Family History Research|Pacific Island Guide]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Samoa (Western and American)|Samoa (Western and American)]]'' [[Image:Samoa.png|border|right|600px]]<br>


'''''Hamoa''''', the native name of '''''[[Portal:Samoa|Samoa]]''''', means ''The Islands''. These volcanic islands are located north of New Zealand and near Fiji and Tonga.  
'''''Hamoa''''', the native name of '''''Samoa''''', means ''The Islands''. These volcanic islands are located north of New Zealand and near Fiji and Tonga.  


*'''''Western Samoa''' ''consists of nine islands. '''''Savai`i''' and '''Upolu''' ''are the larger islands, and there are a few smaller islands.  
*'''''[[Portal:Samoa|Western Samoa]]''' ''consists of nine islands. '''''Savai`i''' and '''Upolu''' ''are the larger islands, and there are a few smaller islands.  
*'''''American Samoa''' ''is smaller. '''''Tutuila''' ''and the '''''Manu`a Islands''' ''are part of the seven islands.
*'''''[[American Samoa|American Samoa]]''' ''is smaller. '''''Tutuila''' ''and the '''''Manu`a Islands''' ''are part of the seven islands.


In 2000, the population of ''Western Samoa ''was about 174,000 and in ''American Samoa ''it was about 65,000.[[Image:Samoan beach.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]  
In 2000, the population of ''Western Samoa ''was about 174,000 and in ''American Samoa ''it was about 65,000.[[Image:Samoan beach.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]  
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