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	Samoan tala - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The names are Samoan equivalents of the English dollar and cent.
		The tala replaced the pound at a rate of 2 tala = 1 pound, and was therefore equal to the New Zealand dollar.
		The tala remained equal to the New Zealand dollar until 1975.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Samoan_tala (107 words)

	Samoa Travel Guide - Get Samoa Travel and Tours Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Samoan food is not heavily spiced, and is characterised by the use of coconut milk and cream.
		The Samoan language is a member of the Austronesian language family, with 'cousin languages' in places as far apart as southern Taiwan, Vietnam, New Zealand, Easter Island and Madagascar, as well as closer 'relatives' in Tonga, the Cook Islands and Tuvalu.
		Samoan matai (chiefs) are in essence 'elected' to this status by their aiga (extended family) or their communty.
	www.samoa-hotels.ws /country_guides.php (1316 words)

	The National University of Samoa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		In 1990, Samoan educational leaders were jolted out of complacency when a Pacific wide UNESCO survey of literacy levels at the end of six years of primary schooling found that Samoa had some of the most at risk children in both literacy and numeracy among the nine Pacific countries surveyed.
		Samoan educators, teacher educators and other interested participants are invited to present papers or be part of the exchange of views and ideas as they come together to re examine some of the perplexing issues of Samoan education today.
		Samoans overseas and local are invited to share their expertise and ideas.
	www.nus.edu.ws /PATE (1067 words)

	Samoa - Currency, Visas, Consulates, etc.
		After registering, a process that consisted of providing a name, contact address and paying 5 tala, we went into the A and E section, where staff were constantly wandering in and out, but no one appeared to be in charge.
		Exports hit an all time low in 1994 due to the loss of coconut and copra crops as a result of the tropical cyclones in several preceeding years which decimated the coconut plantations and taro blight virus which attacked the tuber that is both a staple food stuff and a cash crop for export.
		The effects of the trade deficit have been further exacerbated by the fall in the value of the Samoan Tala, which has led to reduced income from exports and higher costs of imports.
	www.samoa.co.uk /currency.html (829 words)

	LOCAL NEWS: STORY \| Samoa Observer Online: The Information Portal of Samoa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		In the village of Falealupo, in the island's western corner that still bears the scars of a devastating cyclone in the early 1990s, Lologo Alusamoa is using her skill as a weaver of fine mats as collateral.
		In this case, the price is 2,500 Samoan tala for a mat that takes 25 weeks to make and Rosa pays Lologo weekly instalments of 100 tala.
		She found her niche in wedding cakes - Samoans love elaborate cakes, the fancier the better - for no one was making them on Savai'i and people had to order them from Apia.
	www.samoaobserver.ws /news/local/ln0903/0209ln005.htm (1250 words)

	Follow the sun, young man
		The Samoan word "sa" (sacred), which I think is associated with the veneration of the sun, is also a prefix that denotes "family".
		The Samoan word "ta" (to strike or hit) could provide some insight to the meaning of the name "Tahiti", which could very well mean "strike Hiti" or "strike Fiji"; a possible war cry from a remnant of the Polynesian "Toaga" force.
		The Samoan version included a war between an owl and a snake in the sacred forest, where the canoe builders were challenged to choose sides.
	solo.manuatele.net /toaga.htm (10032 words)

	Foreign & Commonwealth Office Country Profiles
		Samoans are mostly Polynesians and speak Samoan and English.
		The Parliament (or Fono) has 49 members of which 47 are elected by all Samoans aged 21 or over, to represent 41 constituencies, while the remaining two are elected from electoral rolls made up of Samoans who are not affiliated to a village.
		Samoan Police have participated in UN and other international peacekeeping missions including in East Timor, Liberia and the Solomon Islands.
	www.fco.gov.uk /servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029394365&a=KCountryProfile&aid=1019061878179 (1124 words)

	Samoa (11/03)
		Forty-seven are elected from territorial districts by ethnic Samoans districts; the other two are chosen by non-Samoans on separate electoral rolls.
		The Samoan Government is generally conservative and pro-Western, with a strong interest in regional political and economic issues.
		The Samoan Government was an outspoken critic of the French decision to resume nuclear weapons testing in the South Pacific in 1995.
	www.state.gov /outofdate/bgn/s/37755.htm (1830 words)

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		Their standard of living is relatively high and uniforrn, reflecting the Samoan commitment to community and social institutions.
		Based on these changes, the Samoan Treasury advice is that the average conversion factor to estimate project economic costs from financial costs is 0.85.
		Modem Samoan society reflects overlapping sociopolitical "domains'", in which socioeconomic status, especially formal education and employment, cuts across political, administrative, private and traditional domains.
	www-wds.worldbank.org /servlet/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/1999/06/03/000094946_9904020600072/Rendered/INDEX/multi_page.txt (13033 words)

	Samoan Outrigger Hotel in Apia,Samoa Budget Accommodation
		The Samoan Outrigger Hotel is without doubt the most popular budget Hotel in Samoa.
		The Samoan Outrigger Hotel recently relocated (June 2002) to a completely renovated old historical colonial building on the Cross Island Road.
		For the budget conscious traveler we also have traditional Samoan garden fales, overlooking the tropical garden and swimming pool.
	www.best4hostels.com /samoan_outrigger_hotel_samoa.htm (351 words)

	The United Samoa Community
		The larger islands in the Samoan chain, Upolu and Savai'i, are mountainous and of volcanic origin.
		American Samoa, a group of five volcanic islands and two coral atolls located some 2,600 mi south of Hawaii in the South Pacific, is an unincorporated, unorganized territory of the U.S. It includes the eastern Samoan islands of Tutuila, Aunu'u, and Rose; three islands (Ta'u, Olosega, and Ofu) of the Manu'a group; and Swains Island.
		The legislature (Fono) consists of two houses: the Senate, selected by village chiefs (matai) for four-year terms, and the House of Representatives, elected by the general population for two-year terms.
	groups.msn.com /TheUnitedSamoaCommunity (721 words)

	Samoa Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		A written declaration is required on arrival and visitors are allowed to bring in 1 litre of spirits and 200 cigarettes per adult.
		Departure tax is Samoan Tala $20 per adult.
		Samoan coins are also sold including mint and commemorative issue coins.
	www.islandhoppervacations.com /samoa/mainpages/information.htm (1796 words)

	Samoa Economy
		The Samoan economy is dependent on agricultural exports, tourism, and capital flows from abroad.
		The effects of three natural disasters in the early 1990s were overcome by the middle of the decade, but economic growth cooled again with the regional economic downturn.
		Their direct remittances have amounted to $12.1 million per year recently, and they account for more than half of all tourist visits.
	www.multied.com /nationbynation/Samoa/Economy.html (786 words)

	SEIPEPA - Samoan Travel Home, Apia, Somoa , Somoa
		Cultural Budget Hotel, teaching and showing the beauty of the samoan culture and way of life in a family atmosphere.
		The daily life of our Samoan family will be all around you and you are welcome to be a part of it.
		Take the Airport Shuttle-Bus from the airport (10 Tala) or Taxi (40 Tala) directly to our place and we will be waiting for you.
	realadventures.com /listings/1023765.htm?&mSummaryStyle=2&... (531 words)

	Offshore Companies: South East Asia & Pacific Islands: Samoa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The balance of the population is part Samoan and part Chinese or of European extraction.
		There is a forty-seven member Legislative Assembly which consists of forty-five Matai title holders (the heads of each extended family) who are elected by their peers and two non-Samoan residents who are registered on the Universal Voters’ Roll.
		The Samoan Polynesian language is dominant but English is widely spoken and is taught in all schools.
	www.taxhavenco.com /osm/se_asia-samoa.html (929 words)

	Convert Pounds Sterling (GBP) and Samoan Tala (WST): Currency Exchange Rate Conversion Calculator
		Enter the amount to be converted in the box to the left of the currency and press the "convert" button.
		The Samoa Tala is the currency in Samoa (WS, WSM).
		The Samoa Tala is divided into 100 sene.
	coinmill.com /GBP_WST.html (382 words)

	Samoa : Money (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Samoa uses the tala (pronounced tah-lah; the Samoans' way of saying dollar), which is broken down into 100 sene (cents).
		For several years the Samoan tala has hovered around 3-to-1 against the U.S. dollar; that is, you get 3 tala for every 1 U.S. buck.
		Get Rid of Your Talas--Since the Samoan tala is worthless outside the independent nation of Samoa (and that includes American Samoa), you won't be able to buy any before arriving here.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/print-narrative.cfm?destID=3037&catID=3037020005 (384 words)

	ChooHoo! Samoa :: A site for and by Samoans - Samoa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The man said party members were nearly all Samoan and Pacific Islanders, from their teens to early 20s.
		Viane is a Samoan centre who joined Widnes during the 2005 season from St Helens, and scored 12 tries in 14 appearances in their ultimately fruitless attempt...
		A Samoan man with 16 criminal convictions, including the sexual abuse of a pensioner, has lost his appeal to stay in New Zealand.
	www.choohoo.com (2226 words)

	Samoa Political, Economic and Relationship Country Paper, Pacific Division, NZ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Unicameral, 49-member Fono; 47 members are elected by all Samoans aged 21 or over to represent 41 constituencies, while the remaining two are elected from the electoral rolls made up of voters with no village affiliation; the Fono sits for five-year terms.
		The Samoan economy is among the fastest growing in the Pacific Island economies, although growth is heavily dependent on a few industries such as tourism and fisheries.
		Many of these visitors are expatriate Samoans returning to visit friends and family, but the number of holidaymakers is growing.
	www.mfat.govt.nz /foreign/regions/pacific/country/samoapaper.html (2884 words)

	:: THE CENTRAL BANK OF SAMOA \| Collector's Currency \| Samoa's $50 Tala Bank Note ::
		The Samoan $50 Tala is emerald green, multicolored and is printed on cotton paper.
		The note's face features the Head of State of Samoa, his highness Malietoa Tanumafili II in the foreground and the home of famous author, Robert Louis Stevenson.
		If you turn the note over it features a Samoan dance group in the background and a fire dancer performing the 'Siva Afi' (Fire Dance).
	www.cbs.gov.ws /currency/collectables/50tala.htm (102 words)

	Banknotes.com - Samoa 2 Tala 1990 - Samoan Bank Notes, Paper Money, Banknotes, Banknote, Bank-Notes, Coins & Currency. ...
		Banknotes.com - Samoa 2 Tala 1990 - Samoan Bank Notes, Paper Money, Banknotes, Banknote, Bank-Notes, Coins & Currency.
		Samoan village Apia; Malietoa Tanumafili II; Rava bowl;
		It may not be exactly the same image as the one
	www.banknotes.com /ws31.htm (69 words)

	Meridian Magazine : : Church Update: Samoa Temple Dedicated
		Last weekend, Samoans of all ages beamed at their new temple and anxiously awaited the coming of the Prophet to dedicate the new structure.
		On an island where minimum income per hour is just 2 Samoan Tala or just under a dollar, their new temple has given them a restored hope.
		She and companion, Brenda Bates, are teaching the Employment Workshops to help the Samoan people train and locate better employment and qualify fo the Perpetual Education Fund.
	www.ldsmag.com /churchupdate/050909samoa.html (553 words)

	Ken Chamberlain: Samoa Accommodation and Sights
		The managers, Mats (a Swedish guy) and Sia (his delightful Samoan wife) along with their immediate and extended family, make you very welcome.
		Entry costs two tala, the beach area is small, but there is a basic shower, toilet and change cubicle.
		Admission is only 10 tala, and the cast of male and female dancers entertains for at least two hours.
	www.chamberlain.net.au /~ken/samoa (708 words)

	Fact File
		The Samoa decimal currency is tala for dollar and sene for cent (100 sene = WS$1).
		Visitors are advised not to wear bathing suits in the main streets of Apia and in the villages.
		There are more that 1100 miles of road on the two large Samoan islands of which 245 miles are main roads and 161 miles are sealed.
	www.samoalive.com /fact.htm (661 words)

	Seipepa - Samoan Travel Home, Apia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		SEIPEPA is a cultural Samoan accommodation or hotel in the capital town Apia.
		Breakfast is served in a special 'fale' decorated with fresh flowers, sitting on the floor, the samoan way...
		Come and have that real Samoan experience you always have been longing for...
	www.hostels.com /en/hosteldetails.php/HostelNumber.2102 (497 words)

	Information on Samoa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Apia is the main industry / business centre in the island group.
		Its GDP is US$238.42M (estimated in 2001, $851.5M tala), with its GDP per capita estimated in that year at US$1370 (approx.
		Its official currency is the Samoa Dollar (Tala), which has an exchange rate of approximately 28 cents US to the Samoan Tala (December 2001).
	www.tradeinvestsamoa.ws /samoa_info/info_on_samoa.htm (279 words)

	South Sea Islands.com [destinations] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The cradle of Polynesia settled over 3,000 years ago.
		Samoans are the largest group of full-blooded Polynesians in the world and have retained much of their traditions and culture.
		Cultural and social factors determine a way of life rich in respect, responsibility and kindness.
	www.southseaislands.com /destinations/samoa.html (103 words)

	Thor Heyerdahl (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Equipped with a basic sail, the crude barge was driven by wind and current westward, with its hosts, and arrived several weeks later on a Polynesian island in the Tuamotu group.
		We don't know what names ancient polynesians had for cats, but the modern name in Fatu-Hiva, "poto" (a Samoan word for knowledge or intelligent), was probably derived from the fact that cats seem to display a sense intellect.
		The Samoan "sa" has a dual usage: it means sacred, and it's also a prefix indicating family association.
	www.manuatele.net /solo/thor.htm (1682 words)

	A Virtual Travel to Samoa - Malotuto'atasi o Samoa - Tourism Samoa, Polynesia, South Pacific
		Despite of modern influences Samoan people still hold firmly to "Fa'asamoa", the traditional Samoan way, related to their language, dress, food, customs and even property.
		Currency: Tala, or Samoan dollar, (SAT, former WST code is still in use)
		Siapo, also known as tapa, a symbol of Samoan culture, is one of the oldest Samoan cultural art forms; the site also shows Siapo artists and artworks.
	www.nationsonline.org /oneworld/samoa.htm (756 words)

	Samoa 2000
		Walking on the trail to the forest I was able to confirm what Peter Lonsdale said in his trip report of a few years ago regarding the abundance of Buff-banded Rail (or simply Banded Rail depending on the source used).
		The flycatcher was the last of the 10 Samoan endemics I had a reasonable chance of finding.
		Maybe its Samoans who have lots of contact with Americans who are the violent ones.
	www.camacdonald.com /birding/tripreports/Samoa00.html (2483 words)

	Samoa IBCs
		Samoa has been independent since 1962 and its constitution provides for a parliamentary government, which as in many Pacific Island nations combines the traditional Samoan social structure and a democratic voting system.
		There is a forty-seven member Legislative Assembly which consists of forty-five Matai title holders who are elected by their peers and two non-Samoan residents who are registered on the Universal Voters’ Roll.
		An International Company cannot undertake the business of banking, insurance, assurance, reinsurance, fund management, the management of collective investment schemes, trust management, trusteeship or any other activity that may suggest an association with the bank or insurance industries without obtaining the appropriate licence.
	www.offshoreinc.net /samoainfo.html (745 words)

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