Today, each year, Samoa celebrates it independence from New Zealand, though it actually took place five months earlier on January 1, 1962.
Samoa
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Guild: None Known
National Regulatory Agency: None
Beverage Alcohol Labeling Requirements: Not Known
Drunk Driving Laws: BAC N/A
- Full Name: Independent State of Samoa
- Location: Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and New Zealand
- Government Type: Parliamentary democracy
- Language: Samoan (Polynesian) (official), English
- Religion(s): Protestant 59.9% (Congregationalist 34.8%, Methodist 15%, Assembly of God 6.6%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3.5%), Roman Catholic 19.6%, Mormon 12.7%, Worship Centre 1.3%, other Christian 4.5%, other 1.9%, unspecified 0.1%
- Capital: Apia
- Population: 194,320; 184th
- Area: 2,831 sq km, 178th
- Comparative Area: Slightly smaller than Rhode Island
- National Food: Umu (which is the style of cooking)
- National Symbol: Southern Cross
- Affiliations: UN, Commonwealth, Pacific Community
- Independence: Independence Day Celebration, June 1 (1962); Note: January 1, 1962 is the date of independence from the New Zealand-administered UN trusteeship; but it is observed in June (Until 1997 it was known as Western Samoa)
- Alcohol Legal: Yes
- Minimum Drinking Age: 18
- Label Requirements: N/A
- Number of Breweries: 1
- How to Say “Beer”: pia
- How to Order a Beer: N/A
- How to Say “Cheers”: N/A
- Toasting Etiquette: N/A
Alcohol Consumption By Type:
- Beer: 91%
- Wine: 2%
- Spirits: 7%
Alcohol Consumption Per Capita (in litres):
- Recorded: 3.80
- Unrecorded: 1.00
- Total: 4.80
- Beer: 3.31
WHO Alcohol Data:
- Per Capita Consumption: 3.8 litres
- Alcohol Consumption Trend: Increase
- Excise Taxes: N/A
- Minimum Age: 18
- Sales Restrictions: N/A
- Advertising Restrictions: N/A
- Sponsorship/Promotional Restrictions: N/A
Patterns of Drinking Score: 3
Prohibition: None
