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Samoa
- Explanation: (also see Western Samoa) Official name: Independent States of Samoa. Monetary unit: New Zealand pound (£NZ). In July 1997 the Legislative Assembly approved the removal of the word 'Western' from the countries name. The name will be officially known as Samoa as soon as the Head of State signs the amendment. The symbol of the monetary unit was changed from WS$ to SA$ as of July 1997. Current Monetary unit: 1 tala (SA$ plural tala) = 100 sene
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