The Independent State of Samoa, the western part of the Samoan archipelago is situated between Hawaii and New Zealand in the South Pacific Ocean. Together with American Samoa it forms the Samoan archipelago. It is a member of United Nations since 1976. Apia is the capital of Samoa.

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The Republic of Kiribati, the island nation is situated in the central Pacific Ocean. The archipelago comprises three island groups- Gilbert Islands, Phoenix Islands, and Line Islands and a raised coral island- Banaba Island. These island groups are further divided into 32 atolls. Banaba is one of the 3rd largest phosphate rock islands in the Pacific Ocean. So..

American Samoa is a US territory. The archipelago of American Samoa is located at the Oceania on South Pacific Ocean. Among the five islands, Tutuila is the largest and most populous. Rose Atoll, and Swains Island are the two coral atolls, located in the archipelago of American Samoa. The archipelago is surrounded by the Cook Isl..