The CIA World Factbook Every edition, 1990 to 2025 Oceania
Government type Samoa, in 36 editions.
The entry for Samoa published Government type in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 3 editions. Each is shown as published. Government type in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 3
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Type” (1990 to 1995), “Type of government” (1996) and “Government type” (1997 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Same as 2024The same text in 6 editions, 1990 to 1995.
Entry published as “Western Samoa”.
Published as “Type”
constitutional monarchy under native chief
constitutional monarchy under native chief
Entry published as “Western Samoa”.
Published as “Type of government”
constitutional monarchy under native chief
constitutional monarchy under native chief
Entry published as “Western Samoa”.
constitutional monarchy under native chief
constitutional monarchy under native chief
The same text in 7 editions, 1998 to 2004.
constitutional monarchy under native chief
constitutional monarchy under native chief
The same text in 2005 and 2006.
mix of parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy
mix of parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy under native chief
The same text in 9 editions, 2007 to 2015.
parliamentary democracy
mix of parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy
The same text in 10 editions, 2016 to 2025.
parliamentary republic
parliamentary democracy republic
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Samoa: Government type.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/samoa/government-type.