o fundamental rights of
the citizen; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction

_#_National holiday: National Day, 1 June

_#_Executive branch: monarch, Executive Council, prime minister,
Cabinet

_#_Legislative branch: unicameral Legislative Assembly (Fono)

_#_Judicial branch: Supreme Court, Court of Appeal

_#_Leaders:

Chief of State--Susuga Malietoa TANUMAFILI II (Co-Chief of State
from 1 January 1962 until becoming sole Chief of State on 5 April 1963);

Head of Government--Prime Minister TOFILAU Eti Alesana (since
7 April 1988)

_#_Political parties and leaders:
Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP), TOFILAU Eti, chairman;
Samoan National Development Party (SNDP), VA'AI Kolone,
chairman

_#_Suffrage: universal adult at age NA, but only matai (head of
family) are able to run for the Legislative Assembly

_#_Elections:

Legislative Assembly--last held NA February 1991
(next to be held by February 1994);
results--percent of vote by party NA;
seats--(47 total) HRPP 30, SNDP 14, independent 3

_#_Member of: ACP, AsDB, C, ESCAP, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICFTU, IDA, IFAD,
IFC, IMF, IOC, ITU, LORCS, SPC, SPF, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WHO

_#_Diplomatic representation: Ambassador Fili (Felix) Tuaopepe
WENDT; Chancery (temporary) at the Western Samoan Mission to the UN,
820 2nd Avenue, New York, NY 10017 (212) 599-6196;

US--the ambassador to New Zealand, Della Newman, is accredited to
Western Samoa (mailing address is P.O. Box 3430, Apia); telephone (685)
21-631

_#_Flag: red with a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side quadrant
bearing five white five-pointed stars representing the Southern Cross
constellation

_*_Economy
_#_Overview: Agriculture employs more than half of the labor force,
contributes 50% to GDP, and furnishes 90% of exports. The bulk
of export earnings comes from the sale of coconut oil and copra. The
economy depends on emigrant remittances and foreign aid to support a
level of imports about five times export earnings. Tourism has become the
most important growth industry, and construction of the first
international hotel is under way.

_#_GDP: $115 million, per capita $620; real growth rate - 4.5%
(1990 est.)

_#_Inflation rate (consumer prices): 17% (1990 est.)

_#_Unemployment rate: NA%; shortage of skilled labor

_#_Budget: revenues $70 million; expenditures $73 million,
including capital expenditures of $41 million (1990)

_#_Exports: $9.4