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Practical Country Info
Samoa Practical Country Info
ApiaLocal time
Time, road side, electricity, plugs, communications and standard country identifiers in one practical reference.
For Samoa, civil time is represented by Pacific/Apia, traffic keeps to the left side, the listed mains supply is 240 V, the international calling code is +685, and the country-code domain is .ws.
Time zone
Pacific/Apia
Driving side
Left side
Mains voltage
240 V
Calling code
+685
ISO alpha-2
WS
Civil time
Samoa time right now
Civil time reference
IANA time-zone identifiers used on this page
Samoa is represented here using Pacific/Apia.
Road standard
Driving side
Left side traffic
Road convention
Vehicles normally travel on the left side of the road in Samoa.
Electrical system
Electrical system
Mains electricity
Nominal mains voltage
240 V
Plug and socket types
Plug and socket types
Type I
2 angled flat pins with earth pin
Socket diagrams show the identifying pin geometry. Actual outlet faceplates can vary by manufacturer and installation.
Communications and identifiers
How Samoa is identified internationally
+685
Calling code
.ws
Country domain
WS
ISO 3166
Alpha 2WS
Alpha 3WSM
Numeric882
For Samoa, measurement: This page uses SI (metric) units as the reference system for measurement comparisons. Everyday and sector-specific practice may also use other units.
Structured reference
Samoa practical data table
| Field | Samoa | Authority / basis |
|---|---|---|
| Time zone | Pacific/Apia | IANA |
| Driving side | Left side | Cited road convention |
| Mains voltage | 240 V | Cited electrical reference |
| Commercial frequency | 50 Hz | Cited electrical reference |
| Calling code | +685 | ITU |
| ccTLD | .ws | IANA Root Zone |
| ISO alpha-2 | WS | ISO 3166 |
| ISO alpha-3 | WSM | ISO 3166 |
| ISO numeric | 882 | ISO 3166 |
| Measurement practice | This page uses SI (metric) units as the reference system for measurement comparisons. Everyday and sector-specific practice may also use other units. | Page methodology |
Sources & methodology
The source cards below document Samoa's cited practical-data fields, including calling code +685, ccTLD .ws, time-zone reference Pacific/Apia, and identify the authority used for each claim.