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Apia (Samoan:) is the capital and only city of Samoa. It is located on the central north coast of Upolu, Samoa's second-largest island. Apia falls within the political district (itūmālō) of Tuamasaga. The Apia Urban Area (generally known as the City of Apia) has a population of 35,974 (2021 census). [2]
The aim of the Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander American Affairs (CAPIAA) is to elevate the political, economic, and social issues of Asians and Pacific Islanders in California by contributing to and strengthening how state government addresses the needs, issues, and concerns of the diverse and complex Asian and Pacific Islander American communities.
The incident involved three U.S. Navy warships (the sloop-of-war USS Vandalia, the screw steamer USS Trenton, and the gunboat USS Nipsic) and three German warships (the gunboats SMS Adler and SMS Eber and the corvette SMS Olga), which kept each other at bay over several months in Apia Harbour, which was monitored by the British corvette HMS Calliope.
Apia is an exposed harbour, unprotected by high ground or an enclosing reef. The northern part of the harbour is open to the Pacific. It is possible for the winds and the waves to sweep through the area, and to drive onto the reefs at the Southern end, or to toss up the beach any shipping which remained in the bay.
Faleolo International Airport (IATA: APW, ICAO: NSFA) is an airport located 40 kilometres (25 mi) west of Apia, the capital of Samoa. Until 1984, Faleolo could not accommodate jets larger than a Boeing 737. Services to the United States, Australia, or New Zealand, could only land at Pago Pago International Airport in American Samoa. Since the ...
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Tuilaʻepa was founder of Apia West Rugby, and is currently chairman of the Samoa Rugby Union. [21] Tuilaʻepa competed for his country at the 2007 South Pacific Games in the sport of target archery. [22] In participating in the Games, Tuilaʻepa became the first elected leader to represent his country at a multi-sport event. Having taken up ...
Advance Passenger Information System [1] or APIS is an electronic data interchange system established by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). [2]APIS governs the provision of a limited number of data elements (identification details from the passport and basic flight information) from commercial airline and vessel operators to the computer system of the destination state. [3]