Geographic Region (ITU/UN)
ISO 3166 Code
WS
M49 Code
882
MCC
549
ITU Member
Yes
ITU-R Region
Overview
The Independent State of Samoa, commonly known as Samoa (Sāmoa), is a unitary parliamentary democracy comprising of the two main islands Savai'i and Upolu, with four smaller islands surrounding the landmasses. Samoa is a constituent nation of the British Commonwealth. The country's nearest neighbour is American Samoa to the east.
Samoa is a member of the ITU and as such follows radio frequency harmonisation principles according to ITU-R Region-3. The regulatory body governing communications policy is the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, and the Office of the Regulator is charged with regulating the country's radio frequency spectrum activities such as planning, allocations, and licencing.