🇼🇸 How to recognise Samoa in Street View
Samoa is in Polynesia. Here's how to tell you've landed in Samoa when Far Fetched drops you there in Street View.
| Drive on | ⬅️ the left |
|---|---|
| Signs in | Samoan, English |
| Region | Polynesia |
Clues to look for
Cars drive on the left. Lush green islands with open-sided fale houses.
Driving side
Cars in Samoa drive on the left. So do Tonga and Tuvalu, which are also in Polynesia. Fewer than a quarter of countries drive on the left, so spotting it narrows things down a lot.
Countries it's easy to confuse with Samoa
If you guess a neighbour of Samoa you still score 2 points, and any other country in Polynesia scores 1 point.
Practise spotting Samoa
Play Solo or Survival and choose the Oceania map to see more places like Samoa. Or try today's daily challenge: five places, one guess each, the same for everyone.
Questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Samoa?
In Samoa, cars drive on the left.
What language are signs in Samoa written in?
You'll see Samoan, English on signs in Samoa.
Which countries look like Samoa in Street View?
Its neighbours and other countries in Polynesia can look similar. Check the language on signs and the driving side first.
Is Samoa in Far Fetched?
Yes. Samoa is one of the 214 countries and territories you can be dropped into in Far Fetched, a free Street View country-guessing game.