Apia, estimated population 35,000 (
1983, is the capital of 
Samoa.  The city is located on the northern coast of 
Upolu Island.  Apia is the nation's only port and city. 
Bananas, 
copra, and 
cocoa are the city's major exports, and 
cotton goods, 
motor vehicles, 
meats, and 
sugar are the major imports.
Mulinu'u[?], the old ceremonial capital, lies at the island's western end. Writer Robert Louis Stevenson is buried on a hill overlooking the city.
 
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