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| Overview | People | Geography | Economy | Government | Communications | Transport | Military | Map |
| Country | Western Sahara |
| Flag |  |
| Capital | none time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Population | 382,617 note: estimate is based on projections by age, sex, fertility, mortality, and migration; fertility and mortality are based on data from neighboring countries (July 2007 est.) |
| GMT | GMT |
| Location | Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Mauritania and Morocco see map |
| Area | total: 266,000 sq km land: 266,000 sq km water: 0 sq km |
| Ethnic groups | Arab, Berber |
| Religions | Muslim |
| Languages | Hassaniya Arabic, Moroccan Arabic |
| Government type | legal status of territory and issue of sovereignty unresolved; territory contested by Morocco and Polisario Front (Popular Front for the Liberation of the Saguia el Hamra and Rio de Oro), which in February 1976 formally proclaimed a government-in-exile of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), led by President Mohamed ABDELAZIZ; territory partitioned between Morocco and Mauritania in April 1976, with Morocco acquiring northern two-thirds; Mauritania, under pressure from Polisario guerrillas, abandoned all claims to its portion in August 1979; Morocco moved to occupy that sector shortly thereafter and has since asserted administrative control; the Polisario's government-in-exile was seated as an Organization of African Unity (OAU) member in 1984; guerrilla activities continued sporadically, until a UN-monitored cease-fire was implemented 6 September 1991 |
| Background | Morocco virtually annexed the northern two-thirds of Western Sahara (formerly Spanish Sahara) in 1976, and the rest of the territory in 1979, following Mauritania's withdrawal. A guerrilla war with the Polisario Front contesting Rabat's sovereignty ended in a 1991 UN-brokered cease-fire; a UN-organized referendum on final status has been repeatedly postponed. |
| Internet country code | .eh |
