What countries border Western Sahara?
What is the capital of Western Sahara?
Capital | Laayoune (administrative center) |
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), near Tindouf, Algeria, was led by President Mohamed ABDELAZIZ until his death in May 2016; current President Brahim GHALI elected in July 2016; territory partitioned between Morocco and Mauritania in April 1976 when Spain withdrew, 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 - Morocco between 1980 and 1987 built a fortified sand berm delineating the roughly 80 percent of Western Sahara west of the barrier that currently is controlled by Morocco; guerrilla activities continued sporadically until a UN-monitored cease-fire was implemented on 6 September 1991 (Security Council Resolution 690) by the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) |
Currency | Moroccan Dirham (MAD) |
Total Area |
102,703 Square Miles 266,000 Square Kilometers |
Location | Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Mauritania and Morocco |
Language | Hassaniya Arabic, Moroccan Arabic |
GDP - per capita (PPP) | $2,500.00 (USD) |
What is the population of Western Sahara?
Ethnic Groups | Arab, Berber |
Nationality Adjective | Sahrawi,Sahrawian, Sahraouian |
Nationality Noun | Sahrawi(s), Sahraoui(s) |
Population | 652,271 |
Population - note | note: estimate is based on projections by age, sex, fertility, mortality, and migration; fertility and mortality are based on data from neighboring countries |
Population Growth Rate | 2.96% |
Population in Major Urban Areas | Laayoune 237,000 |
Predominant Language | Hassaniya Arabic, Moroccan Arabic |
Urban Population | 82% |
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Source: Google News