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Government and Politics of Western Sahara
Government structure, leadership, capital, military, and national symbols of Western Sahara.
Government Structure
Constitutional foundations, branches, parties, and leadership.
- 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
- Administrative Divisions
- none (under de facto control of Morocco)
- Suffrage
- none; a UN-sponsored voter identification campaign not yet completed
- Independence
- Arab, Berber
- International Organization Participation
- none
- Diplomatic Representation in the U.S.
- none
Capital City
Seat of government and political history.
- Capital City
- Laayoune (administrative center)
- Time Difference
- UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
National Symbols
Flag, anthem, and other symbols of national identity.
