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Western Sahara

West Sahara

Territory in North and West Africa.

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U.S. National Archives

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Encyclopædia Britannica Online

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KBpedia

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Statements about Western Sahara

Continent

Africa

Shares Border With

Mauritania
Direction Relative to Location
:
South
Direction Relative to Location
:
East
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Mauritania–Western Sahara Border
Algeria
Direction Relative to Location
:
Northeast
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Algeria–Western Sahara Border
Morocco
Direction Relative to Location
:
North
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Morocco–Western Sahara Border

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Instance Of

Disputed Territory
Reason for Preferred Rank
:
Editorial Choice
United Nations List of Non-Self-Governing Territories
Occupied Territory

Country

Spanish Empire
 (1884 - 1976)
Object of Statement Has Role
:
Spanish Sahara
Start Time
: 1884
End Time
: 1976
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
 (1976 - )
Start Time
: 1976
Spanish West Africa
 (1946 - 1958)
Start Time
: 1946
End Time
: 1958
Spanish Sahara
 (1958 - 1976)
Start Time
: 1958
End Time
: 1976

Located in Time Zone

UTC±00:00
Applies to Part
:
Daylight Saving Time
UTC+01:00
Applies to Part
:
Southern Provinces
Africa/El_Aaiun

Located in or Next to Body of Water

Atlantic Ocean

Described by Source

Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, Vol. 2
Page(s)
:43-44

Demonym

nyugat-szaharai
sahrāwī
Applies to Part
:
Masculine Singular
Applies to Part
:
Feminine Singular
Applies to Part
:
Masculine Plural
Applies to Part
:
Feminine Plural
Okcident-Saharano
صحراوي
Applies to Part
:
Masculine
صحراوية
Applies to Part
:
Feminine
saharaui
Applies to Part
:
Neuter
Sahrawi

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صحراء غربية - Sahara Occidental
Language of Work or Name
:
Arabic

Currency

Moroccan Dirham
Sahrawi Peseta
 (1991 - )
Start Time
: 1991

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Population

582,000 (2019)
Sourcing Circumstances
:
Approximately
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 2019
612,000 (2021)
Sourcing Circumstances
:
Approximately
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 2021

Area

266,000 square kilometre (2016)
Point in Time
: 2016

Said to Be the Same As

Southern Provinces

Short Name

EH

Elevation Above Sea Level

237 metre

Part Of

North Africa

Telephone Country Code

+212

Language Used

Modern Standard Arabic
Hassaniya Arabic
Moroccan Arabic
Spanish

Official Name

Western Sahara
Sahara Occidental
Sáhara Occidental
الصحراء الغربية
Sahara occidental

Native Label

الصحراء الغربية

Unicode Character

🇪🇭

Flag

Flag of Western Sahara

Economy of Topic

Economy of Western Sahara

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Demographics of Topic

Demographics of Western Sahara

Coordinate Location

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25.0000°N 13.0000°W

Different From

Río De Oro
Saharan Morocco

Related Category

Category:Western Sahara-Related Lists
Unnamed
:bug: P4224

Pronunciation Audio

Culture

Culture of Western Sahara

Driving Side

Right

Top-Level Internet Domain

.eh

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Lowest Point

Sebkha Tah

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