Western Sahara
Western Sahara be territory wey dem dispute for de northwest coast den for de Maghreb region insyd for North den West Africa. De Western Sahara, de UN wey give am ein name, ebe de last African colonial state make e achieve ein independence yet. De self-proclaimed Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) dey control about 20% of de territory; dem occupy 80% of de territory wey remain wey neighboring Morocco dey administer am. E get surface area of 266,000 square kilometres (103,000 sq mi). Ebe de second most sparsely country dem populate for de world insyd den de most sparsely dem populate for Africa insyd, mainly dey consist of desert flatlands. Dem estimate de population for just ova 500,000, of wich nearly 40% dey live for Laayoune insyd, de largest city for Western Sahara insyd.
Part of | North Africa |
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Official name | Western Sahara, Sahara Occidental, Sáhara Occidental, الصحراء الغربية, Sahara occidental |
Native label | الصحراء الغربية |
Short name | EH |
Culture | culture of Western Sahara |
Continent | Africa |
Country | Spanish Empire, Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, Spanish West Africa, Spanish Sahara |
Located in time zone | UTC±00:00, UTC+01:00, Africa/El_Aaiun |
Located in or next to body of water | Atlantic Ocean |
Territory claimed by | Morocco, Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic |
Coordinate location | 25°0′0″N 13°0′0″W |
Coordinates of westernmost point | 20°50′0″N 17°5′30″W |
Lowest point | Sebkha Tah |
Currency | Moroccan dirham, Sahrawi peseta |
Dey share bother plus | Mauritania, Algeria, Morocco |
Driving side | right |
Language dem use | Modern Standard Arabic, Hassaniya Arabic, Moroccan Darija, Spanish |
Top-level Internet domain | .eh |
Flag | flag of Western Sahara |
Geography of topic | geography of Western Sahara |
Related category | Category:Western Sahara-related lists |
Bibliography | bibliography of Western Sahara |
Economy of topic | economy of Western Sahara |
Demographics of topic | demographics of Western Sahara |
Country calling code | +212 |
Unicode character | 🇪🇭 |
Category for maps | Category:Maps of Western Sahara |