Western Sahara
| Part of | North Africa  |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Coextensive with | Africa/El_Aaiun |
| Driving side | right |
| Language dem use | Modern Standard Arabic, Hassaniya Arabic, Moroccan Arabic, 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 or plans | Category:Maps of Western Sahara |
Western Sahara be a disputed territory insyd North-western Africa. E get a surface area of 272,000 square kilometres (105,000 sq mi).[1] Approximately 30% of de territory (82,500 km2 (31,900 sq mi)) be controlled by de Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR); de 70% wey dey remain be occupied[2][3] den administer by neighboring Morocco.[4] E be de most sparsely populated territory insyd Africa den de second most sparsely populated territory insyd de world, mainly dey consist of desert flatlands. De population be estimated at 618,600. Nearly 40% of dat population dey live insyd Morocco-controlled Laayoune, de largest city of Western Sahara.[4][5]
Administrative divisions
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
De SADR get two levels of notional administrative division:
- 4 provinces (wilayat), dem name after de notional capitals: Aousserd, Dakhla, Laayoune, den Smara
- 25 districts (daerah)
Moroccan regions den provinces
Three Moroccan regions be within anaa partly within Western Sahara:
- Guelmim-Oued Noun Region
- Assa-Zag Province
- Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra Region
- Boujdour Province
- Es Semara Province
- Laâyoune Province
- Tarfaya Province
- Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab Region
- Aousserd Province
- Oued Eddahab Province
Morocco dey control territory to de west of de berm (border wall) while de Sahrawi Republic dey control territory to de east.
References
- ↑ Encyclopædia Britannica: Western Sahara summary
- ↑ "A/RES/35/19 – E – A/RES/35/19". Question of Western Sahara. p. 214. Retrieved 8 Apr 2021.
- ↑ Christian Walter; Antje von Ungern-Sternberg; Kavus Abushov (5 June 2014). Self-Determination and Secession in International Law. OUP Oxford. p. 264. ISBN 978-0-19-100692-0.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 City Population: Western Sahara (disputed territory)
- ↑ Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division (2009). "World Population Prospects, Table A.1" (PDF). 2008 revision. United Nations. Retrieved 12 March 2009.
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