Western Sahara, Africa
This post was last updated by José of onez on Sunday, 27 April 2025.

Image of El-Aaiun, capital city of Western Sahara
Western Sahara Flag
Western Sahara is a country of the Africa continent.
Easy learning about Western Sahara | |
Western Sahara is located in | Africa Continent |
Western Sahara has a population of | 579,729 inhabitants (2023 UN data) Inhabitants of Western Sahara are called Sahrawis, Saharawis, Western Saharans |
The country’s total area is | 266,000 Km2 ( 165,284 sq mi) |
Western Sahara Capital city | El-Aaiun |
Neighbouring countries | Algeria, Mauritania, Morocco. |
Western Sahara Climate | hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh) |
Most predominant religion | Sunni Muslim |
Currency name & code | Dirham (MAD) |
Internet ccTLD | .eh |
Western Sahara calling code | +212 |
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