Western Sahara, Africa
This post was last updated by José of onez on Tuesday, 20 May 2025.
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Western Sahara is a North African territory with significant phosphate resources, fisheries potential, renewable-energy projects, and strategic geographic importance.
Western Sahara in one word would be “Disputed,” meaning contested territory.
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Western Sahara is a country of the Africa continent.
Easy learning about Western Sahara |
| Western Sahara is located in | Africa Continent Inhabitants of Western Sahara are called Sahrawis, Saharawis, Western Saharans |
| Western Sahara has a population of | 579,729 inhabitants within a total area of 266,000 Km2 (165,284 sq mi) (2023 UN data) |
| 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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