Western Sahara (US /ˌwɛstərn səˈhærə/, UK /ˌwɛstən səˈhɑrə/; Arabic: الصحراء الغربية Aṣ-Ṣaḥrā’ al-Gharbīyah; Spanish: Sahara Occidental), is a disputed territory in North Africa, bordered by Morocco to the north, Algeria to the northeast, Mauritania to the east and south, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. Its surface area amounts to 266,000 square kilometres (103,000 sq mi). It is one of the most sparsely populated territories in the world, ma...
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Area:
- 266,000 km² (102703 mi² )
Time zone(s):
Population:
- 513,000 (2009)
Country:
Date founded:
- Nov 14, 1975
Also known as:
- Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
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