Western Sahara

Western Sahara (Arabic: الصحراءالغربية, Spanish: S á hara Occidental) is located in the northwest of Africa, in the western part of the Sahara Desert, bordering the Atlantic Ocean and adjacent to Morocco, Mauritania, and Algeria.
The area is a disputed region, and Morocco claims sovereignty over it. Western Sahara was once a colony of Spain in history. In 1975, Spain announced its withdrawal from Western Sahara, and in 1979, Mauritania renounced its territorial sovereignty over Western Sahara. The armed conflict between Morocco and the People’s Liberation Front of Western Sahara continued until 1991, and Morocco controlled about three-quarters of Western Sahara and built a Great Wall of Sand to prevent the infiltration of the Polisario Front. In addition, the local independent armed group, the Polisario Front, rules about a quarter of the barren area east of the region, and a total of 47 countries recognize the “Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic” led by this armed regime للجمهورية العربية الصحراوية الديمقراطية、The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic）” One of the independent Arab countries.

Chinese name
Western Sahara
Foreign Name
Western Sahara (in English)
الصحراءالغربية (Arabic)
للجمهورية العربية الصحراوية الديمقراطية [2]
District
Africa
geographic location
Northwest Africa
Western Sahara Desert
the measure of area
266000 km²
Subordinate regions
Dakhla, Smara
Government residence
Ayoun (under actual control of Morocco)
Weather
tropical desert climate
population size
500000 people [3]
GRDP
14.762 billion US dollars (2014)
National Day
February 27, 1976
National Anthem
Ah! Son of Western Sahara
Country code
EH
official language
Arabic
Currency
Biseta, Western Sahara
Time Zone
UTC
political system
presidential republic
National leaders
Mohammed Abdulaziz, Abdul Qadir Talib Omar
Main ethnic groups
Arabs, Berbers
Main religions
Islam
Per Capita GDP
2134 USD (2019)
International telephone area code
two hundred and twelve
Road traffic
keep to the right
Length of coastline
About 900 kilometers (under actual control of Morocco)