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Western Sahara is located on the western coast in the western part of the African continent, sharing its northern border with Morocco, its northeastern border with Algeria, and its eastern and southern borders with Mauritania. There is no capital city; Western Sahara is administered by Morocco.
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  • Population: 273,008
  • Land Area: 266,000 sq km
  • Capital City: none
  • Languages: Hasaniya Arabic,  Moroccan Arabic
  • Religions: Muslim
  • Government: NA
  • Date of independence:
  • GDP: $NA

These data are from the World Factbook
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  • Western Sahara Homepage - Web portal to news and information about Western Sahara. Site is in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian.


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