North Africa(UN: Northern Africa)
Western Sahara
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Non-self-governing territory claimed by Morocco and by the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (Polisario Front); status unresolved at the UN.
A desert territory on the Atlantic coast whose status is unresolved: Morocco administers most of it, and the Polisario Front's Sahrawi republic claims it, with many Sahrawis living in refugee camps in Algeria.
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Western Sahara in pictures
Flag, landscapes, landmarks and wildlife you can meet in the games. Photographs come from each subject’s Wikipedia article.
Flag
Flag of Western Sahara
National flag
- Dakhla, Western Sahara
Landscape
Dakhla, Western Sahara
A real place in Western Sahara
- Dakhla lagoon
Landmark
Dakhla lagoon
A warm shallow lagoon between desert and ocean, famous for its winds.
- El Aaiún
City
El Aaiún
Capital of Western Sahara
Capital
El Aaiún
Population
—
Area
266,000 km²
Currency
Algerian dinar
GDP per person
—
Life expectancy
—
Urban population
—
UN member
No
Quick facts
Did you know?
The UN still lists Western Sahara as a non-self-governing territory.
The separating berm is one of the longest military barriers in the world.
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Where to start with Western Sahara
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Reference figures come from the World Bank Open Data API and the ISO 3166 country dataset, each shown with its year. Historical and cultural text is written by our editors and marks contested dating where scholars disagree. The "go deeper" chapters are generated live by Africa AI from that same reference data and our sourced library — check them before quoting. Borders shown are for orientation and do not imply a position on any dispute.