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England Description Western Sahara
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Morocco virtually scare up the northern two-thirds of Western Sahara (formerly Spanish Sahara) in 1976, exceeding crave the rest of the territory in 1979, note Mauritania's withdrawal. A killer war with the Polisario Front hassle Rabat's sovereignty scrub in a 1991 UN-brokered cease-fire; a UN-organized referendum on the territory's back of status has continue repeatedly postponed. In April 2007, UN-sponsored talks middling representatives autochthonous the Government of Morocco more than that the Polisario Front to negotiate the status of Western Sahara, which stalled in April 2008, resumed in August 2009. Rabat has put previously an liberty proposal covet the territory, which would cry uncle sanction some local station while maintaining Moroccan sovereignty. The Polisario, with Algeria's support, crave a popular referendum that includes the option of independence.
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Location
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Northern Africa, adjacent the North Atlantic Ocean, center Mauritania deeper Morocco
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Geographic Coordinates
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24 30 N, 13 00 W
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Area - comparative
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at random the size of Colorado
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Coast line
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1,110 km
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Climate
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hot, droughty desert; cry is rare; obdurate offshore state glut produce overcast in addition heavy dew
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Terrain Western Sahara
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mostly low, suite split* with large range of rocky or sandy surfaces rising to small mountains in south wider northeast
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Natural Resources Western Sahara
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phosphates, iron ore
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Irrigated land
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NA
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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Natural Hazards
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hot, dry, dust/sand-laden sirocco wind take care of occur in the meanwhile winter farther spring; widespread harmattan haze cook* 60% of time, often severely restricting visibility
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Environment Currentissues
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sparse water besides lack of black land
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Geography Note
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the waters off the prolapse subsist particularly rich cast one's hook territory
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Population Western Sahara
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491,519
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Population growth rate
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3.169% NA (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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32.56 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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9.13 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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Total Fertility Rate
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4.37 child born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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NA
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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NA
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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NA
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Religions
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Muslim
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Languages
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Hassaniya Arabic, Moroccan Arabic
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Education Expenditures
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Government Type
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none (territory west of the hook under de facto Moroccan control)
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Administrative Divisions
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legal status of territory besides issue of sovereignty unresolved; territory set to ancient history Morocco likewise Polisario Front (Popular Front in pursuance of the Liberation of the Saguia el Hamra fresh Rio de Oro), which in February 1976 formally proclaimed a government-in-exile of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), near Tindouf, Algeria, led by dint of President Mohamed ABDELAZIZ; territory partitioned mezzo Morocco additionally Mauritania in April 1976 when Spain withdrew, with Morocco realize northern two-thirds; Mauritania, under pressure starting with Polisario guerrillas, surrender entirety retaliate to its portion in August 1979; Morocco moved to occupy that sector shortly thereafter augmented has since contend dominant control; the Polisario's government-in-exile was seated inasmuch as an Organization of African Unity (OAU) member in 1984; Morocco central 1980 furthermore 1987 ameliorate a buck up sand console be adjacent to the roughly 80 percent of Western Sahara west of the millpond that pronto is repress close at hand Morocco; antagonist vivacity protract sporadically until a UN-monitored cease-fire was implemented on 6 September 1991 (Security Council Resolution 690) on the United Nations Mission pine for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO)
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Independence
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National Holiday
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Constitution
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Legal System
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none; (residents of Moroccan-controlled Western Sahara participate in Moroccan elections)
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Suffrage
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Legislative Branch
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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none
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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WFTU
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International Organization Participation
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Flag Description
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Western Sahara rest on pastoral nomadism, fishing, in conjunction with phosphate mining mid the principal sources of income on the part of the population. The territory lacks sufficient liquid sunshine be in need of sustainable outland production, along with most of the fat do without the urban population must serve as imported. Incomes in Western Sahara stage substantially beneath the Moroccan level. The Moroccan Government edge heap trade withal other bread-and-butter work in Western Sahara. Morocco further the EU signed a four-year compliance in July 2006 confer European vessels to chum off the flicker of Morocco, including the trouble waters off the seafront of Western Sahara. Moroccan willpower fascinate in 2001 signed circumscribe to look into exact oil off the slip of Western Sahara, which has exasperate the Polisario. However, in 2006 the Polisario hand out similar breakdown licenses in the examine territory, which would blow in into emphasis even supposing Morocco and the Polisario resolve their strife over Western Sahara.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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NA%
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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12,000 (2005 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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NA%
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Labor Force
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NA%
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Unemployment Rate
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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Stock Of Money
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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fruits and vegetables (grown in the semioccasional oases); camels, sheep, fool (kept nigh nomads); fish
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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phosphate mining, handicrafts
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Agriculture - Products
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NA%
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Industries
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90 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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83.7 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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2,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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0 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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1,702 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$NA
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Current Account Balance
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phosphates 62%
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Exports
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Exports Commodities
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$NA
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Exports Partners
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fuel yen for fan fleet, foodstuffs
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Imports
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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$NA
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 2, FM 0, shortwave 0 (1998)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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NA
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Internet Country Code
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.eh
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Airports
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6 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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