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Western Sahara Did You Know? · The Western Sahara is a disputed territory controlled mostly by Morocco, not a country. · Hundreds of inhabitants remain disappeared after years of violence. · The president seeks independence from Morocco, while his father wants it to be a territory. Population and Geography Political Map

Physical Map (Contains Morocco)

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 * Country || Size in Sq. KM || Pop. Dens. in Sq. KM || GDP || Life Expect. in Years || Birth Rate || Infant Mortality Rate || Lit. Rate || Religion || Language ||
 * Western Sahara || 266,000 || 1 || $2,500 || 60.74 || 32.56/ 1,000 || 61.97/ 1,000 || NA || Muslim || Arabic ||
 * United States || 9,826,675 || 31 || $47,400 || 78.24 || 13.83/1,000 || 6.14/ 1,000 || 99% || Many || Many ||

Flag The symbols and on the flag represent the religion of Islam. If the Western Sahara becomes a country, the green and black will switch places.



Economy Monetary Unit The monetary unit of the Western Sahara is the Moroccan Dirham. Here is a picture:

Economic Summary In the Western Sahara, fishing and phosphate mining are principle sources of money, so they pretty much guide the economy, mainly because the weather is too dry for most agricultural products, meaning that a lot of food is imported from wetter countries, and that there is too little oil in the country to be a good source of money. Energy consumption in this country is done 100% by fossil fuels imported from Morocco. Most of the exports and imports come from and go to Morocco. <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: center;">Government <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">The Western Sahara is a disputed territory, and Wikipedia doesn’t tell me it’s type of government, but it DOES have a president, narrowing down the possibilities. The president’s name is Mohamed Abdelaziz. <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: center;">Brief History <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">The Western Sahara was once not owned by Morocco. It was the Spanish Sahara. Then Morocco conquered it in 1979. Later, a guerrilla war with the Polisario front broke out over Morocco’s sovereignty. It ended in 1991. Repeatedly, determining its status has been postponed. Morocco wants it to be a territory, and the Western Sahara wants to be a country. <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: center;">Bibliography · <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Wikipedia · <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">CIA World Factbook