الصحراء الغربية
Al-Ṣaḥrā' al-Ġarbiyyah
Western Sahara

Official language Arabic - (Spanish is widely spoken) Largest city Al `Uyūn (العيون) - Arabic original El Aaiún - Spanish transliteration Laâyoune - French transliteration Area
- Total
- % water
266,000 km²
Negligible Population
- Total
- Density
341,000 (July 2005 est.)
1/km² Status is disputed
Spain abandoned the territory on 14 November 1975.
Mostly administrated by Morocco as its Southern Provinces, disputed with the Polisario Front which proclaimed the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic on February 27, 1976. Currency Moroccan Dirham (MAD) Time zone UTC 0 Calling Code + 212 (same code as Morocco) ISO 3166-1 code EH

This article is about the territory of Western Sahara in Africa. For the disputed claims to this territory as being a subnational division or a state, see Southern Provinces and Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.

Western Sahara (Arabic: الصحراء الغربية; transliterated: al-Ṣaḥrā' al-Gharbīyah; Spanish: Sahara Occidental) is one of the most sparsely populated territories in the world, mainly consisting of desert flatlands. It is a territory of northwestern Africa, bordered by Morocco to the north, Algeria in the northeast, Mauritania to the east and south, and the Atlantic Ocean on the west. The largest city is El Aaiún (Laâyoune), which is home to a majority of the population of the territory.

Western Sahara is on the United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories, meaning that in the UN's eyes, the territory has not been decolonized.

The Kingdom of Morocco and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) presently dispute the control of the territory, Morocco claiming the Sahara as an integral part of the kingdom, while the SADR is a government in exile, controlling a minority of the territory. The rest is controlled and the entirety claimed by Morocco. The SADR is recognized by 48 states, and a full member of the African Union. Moroccan sovereignty or "territorial integrity" has been supported by members of the Arab League^*,^* and by 25 states.

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