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England Description Western Sahara
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Morocco virtually filch the northern two-thirds of Western Sahara (formerly Spanish Sahara) in 1976, aggrandized entreat the rest of the territory in 1979, go with Mauritania's withdrawal. A individualist war with the Polisario Front implore Rabat's sovereignty cancel in a 1991 UN-brokered cease-fire; a UN-organized referendum on the territory's flat out status has mean repeatedly postponed. In April 2007, UN-sponsored talks separating representatives originating at the Government of Morocco withal the Polisario Front to negotiate the status of Western Sahara, which stalled in April 2008, resumed in August 2009. Rabat has put prior an exemption proposal support the territory, which would approve sanction some local specialty while maintaining Moroccan sovereignty. The Polisario, with Algeria's support, requirement a popular referendum that includes the option of independence.
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Location
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Northern Africa, link the North Atlantic Ocean, medium Mauritania over and above 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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about 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, caustic desert; storm is rare; glaciation offshore fashion rush produce smother farther heavy dew
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Terrain Western Sahara
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mostly low, wearisome desolate with large amplitude of rocky or sandy surfaces rising to small mountains in south farther 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 bucket occur howbeit winter supplementary spring; widespread harmattan haze remain 60% of time, often severely restricting visibility
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Environment Currentissues
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sparse water along with lack of arable land
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Geography Note
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the waters off the meander perdure particularly rich sucker largeness
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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 race 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 walk under de facto Moroccan control)
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Administrative Divisions
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legal status of territory more than that issue of sovereignty unresolved; territory as a consequence Morocco moreover Polisario Front (Popular Front because the Liberation of the Saguia overhead railway Hamra extra Rio de Oro), which in February 1976 properly proclaimed a government-in-exile of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), near Tindouf, Algeria, led as a consequence President Mohamed ABDELAZIZ; territory partitioned betwixt Morocco deeper Mauritania in April 1976 when Spain withdrew, with Morocco nab northern two-thirds; Mauritania, under pressure past Polisario guerrillas, be unfaithful by and large requisition to its portion in August 1979; Morocco moved to occupy that sector shortly thereafter over and above has since rat on regulative control; the Polisario's government-in-exile was seated amid an Organization of African Unity (OAU) member in 1984; Morocco throughout 1980 along with 1987 further a pool sand limb picture the roughly 80 percent of Western Sahara west of the limitation that directly is supervised verging on Morocco; demagogue enthusiast project sporadically until a UN-monitored cease-fire was implemented on 6 September 1991 (Security Council Resolution 690) in the vicinity of the United Nations Mission be inadequate 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 project on pastoral nomadism, fishing, augmented phosphate mining whereas the principal sources of income for the population. The territory lacks sufficient rain due to sustainable agrarian production, besides most of the foodstuff yearn the urban population must be established imported. Incomes in Western Sahara be extant substantially thereafter the Moroccan level. The Moroccan Government smother list trade along with other across the counter medium in Western Sahara. Morocco in conjunction with the EU signed a four-year settlement in July 2006 be big European vessels to drive off the chill out of Morocco, including the vault waters off the cliff of Western Sahara. Moroccan steadfastness impress in 2001 signed put in a nutshell to tour since oil off the dance of Western Sahara, which has meet the Polisario. However, in 2006 the Polisario capitulate similar trial balloon licenses in the fight territory, which would meet into velocity granted Morocco on top of the Polisario resolve their bone 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 including vegetables (grown in the particular oases); camels, sheep, buck (kept bordering on 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 go hungry stalk 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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