Country Map · Western Sahara
Western
Sahara - basic geographic data
Location: Northwestern Africa, bordering Atlantic Ocean (west),
Morocco (north), Algeria (northeast) and Mauritania (south).
Capital: Laâyoune
Surface: 266.000 km2
Population: 307.000, whereof
120.000 in the area occupied by Morocco and 187.000 in refugee camps. Not
included are the 200.000 Moroccan settlers.
Urbanity: 15% urban, 85% rural
(including refugees)
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