General Information Essential identifiers, names, and flag. | Official Name Western Sahara Common Name Western Sahara |
Geography Key facts about location, terrain, climate, and borders. | N: 27.6697, S: 20.7742, W: -17.1032, E: -8.67028 Terrain mostly low, flat desert with large areas of rocky or sandy surfaces rising to small mountains in south and northeast Climate hot, dry desertrain is rarecold offshore air currents produce fog and heavy dew Border Countries Algeria 41 km, Mauritania 1564 km, Morocco 444 km |
Administrative & Political Essential political and administrative details. | Government Type Occupied by Marocco Time zone UTC +0 hours (During Daylight Saving Time, it shifts to UTC +1 hour) |
Population & Society Key demographic, linguistic, and cultural information. | Nationality Noun: Sahrawi(s), Sahraoui(s) Adjective: Sahrawi, Sahrawian, Sahraouian Distribution most of the population lives in the two-thirds of the area west of the berm (Moroccan-occupied) that divides the territory; about 40% of that populace resides in Laayoune as shown in this population distribution map |
Economy Currency, GDP, and other key economic information. | Currency MAD – Moroccan Dirham (د.م)Measurement Units Metric – Meter (m), Kilogram (kg), Liter (L), Celsius (°C) |
Infrastructure Important identifiers for connectivity and commerce. | |