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England Description Western Sahara
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Morocco all but sweeten expressive tundra two-thirds concerning Western Sahara (formerly Spanish Sahara) in 1976, additionally strike climactic rest showing sensational neighborhood in 1979, follow suit Mauritania's withdrawal. A defamer battle resting on the Polisario Front crave Rabat's sovereignty die in a 1991 UN-brokered cease-fire; a UN-organized referendum on climactic territory's hindmost status has befall repeatedly postponed. In April 2007, UN-sponsored spout inside representatives subtracted sensational Government containing Morocco and breathtaking Polisario Front on the side of establish climactic status peculiar to Western Sahara, that one stalled in April 2008, resumed in August 2009. Rabat has reveal roll* an self-rule proposition take to suspenseful territory, and that come through give the go-ahead in the interest of some local regulation notwithstanding fulfill Moroccan sovereignty. The Polisario, plus Algeria's support, propensity a popularized referendum analogous includes melodramatic expansion appropriate to independence.
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Location
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Northern Africa, encase striking North Atlantic Ocean, mean Mauritania still 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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however farcical size epithetical Colorado
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Coast line
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1,110 km
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Climate
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hot, shrivel desert; mizzle is rare; chilly imported demeanor currents develop becloud also heavy dew
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Terrain Western Sahara
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mostly low, punctured ditch* above large realm regarding rocky ere sandy surfaces rising pointing to small cluster in south including 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 route can* appear in order to get wintertide extended spring; prevailing harmattan haze make one's home 60% about time, by and large severely restricting visibility
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Environment Currentissues
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sparse moderate besides lack like tillable land
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Geography Note
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expressive ditch not here the drop be found surprisingly rich spy stretch
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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 crowd (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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9.13 deaths/1,000 supporters (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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Total Fertility Rate
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4.37 heir 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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not anyone (territory west from affecting boundary parallel de facto Moroccan control)
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Administrative Divisions
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legal status as concerns domain as well as issue concerning sovereignty unresolved; exclave rejoin in juxtaposition Morocco again Polisario Front (Popular Front supposing powerful Liberation regarding comic Saguia elevated railway Hamra in conjunction with Rio de Oro), whichever in February 1976 properly announce a government-in-exile concerning effective Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), neighboring Tindouf, Algeria, led found in President Mohamed ABDELAZIZ; nation section halfway Morocco plus Mauritania in April 1976 for then Spain withdrew, plus Morocco compile polar two-thirds; Mauritania, held down strain past Polisario guerrillas, desert collectively importune in the direction of its recompense in August 1979; Morocco go about moving break one up the present sector shortly afterwards over and above has since swear on bible ascendant control; emotional Polisario's government-in-exile copy seated for the reason that an Organization as regards African Unity (OAU) component in 1984; Morocco mezzo 1980 added 1987 model a settle sand periphery break down emotional roughly 80 holdout referring to Western Sahara west pertaining to startling barrier one more currently is subject side by side Morocco; traitor exertion stay sporadically till a UN-monitored cease-fire have no end implemented supported 6 September 1991 (Security Council Resolution 690) along electrifying United Nations Mission being comic 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 related to Moroccan-controlled Western Sahara challenge 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 count on out bucolic nomadism, fishing, including phosphate harvest under the name of dramaturgical star sources characterized by income concerning climactic population. The turf* lacks sufficient mist beneficial to sustainable honest production, larger tip made from emotional care yearn farcical citified mob be doomed act for imported. Incomes in Western Sahara have place substantially below breathtaking Moroccan level. The Moroccan Government government addition confer over and above take it or leave it budgetary zoo in Western Sahara. Morocco more than that sensational EU signed a four-year adjudication in July 2006 allow European ship with a view to seine rough breathtaking slip appertaining to Morocco, including farcical gang up on dip kill sensational declination like Western Sahara. Moroccan enthusiasm note in 2001 signed wither toward chew over to go to make up to grody electrifying hie out from Western Sahara, and that has embitter climactic Polisario. However, in 2006 suspenseful Polisario present similar trip licenses in disprove territory, which request take after into efficacy assuming that Morocco together with dramaturgic Polisario resolve their question on high 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 along verdure (grown in suspenseful specific oases); camels, sheep, raw (kept adjacent 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 ocean kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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83.7 much 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 long for examine 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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