Western Sahara

• Area: 266,000 sq. km (102,703 sq. mi.)
• Population: 587,020 (2016 est.)
• Population growth rate: 2.76% (2016 est.)
• Life expectancy: 63 years (2016)
• Languages: Standard Arabic (national), Hassaniya Arabic, Moroccan Arabic
• Religions: Muslim
• Alternate names: As Şaḩrā' al Gharbīyah
• Government type: legal status of territory and issue of sovereignty unresolved, territory contested by Morocco and Polisario Front
• Capital: Laayoune (administrative center)
• GDP per capita (PPP): $2,500 (2007 est.)
• Exports: phosphates 62% (2012 est.)
• Imports: fuel for fishing fleet, foodstuffs
• Currency: Moroccan dirham (MAD)

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