Western Sahara

The Western Sahara الصحراء الغربية (Arabic) Taneẓṛuft Tutrimt (Tamazight) Sáhara Occidental (Spanish)

Capital		Laayoune^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]
Largest city		El Aaiún (Laâyoune)
Official language(s)		Arabicde jure¹, Spanish and Frenchwidely used, Berber and Hassaniya (locally spoken)
Demonym		Sahrawi
Disputed sovereignty²
-	Relinquished by Spain	November 14, 1975
Area
-	Total	266,000 km² (76th) 103,000 sq mi
-	Water (%)	negligible
Population
-	2009 estimate	513,000^[5] (168th)
-	Density	1.9/km² (236th) 5/sq mi
Currency		Moroccan dirham
Time zone		(UTC+0)
ISO 3166 code		EH
Internet TLD		.eh is reserved but not used
Calling code		+212³
¹Arabic is the only official language of both Morocco and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic which claim sovereignty over the territory. ² Mostly under administration of Morocco as its Southern Provinces. The Polisario Front controls border areas behind the border wall as the Free Zone, on behalf of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. ³ Code for Morocco; no code specific to Western Sahara has been issued by the ITU.

Introduction