Western Sahara

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INFORMATION

Capital: Aaúin

Government: Legal status of territory and issue of sovereignty unresolved

Current President: President in Exile, Brahim Ghali

Economy:

Small market-based economy whose main industries are fishing, phosphate mining, and pastoral nomadism.

Population: 603,253 (2017)

Land Size: 266,000 sq km (102,703 sq miles)

Major Ethnic Groups:

Arab
Berber

Religions:

Muslim

Language(s):

Hassaniya Arabic
Moroccan Arabic

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RECENT NEWS

Fri - Jun 22, 2018: Who Is Mohamed Al-Bambary and Why Should We Care? - AllAfrica News: Western Sahara
[Daily Maverick] The African Union Summit is the ideal forum in which to place pressure on Morocco to release this media activist and journalist, who has been jailed in Western Sahara for exposing ill-treatment of the Saharawis.
Wed - Jun 13, 2018: Frente Polisario Urges UN to Guarantee the Saharawi People Inalienable Right to Self-Determination and Independence - AllAfrica News: Western Sahara
[SPS] United Nations -the Frente POLISARIO representative to the works of the Special Committee for the Decolonization of Nations United , Mr. Sidi Mohamed Omar has took part in the meeting, dedicated to the issue of Western Sahara at the works of the Special Committee for the Decolonization of Nations United organized at the United Nations headquarters in New York.
Thu - Jun 7, 2018: President of the Republic Arrives to Harare On an Official Visit - AllAfrica News: Western Sahara
[SPS] Harare, Zimbabwe -The President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Frente POLISARIO, Mr. Brahim Gali, has arrived in Harare on a three-day official visit to the Republic of Zimbabwe.
Wed - Jun 6, 2018: President Cyril Ramaphosa - Remarks Following Talks With President Brahim Ghali - AllAfrica News: Western Sahara
[Govt of SA] Remarks to the media by President Cyril Ramaphosa following talks with President Brahim Ghali of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, Union Buildings, Pretoria
Wed - Jun 6, 2018: Saharawi Leader Hails Mnangagwa for Warm Welcome - AllAfrica News: Western Sahara
[The Herald] Saharawi Republic President Mr Brahim Ghali arrived in the country yesterday on a two-day official visit.