Western Sahara, Morocco

Western Sahara is a non-self-governing territory in North-western Africa undergoing decolonization. It has a surface area of 272,000 square kilometres. Western Sahara is the last African colonial state yet to achieve independence and has been dubbed "Africa's last colony". With an estimated population of around 600,000 inhabitants, it is the most sp…
Western Sahara is a non-self-governing territory in North-western Africa undergoing decolonization. It has a surface area of 272,000 square kilometres. Western Sahara is the last African colonial state yet to achieve independence and has been dubbed "Africa's last colony". With an estimated population of around 600,000 inhabitants, it is the most sparsely populated territory in Africa and the second most sparsely populated territory in the world, consisting mainly of desert flatlands.
  • Status: UN non-self-governing territory under partial Moroccan military occupation
  • Legitimate representative: Polisario Front
  • Administering power: Spain (de jure)
  • Claimants: Morocco · Sahrawi Republic
  • Largest city: Laayoune
  • ISO 3166 code: EH
  • Time zone: UTC+01:00
Data from: en.wikipedia.org