Western Sahara - Introduction

Western Sahara (officially: Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic) is a country in Africa, precisely in Northern Africa, with a population of about 603.5 Thousands inhabitants today (2024-12-19). The capital city of Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic is El Aaiún, and the official country TLD code is .eh. Western Sahara has cca2, cca3, cioc, ccn3 codes as EH, ESH, N/A, 732 respectively. Check some other vital information below.

Names
Common Western Sahara
Official Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Common (Native) Western Sahara
Official (Native) Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Alternative spellings EH, Taneẓroft Tutrimt
Translations ⬇️
Languages
ber Berber
mey Hassaniya
spa Spanish
Geography
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Western Sahara is located in Northern Africa and has a total land area of 266000 km². It is bounded by Algeria, Mauritania, Morocco and the capital city is El Aaiún

Region/Continent Africa
Subregion Northern Africa
TimeZone UTC+00:00
Capital city El Aaiún
Area 266000 km²
Population 2024-12-19 603.5 Thousands
Bordered Countreies Algeria, Mauritania, Morocco
Demonym
eng Male: Sahrawi / Female: Sahrawi
Lat/Lng 24.5, -13
Historical data and more
The National Flag of Western Sahara

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Currency
Name Mauritanian ouguiya
Code MRU
Symbol UM
Other info
Idependent no, officially-assigned
UN Member country no
Start of Week monday
Car Side right
Codes
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 EH
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 ESH
ISO 3166-1 numeric 732
International calling code +2
FIFA 3 Letter Code
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Western Sahara is found in Northern Africa