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WESTERN SAHARA |
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| AREA
266,000 sq.km. (78th) |
POPULATION
554,795 (172nd) |
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PLATFORM DATA |
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| National
Demography |
0 – 24yrs: 57.8% 25 – 64yrs: 38.5% 65yrs and over: 3.6%
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| Life
Expectancy |
62yrs (189th)
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| National
G.D.P |
$906.5 million (207th)
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| Per Capital
Income |
$2,500 (184th)
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| Currency |
Moroccan Dirhams
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| Economic
Drivers |
Phosphates Mining, Livestock
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| Official
Languages |
Arabic
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Other Local Languages |
Bambara 46.3%, Peul/foulfoulbe 9.4%, Dogon 7.2%, Maraka/soninke 6.4%, Malinke 5.6%, Sonrhai/djerma 5.6%, Minianka 4.3%, Tamacheq 3.5%, Senoufo 2.6%, unspecified 0.6%
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| Climatic
Zone |
Hot dry desert
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Religious Expression |
Muslim 99.9%, Animist 0.1%
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| Governmental Attitude
To Religion |
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| Christian Umbrella
Organization(s) |
Not Readily Available |
| Airports
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Dakhla Airport, Dakhla
Hassan I Airport, El Aaiun Smara Airport (Local), Smara |
| Airstrips | Al Mahbes Airstrip, Al Mahbes
Tifariti Airstrip, Tifariti |
| Road Network | 6,200 km |
| Rail Network | Nil |
| Corruption
Rating |
Not Available |
| Security
Rating |
High Risk
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2 Responses to Western Sahara