Western Sahara

Population: 250,559 (July 2001 est.)

Languages: Hassaniya Arabic, Moroccan Arabic

Background: Morocco virtually annexed the northern two-thirds of Western Sahara (formerly Spanish Sahara) in 1976, and the rest of the territory in 1979, following Mauritania's withdrawal. A guerrilla war with the Polisario Front contesting Rabat's sovereignty...

Currency: Moroccan dirham (MAD, No information)

Data from CIA World Factbook. Click on CIA link for more. Click on map or flag for larger images.