Introduction - Western Sahara: |
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Country name | conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Western Sahara
former: Spanish Sahara |
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Government type | legal status of territory and issue of sovereignty unresolved; territory contested by Morocco and Polisario Front (Popular Front for the Liberation of the Saguia el Hamra and Rio de Oro), which in February 1976 formally proclaimed a government-in-exile of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), led by President Mohamed ABDELAZIZ; territory partitioned between Morocco and Mauritania in April 1976, with Morocco acquiring northern two-thirds; Mauritania, under pressure from Polisario guerrillas, abandoned all claims to its portion in August 1979; Morocco moved to occupy that sector shortly thereafter and has since asserted administrative control; the Polisarios government-in-exile was seated as an Organization of African Unity (OAU) member in 1984; guerrilla activities continued sporadically, until a UN-monitored cease-fire was implemented 6 September 1991 |
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Capital | none
time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
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Administrative divisions | none (under de facto control of Morocco) |
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Suffrage | none; a UN-sponsored voter identification campaign not yet completed |
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Executive branch | none |
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Political pressure groups and leaders | none |
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International organization participation | none |
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Diplomatic representation in the us | none |
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Diplomatic representation from the us | none |
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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007